City Ride Their Luck To Win

Peter Taylor made a big decision by not including Nick Barmby in his squad for the game versus Derby, but his plan seemed to be working as City started well. Ben Burgess had a header cleared off the line, before the opening goal came from a great team move. Curtis Woodhouse intercepted the ball to play it to Ryan France wide right. He played it in to Chris Brown who passed it on to Stuart Elliott, and he buried it into the corner with a first time shot to end his goal drought.

Derby finished the half strongly though and were unlucky not to go in level at the break, with Stern John's shot that hit the crossbar the closest they came to equalising.

John found the net 8 minutes into the second half, but his header was disallowed for a foul on Damien Delaney.

The warning signs were there, and when Leon Cort brought down Seth Johnson in the box minutes later, Idiakez drew level for Derby County with the penalty.

There only looked like being one team who could win it as the Rams continued to dominate, but against the run of play City stole a late goal. Chris Brown was brought down by Hall for a clearcut penalty, and substitute Stuart Green put it into the bottom corner.

The visitors had another goal disallowed in the 86th minute. Cort was challenged unfairly by Davies as he headed in, and the Derby player was sent off for protesting his innocence.

John had the last chance for an equaliser but shot well over. They looked like they would have won this match, but threw it all away in the last seven minutes and go home to Derby with nothing.

Coca Cola Championship, Saturday 22nd October 2005 @ 15:15; Kingston Communications Stadium
Elliott 11 Green 84 (pen) Idiakez 56 (pen)
Starting Line-ups 1 Myhill 15 Edge (Joseph 78) 5 Cort 2 Lynch (Green 70) 16 Delaney 19 Welsh 11 Woodhouse 29 France 7 Elliott 9 Burgess (Fagan 70) 22 Brown Substitutes 12 Duke 6 Joseph (Edge 78) 24 Ellison 14 Green (Lynch 70) 27 Fagan (Burgess 70)	16 Goal Attempts 21 9 On Target 11 7 Off Target 10 0 Hit Woodwork 0 1 Offsides 9 6 Corners 5 19 Fouls 15	Starting Line-ups 24 Poole 16 Edworthy 4 Davies 2 Kenna 18 Johnson 3 Whittingham 8 Bisgaard 27 Idiakez 11 Peschisolido (Tudgay 73) 7 Smith (Jackson 69) 9 John Substitutes 1 Camp 30 Nyatanga 31 Jackson (Smith 69) 12 Thirlwell 23 Tudgay (Peschisolido 73)
	Referee A Hall, W Midlands Attendance 20661
	Hull City Cards Elliott 38 unsporting behaviour Woodhouse 75 unsporting behaviour Green 85 dissent Derby County Cards Whittingham 36 unsporting behaviour Davies 60 unsporting behaviour Tudgay 77 unsporting behaviour Edworthy 83 unsporting behaviour Idiakez 84 dissent Davies 87 second bookable offence Johnson 88 unsporting behaviour Bisgaard 90 dissent