 Adam Mogg's two first-half tries put his side on the way to victory |
Hull (8) 23
Tries: Briscoe, King, Domic
Goals: Tickle 5
Drop: Horne
Catalans (16) 26
Tries: Mogg 2, Wilson, Greenshields
Goals: Bosc 4
Drops: Guisset, Bosc
Catalans reached the semi-finals of the Challenge Cup for the first time after a thrilling victory over Hull. The French side went 16-2 ahead after 19 minutes with two tries from Adam Mogg and a score from John Wilson.
Hull hit back through tries from Shaun Briscoe and Paul King while Danny Tickle's fourth goal and a drop from Richard Horne put them 17-16 ahead.
Catalans went ahead after a goal, two drops and a Clint Greenshields try and a late Sid Domic try was not enough.
The visitors, without the injured Jason Croker and Casey Maguire, made a superb start and Mogg touched down on five minutes after Domic spilled a Stacey Jones kick.
A Tickle penalty cancelled out Thomas Bosc's conversion before Wilson and Mogg made the score 16-2.
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The Hull fans voiced their opinions with a chorus of boos but Briscoe gave the home support hope after an excellent Willie Manu break on 32 minutes.
Wilson failed to convert another chance before King powered over from close range 10 minutes into the second half.
Tickle added the extras and another goal on 58 minutes before Horne's drop put Hull ahead for the first time.
Six minutes later Jerome Guisset responded in kind from a similar range to make the score 17-17 before Hull saw Wayne Godwin sin-binned for a late connection with kicker Jones.
Bosc kicked over the subsequent penalty and, after Greenshields made sure of the win with just nine minutes to go, he added another point.
Domic did grab a late consolation but by the time he had crossed, most of the Hull fans had departed the KC Stadium.
The defeat increases the pressure on Hull coach Peter Sharp, who has seen his side slip to 10th in Super League with just six wins from their opening 16 matches.
Catalans coach Mick Potter
"It's a great thing for the new club in France. "Personally I'm rapped with how the players applied themselves today. It's a difficult place to play at, it's a daunting task to come to Hull for any game, but to go into the semi-final of the Challenge Cup is great.
"I hope we won't be there to make up the numbers in the semi-finals. It's only 80 minutes of football. If you can get away to a good start and frustrate the other side, you never know.
"It's not for me to call. It's supposed to be a neutral venue and we're pretty used to the travel. It's not a hardship for us and we're happy to travel if that's what the RFL decide."
Hull coach Peter Sharp:
"The players are out there trying. Sometimes it doesn't happen, but they're out there trying their best. "Sometimes, for whatever reason, it doesn't happen, booing teams isn't for me. If they're true fans, they'll get behind their team and they do here, for the best part, it's sad that they booed the players today.
"They pay their money and they're entitled to their opinion. They're probably as frustrated as the rest of us. The players are frustrated too. We just need to roll our sleeves up and work as hard as we can.
"We were chasing a big lead and we played poorly. We were courageous to fight back but we needed to be a bit better defensively and we paid the price."
Hull: Briscoe, Sing, Domic, Yeaman, Raynor, R Horne, Lee, Dowes, Godwin, Carvell, Radford, Manu, Tickle.
Replacements: Tony, Washbrook, King, Maiava.
Catalans Dragons: Greenshields, Murphy, Wilson, Mogg, Khattabi, Bosc, Jones, Guisset, Quigley, Griffi, Touxagas, Gossard, Chan.
Replacements: A Bentley, K Bentley, Ferriol, Teixido.
Referee: A Klein (London)
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