Hull FC move up to third
13 Jun 2019
Albert Kelly scored a superb hat-trick as Hull FC moved into third place in the Betfred Super League table following a hard-fought 31-18 victory over Castleford Tigers at the Mend-A-Hose-Jungle.
The Black and Whites had to come from a 14-4 half-time deficit to secure their third successive win thanks to the half-back’s 18-minute treble and Ratu Naulago’s brace on a night where Marc Sneyd passed 1,000 points for Hull.
💪 Second half comeback
📈 Up to 3rd in Super League
??? First ever hat-trick
??? @Betfred Man of the Match
How Albert Kelly feels right now: pic.twitter.com/4uCa6tHWDe
— Betfred Super League (@SuperLeague) June 13, 2019
Greg Minikin and Naulago traded tries as both teams struggled to play their fluent passing rugby before Peter Mata’utia added a brace of penalties and Junior Moors marked his return from injury with a score to put Castleford ahead at the break.
Naulago’s second score and Kelly’s fine finish turned the match on its head for Hull, with Marc Sneyd adding a penalty to extend their lead to 18-14.
Greg Eden hit back to level the scores but Hull restored their lead through Kelly’s second try before the Australian completed his hat-trick following another fine break from Naulago and Sneyd, who finished with 11 points, capped the result with a late drop-goal.
