Source: Eurosport
Tigers scrape tour win
A lethargic Hull scraped through to the final of the Barclays Asia Trophy with a 5-4 win on penalties against Beijing Guoan.
A sublime strike from Geovanni gave Hull an early lead but from then on it was all Beijing and they deservedly equalised two minutes into the second half through William Paul Modibo.
The Tigers struggled to match their opponents' enthusiasm and stamina as the game wore on but managed to hold on for a 1-1 draw to take the game to penalties where, after Caleb Folan had scored to make it 5-4, Zhang Xinxin fired over to send Hull through to Friday's final, where they will play Tottenham.
The Premier League side who took the lead in the ninth minute when Geovanni executed a fine drive from distance that gave the goalkeeper no chance.
But the hosts were proving more than capable of matching their opponents and deservedly drew level straight after the restart. Tao Wei crossed for Modibo in the box and the Cameroonian defender beat his marker to stab the ball home from close range.
Neither side were able to find a winner sending the game to penalties. Dean Marney was the first player to miss, Yang Zhi parrying his effort, but Dongliang Sui fired over the bar with the next kick and Zhang Xinxin's wayward attempt gave a visibly-shattered Hull side victory.
