By Tiger Tim
November 5 2008

Stelios Giannakopoulos marked his first appearance for the Tigers with a goal as Hull City Reserves drew 1-1 with Newcastle United at St James Park on Tuesday night. The former Bolton player was one of three changes from the side that lost 5-1 to Blackburn Rovers with Matt Duke and Bill Law also coming into the starting line up. Tom Woodhead, Jamie Devitt and James Bennett made way. Hull took the lead on 32 minutes. Atkinson's ball found Featherstone on the left edge of the box and his low cross left Giannakopoulos with a simple tap in at the far post. Newcastle made it 1-1 2 minutes into the second half. With both Steve Gardner and Giannakopoulos appealing that the ball had gone out for a goal kick, Ranger laid the ball back to Bassong and from his left wing cross Carroll thumped a header beyond Duke.

Newcastle United: Tim Krul, Callum Morris (Shane Ferguson 67), Tamas Kadar (Bradden Inman 46), David Edgar, Ben Tozer, Sebastien Bassong, Jonathan Godsmark, Mark Doninger (James Tavernier 72), Nile Ranger, Andy Carroll, James Marwood.

Subs not used: Darren Lough, Sammy Ameobi.

Hull City: Matt Duke, Steve Gardner, Nathan Hanley (Dean Deagle 84) Nick McNamara (Tom Cairney 49), Matt Plummer, Joe Lamplough, Stelios Giannakopoulos, Nicky Featherstone, Ryan Kendall, Bill Law (Mark Cullen 84), Will Atkinson.

Subs not used: Tom Woodhead, John Leonard.