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Middlesbrough 4-3 Hull | Middlesbrough 4-3 Hull |
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Middlesbrough beat Hull in a truly remarkable FA Cup tie at the Riverside. | Middlesbrough beat Hull in a truly remarkable FA Cup tie at the Riverside. |
Seb Hines lashed Boro into the lead on his debut and Mark Viduka made it 2-0 after Yakubu's shot hit the post. | Seb Hines lashed Boro into the lead on his debut and Mark Viduka made it 2-0 after Yakubu's shot hit the post. |
Yakubu scored a penalty after Stewart Downing was fouled before Andy Dawson's header and Jon Parkin's penalty - after Steve McPhee was fouled - made it 3-2. | Yakubu scored a penalty after Stewart Downing was fouled before Andy Dawson's header and Jon Parkin's penalty - after Steve McPhee was fouled - made it 3-2. |
Viduka then thundered in a right-foot shot, before Dawson struck again with a magnificent 30-yard free-kick that flew in off the bar, but Boro held on. | Viduka then thundered in a right-foot shot, before Dawson struck again with a magnificent 30-yard free-kick that flew in off the bar, but Boro held on. |
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It was a breathtaking second half, with six goals scored in 20 crazy minutes, and Boro boss Gareth Southgate will have breathed a massive sigh of relief at the end. | It was a breathtaking second half, with six goals scored in 20 crazy minutes, and Boro boss Gareth Southgate will have breathed a massive sigh of relief at the end. |
Yet it all started quite tamely, with Boro pretty much on top from the first whistle. | Yet it all started quite tamely, with Boro pretty much on top from the first whistle. |
Julio Arca's left-foot drive clipped the outside of a post and then Damien Delaney brilliantly made a block to deny Viduka. | Julio Arca's left-foot drive clipped the outside of a post and then Damien Delaney brilliantly made a block to deny Viduka. |
Just after the hour mark, they got the goal their dominance deserved. Hines, playing his first ever game for the club, cut in from the left and fired a right-foot shot into the corner. | Just after the hour mark, they got the goal their dominance deserved. Hines, playing his first ever game for the club, cut in from the left and fired a right-foot shot into the corner. |
606 DEBATE: Give your thoughts on the match | 606 DEBATE: Give your thoughts on the match |
Viduka nearly doubled the lead soon after, skipping past two defenders and cutting in from the right only to drag his shot wide of Boaz Myhill's right-hand post. | Viduka nearly doubled the lead soon after, skipping past two defenders and cutting in from the right only to drag his shot wide of Boaz Myhill's right-hand post. |
But it took the big Australian just four minutes after the interval to double the advantage. | But it took the big Australian just four minutes after the interval to double the advantage. |
A cross fell to Yakubu and he slammed a shot against the post from 20 yards, Viduka following up to slam home the rebound. | A cross fell to Yakubu and he slammed a shot against the post from 20 yards, Viduka following up to slam home the rebound. |
Boro were enjoying themselves and a third was not long in coming. Yakubu smashed a shot against the bar and as Downing collected the rebound, he was bundled over in the box. | Boro were enjoying themselves and a third was not long in coming. Yakubu smashed a shot against the bar and as Downing collected the rebound, he was bundled over in the box. |
Nigerian striker Yakubu nonchalantly sent Myhill the wrong way and the majority of the crowd must have presumed it was all over. | Nigerian striker Yakubu nonchalantly sent Myhill the wrong way and the majority of the crowd must have presumed it was all over. |
Not likely. Hull grabbed one back straight away, Dawson glancing home a header past the stranded Schwarzer. | Not likely. Hull grabbed one back straight away, Dawson glancing home a header past the stranded Schwarzer. |
Then it was really game on, as Abel Xavier inexplicably fouled McPhee just inside the area and Parkin slotted in the penalty. | Then it was really game on, as Abel Xavier inexplicably fouled McPhee just inside the area and Parkin slotted in the penalty. |
Just as the Tigers sensed a truly astonishing comeback, Boro raced up the other end and Viduka rammed a shot across Myhill and into the far corner from 15 yards. | Just as the Tigers sensed a truly astonishing comeback, Boro raced up the other end and Viduka rammed a shot across Myhill and into the far corner from 15 yards. |
But still Phil Brown's side would not give in. A free-kick 30 yards out was magnificently curled into the top corner, crashing in off the underside of the crossbar by Dawson. | But still Phil Brown's side would not give in. A free-kick 30 yards out was magnificently curled into the top corner, crashing in off the underside of the crossbar by Dawson. |
It was a wonderful goal, but try as they might Hull just could not grab that all-important fourth goal to send a breathless game into extra-time. | It was a wonderful goal, but try as they might Hull just could not grab that all-important fourth goal to send a breathless game into extra-time. |
Middlesbrough: Schwarzer, Davies, Xavier (Ehiogu 71), Woodgate, Hines, Morrison, Cattermole, Arca, Downing, Viduka, Yakubu (Christie 90).Subs Not Used: Jones, Euell, Johnson. | Middlesbrough: Schwarzer, Davies, Xavier (Ehiogu 71), Woodgate, Hines, Morrison, Cattermole, Arca, Downing, Viduka, Yakubu (Christie 90).Subs Not Used: Jones, Euell, Johnson. |
Booked: Xavier. | Booked: Xavier. |
Goals: Hines 32, Viduka 49, Yakubu 57 pen, Viduka 64. | Goals: Hines 32, Viduka 49, Yakubu 57 pen, Viduka 64. |
Hull: Myhill, Ricketts, Turner, Delaney, Dawson, Marney, Ashbee, Livermore (France 68), McPhee (Elliott 88), Parkin, Forster.Subs Not Used: Duke, Coles, Duffy. | Hull: Myhill, Ricketts, Turner, Delaney, Dawson, Marney, Ashbee, Livermore (France 68), McPhee (Elliott 88), Parkin, Forster.Subs Not Used: Duke, Coles, Duffy. |
Goals: Dawson 59, Parkin 63 pen, Dawson 69. | Goals: Dawson 59, Parkin 63 pen, Dawson 69. |
Att: 16,702. | Att: 16,702. |
Ref: R Styles (Hampshire). | Ref: R Styles (Hampshire). |