Manchester United vs. Hull City

In the first half, it was Darron Gibson, who with a spectacular strike managed a goal to kick off a tense match at the KC stadium. As Newcastle United lost the match at Aston Villa, the Tigers had managed to get to high ground with a meager tally of 35 points. Sir Alex Ferguson prowled the match endlessly and made 10 changes. The top players were however not rotated out as he planned to rest them for the final of the Championship league! Players on the field had an standard age of barely 23, but Captain Gary Neville whipped the team into shape showing off in the eventual win against Hull City!

Hull looked poised at first, by getting 2 early corners and Craig Fagan missed a chance early on. Kuszczak played brilliantly and managed to clear two attempts. United's first attempt was made by Nani with a free kick but Boaz Myhill just flicked it off. Marney did try to hit a goal but Kuszczak was outstanding in ensuring a safe time for his team. Gibson struck hard at the 24th minute and that changed the entire match. It was a strike from the 25 yards which flew right at the top corner of the goal. United went to dominate Hull players and Hull went down as Danny Welbeck  took possession of the ball but unfortunately, he dragged his shot a bit  wide.

Geovanni had a couple of chances but he could not convert them into goals. There was an electrifying atmosphere just before the break as news of other matches poured in. Hull's Kevin Kilbane's missed a chance and team manager Phil Brown replaced Geovanni with Caleb Folan but there was no marked improvement.

At one point of time United's Macheda stood a chance to score a goal but he shot wide.  Four minutes from the end of play, Nani shot but Myhill did not allow the ball to pass through. Hull sighed in relief when the final whistle came and their berth was confirmed.

An altogether well played match, but Hull City could have really done much better!