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  • Kick-off: 15:00
  • Venue: Kingston Communications Stadium
  • Attendance: 15664
  • Referee: Walton, P

Live Commentary

90 mins

The ref has blown his whistle for full time.

90 mins

The referee has booked Dean Marney.

64 mins

Goal!! Fraizer Campbell scores for Hull City.

60 mins

Kevin McLeod is booked for unsporting behaviour.

47 mins

Goal!! Colchester have scored with Johnnie Jackson putting it in the back of the net.

46 mins

The second half is under way with the score currently at 0 v 0.

46 mins

Adam Virgo is replaced by Danny Granville.

46 mins

Simon Walton is being taken off, Caleb Folan has come on in his place.

45 mins

Half time whistle is blown by P Walton

43 mins

The referee has booked Simon Walton.

16 mins

Nicky Barmby is replaced by Dean Marney.

0 mins

It's 3pm on Saturday, February 16th, the match has kicked off.

Match Report

Hull City defender Wayne Brown nearly sunk his old club in the final stages at the KC Stadium.

Brown, who left Colchester in the close season, moved up for a Jay-Jay Okocha free-kick but Dean Gerken superbly saved his header.

A draw between Hull, bidding for a play-off place, and the relegation-threatened U's was a fair outcome.

After surviving early Hull pressure, Colchester almost grabbed the lead through Clive Platt's header that flew just wide.

In a scrappy first half there were few chances until Fraizer Campbell threaded a diagonal pass to Ryan France whose shot was blocked by Gerken.

Johnnie Jackson gave United the lead straight after half-time with a spectacular strike from around 20 yards.

Hull keeper Boaz Myhill somehow got his finger-tips to the ball but it flew in off the underside of the bar.

The celebrations had hardly died down when Gerken went low to prevent a Chris Coyne own goal.

But the game immediately flew to the other end where Kemal Izzet's shot rolled agonisingly wide.

Okocha, always a threat at set-pieces, picked out Campbell after 63 minutes and the on loan Manchester United striker directed his header beyond Gerken's reach.

Hull stormed back to the attack with Sam Ricketts chasing to the byline and pulling the ball back to Dean Marney whose shot flew just over the top.

Hull lost Nicky Barmby with a groin injury early in the game to add to their injury woes following visits by Dean Windass and Bryan Hughes to the operating table earlier in the week.

Okocha's display however was inspirational after a superb performance from the veteran playmaker.

Hull City Team

Colchester United Team

Hull City

Colchester United

Corners

9 3

Fouls

11 18

Goal attempts

15 11

Shots off target

5 6

Offsides

4 5

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