Monday 27 August 2012

Charlton Athletic 0-0 Hull City


Charlton played out their first goalless draw since May 2011 amid heavy downpour and thunderstorms against a Hull City, a side that has scored only once so far this season. Steve Bruce looked on frustrated as a man of the match performance from Addicks goalkeeper Ben Hamer kept The Tigers out. Charlton have every reason to feel hard done-by themselves, as Yann Kermorgant's potential match-winning goal was wrongly ruled offside.

Coming off the back of a fantastic result against Leicester City on Tuesday night, Charlton went in to Saturday's game against Hull full of confidence. Both managers stuck with the sides that played in midweek, Charlton defeating The Foxes and Hull narrowly losing 1-0 away to Blackburn Rovers.

In the first-half, chances were a rarity, with Kermorgant coming closest, his fantastic volley equalled by a brilliant save from Manchester United loanee Ben Amos in the Hull goal. Leon Cort headed a Johnnie Jackson corner narrowly wide, a header that should, perhaps, have been on target. 

Hull's best chance of the first-period fell former Rangers man Sone Aluko, who having been put through one-on-one by Corry Evans, saw his shot well blocked by Hamer. 

A late flag from the linesman denied Charlton a breakthrough, after Bradley Wright-Phillips' shot was fantastically saved by Amos from point-blank range, Yann Kermorgant carefully volleyed the ball home from outside the penalty area. Replays proved that Wright-Phillips was in fact onside. 

With twelve minutes to go, The Addicks had a penalty shout turned down, when Bradley Pritchard's well-hit volley was blocked by the arm of Joe Dudgeon. 

However it was Hull who almost got the three points, as Charlton were saved by an inspired Ben Hamer. After The Tigers had worked the ball down the left-hand side, Jay Simpson got a shot away on goal that the keeper did very well to get a hand to, before reacting incredibly to push away Aluko's follow up that looked destined for the net.


Charlton: Hamer; Solly, Wiggins, Morrison, Cort; Pritchard, Hollands, Stephens, Jackson; Kermorgant, Wright-Phillips.

Subs (not used): Sullivan, Dervite, Wilson, Kerkar, Green, Cook, Smith.

Hull City: Amos; Rosenior, Dudgeon, Chester, Faye, Bruce (McShane 63); McKenna, Koren, Evans; Aluko, Proschwitz (Simpson 72).

Subs (not used): Oxley, Cairney, Stewart, Olofinjana, McLean.

Ref: S Hooper





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