Salford served up a sluggish performance against Hull FC last night. Paul Whiteside takes you through all the action.
Salford were back in action tonight at the AJ Bell stadium with 5th place Hull the visitors. Another slow start from the Red Devil's gave the hull the lead as Talanoa touched down off a clever kick from Jake Connor. Things got worse in the 18th minute for Salford when Liam Watts charged through a huge gap to put Albert Kelly under the posts. Connor converted 0-10.
Salford were starting to struggle to put anything together coming up with errors in their own half.
Just after the first quarter Todd Carney is introduced with Salford now playing with three pivots as Dobson and Lui are already out there. A loose Carney pass ends up behind O Brien and Sau, Kelly hacks the ball forward soccer style to finish superbly. Connors conversation giving the visitors a 0-16 lead.
Salford are desperate for points and came close when Niall Evalds has a try ruled out for a forward pass. Referee Ben Thaler seems to miss a forward pass from Hull and a few plays later Danny Washbrook scores from close range. Salford's defence really out of sorts. Connors conversation giving the away side a 0-22 half time lead.
The Red Devil's get the first points of the second half when Kris Welham sends Evalds over in the corner. Dobson converts well off the touch line to give the home support hope. This is pretty much short lived though as on the next set Welham is forced into touch by the tenacious hull defence. The price is paid with Carlos Tuimavave touching down out wide. Connor again kicks a real difficult conversation 6-28.
It seems to be one of those nights for the Red Devil's when a loose pass from Welham is pouched by Jamie Shaul and he races 80 meters to score in the corner. Jake Bibby desperately chasing in defence just couldn't get there. Connor adds the goal to put the game firmly beyond Salford at 6-34.
With 15 minutes remaining Todd Carney sent Weller Hauraki over. O Brien failed to convert 10-34. A very disappointing night for Salford who still stay second in the league table with a welcome break in the challenge cup quarter final next Thursday coming up will look to get there season back on track.
Ian Watson wasn't to down hearted after the match and knows there is work to be done. You get the feeling that next weeks clash with Wakefield is going to be pivotal and will have a huge bearing on the rest of the season.
Salford 10 Hull 34
Pictures by Steven McCormick
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