Saturday, 29 April 2017

Eldin Jakupovic’s late penalty save earns Hull City vital point at Southampton

This was a tedious, drab affair until the final 20 seconds of normal time but Hull City will not care an inch as they garnered another priceless point in their fight for Premier League survival at Southampton. Eldin Jakupovic ultimately proved the Hull hero, with the goalkeeper saving Dusan Tadic’s 90th-minute penalty after Alfred N’Diaye was judged to have wrestled Maya Yoshida to the floor by the referee, Mike Dean.

All of the drama here unfolded in the final seconds, with Cedric Soares hacking Oumar Niasse’s effort off the line. The travelling 1,000 or so supporters sang manager Marco Silva’s name relentlessly and Hull’s revival under the Portuguese is still very much alive.

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