Tigers fight back to relief of Brown

08 November 2009 16:08
Hull manager Phil Brown breathed again as Seyi Olofinjana and Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink fired his side to a priceless 2-1 win over 10-man Stoke.[LNB]The struggling Tigers had been heading for yet another damaging Barclays Premier League defeat - and Brown possibly for the sack - after Matthew Etherington's first-half strike at the KC Stadium.[LNB]The midfielder raced onto a long ball from Ryan Shawcross down the right and burst into the area unchallenged to beat Matt Duke at the near post.[LNB]But Hull were rewarded for their greater endeavour as Olofinjana levelled against his former club with a curling 25-yard effort and substitute Vennegoor of Hesselink won it in the final minute, moments after Abdoulaye Faye was sent off for a second bookable offence.[LNB]Hull had looked a different side for the presence of record signing Jimmy Bullard, making his long-awaited home debut after 10 injury-ravaged months.

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