The Premier League game between Hull City and Bolton Wanderers at the KC Stadium on Saturday Aug 22, 2009.
A pointless start to the season had even those in Hull wondering about Phil Brown but the manager did himself no harm when he sent on Jozy Altidore for his debut and the American set up a goal for another new signing Kamel Ghilas with his first touch to earn a restorative victory.
That they had been outplayed by a Bolton Wanderers team that dominated but lack a goalscorer will doubtless be forgotten after what could turn out to be a crucial victory for the home side. Gary Megson is desperate to add a striker before the transfer deadline but after just two games, and despite a much improved performance, restless Bolton fans were calling for him to leave.
No-one needs to tell Megson what his team is lacking and they should have been comfortably ahead at the interval. His record signing Johan Elmander, who has not scored since the turn of the year, wasted a fine opening with just a minute gone, dragging across goal after he was played into space by the impressive Fabrice Muamba.
Geovanni cut in from the left and forced a save from Jussi Jaaskelainen but the chances continued to come with Matt Taylor having a low free kick saved and Kevin Davies failing to hit the target from three yards at the far post.
Davies glanced a header wide from a Taylor free kick but Hull showed that even they have greater options than Bolton by throwing on Altidore. Seyi Olofinjana headed forward and American forward Altidore, who has signed on loan for a year from Villarreal, lifted the ball over Zat Knight for Algerian forward Ghilas to finish.
Altidore showed he is far from perfect, however, a couple of minutes later when he lobbed over from close range and then stood on the ball as he tried to take on Knight but the goal had injected a hint of frenzy to the atmosphere and Ghilas shot onto the bar as Hull almost doubled their lead.
The hosts were fortunate that George Boateng was not penalised for a crude lunge on Gary Cahill in the area and grateful to Boaz Myhill for a fine late save from Chung-Yong Lee.
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