What Hull City owner Acun Ilicali did at full time after Hull City’s pivotal win at Stoke City
Hull City finally have their first win of the season and under new boss Tim Walter – and it came in style
Hull City’s 3-1 win at Stoke City ended their long wait for a victory under Tim Walter, a result that sees them ease away from the bottom of the early season table.
Liam Millar, Regan Slater and man of the match Kasey Palmer inspired the Tigers to a victory which didn’t look likely when Ben Wilmot crashed in a thumping header on the half-hour mark, ending a run of 149 days since supporters last saw their side taste victory.
A dominant second half display, their best yet by some distance under Walter, saw City score three second half goals in just 16 minutes, including two in two, to take the game away from the hosts and inflict defeat for Narcis Pelach in his first game in charge, and ease some of the growing pressure on the German boss.
Those celebrations at full-time were great to see. For the first time in months, there were genuine smiles on faces in the away end and down on the pitch in front of them.
It might not be a popular thing to say amongst some, but the pressure was building on Walter and he needed this victory and deserves credit for the way in which he got his team to respond after conceding the Wilmot goal, because, from that moment on, the pendulum swung largely in City’s favour, with the second period basically one-way traffic and driven in part by Liam Millar.
