Castleford Tigers
27
Half Time
10-12
26
Huddersfield Giants
Fri 7th Jun 2019, 19:00, RD: 17
ATT: 7483
Greg Minikin, Liam Watts, Grant Millington
Tries
Lee Gaskell (3), Joe Wardle
Peter Mata'utia (7)
Goals
Oliver Russell (5)
Peter Mata'utia
D.G.
Castleford Tigers
Castleford Tigers
Key Performers
Liam Watts
Peter Mata'utia
Lee Gaskell
Oliver Russell
Match Report
Full-back Peter Mata’utia struck in the seventh minute of extra time to give Castleford Tigers a 27-26 victory over Huddersfield Giants.
A try on his 200th appearance from prop Grant Millington three minutes from the end of normal time enabled the Tigers to level the match at 26-26 and set up the fourth Betfred Super League match to be decided by golden point this year.
It was a cruel outcome for stand-off Lee Gaskell, who scored a hat-trick of tries only to find himself on the losing team.
Two of his tries came in the first half, where a pair of penalties from Mata’utia and Greg Minikin's try helped Castleford cut the half-time deficit to 12-10. A third penalty drew the hosts level but Gaskell completed his treble, only for Liam Watts to pull the Tigers back to 18-18.
Mata’utia kicked another penalty to put Castleford ahead, however former Tiger Joe Wardle crashed over for Huddersfield for what looked to be the match-winning try until Millington’s late score.
Castleford half-backs Jake Trueman and Jordan Rankin both missed drop-goal attempts but Mata’utia proved to be the hero in the 87th minute.
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Match Stats overview
| T | TA | TK | MT | MI | TB | AT | C | M | AG | CB | DR | E | FT | G | MG | OF | P | DG | KGP | YC | RC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Peter Mata'utia | - | - | 7 | - | 3 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 156 | 9 | - | 3 | - | - | 7 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
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James Clare | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 12 | 119 | 10 | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Greg Minikin | 1 | - | 8 | 1 | 1 | 7 | - | 13 | 137 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Greg Eden | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | - | 13 | 87 | 7 | - | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Jake Trueman | - | - | 30 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 49 | 6 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 5 | - | - |
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Liam Watts | 1 | - | 41 | 10 | 6 | 2 | - | 23 | 194 | 8 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
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Paul McShane | - | 1 | 43 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 40 | 8 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 4 | - | - |
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Grant Millington | 1 | - | 30 | 6 | 2 | 1 | - | 8 | 55 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
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Mike McMeeken | - | - | 30 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | 12 | 81 | 7 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Adam Milner | - | - | 28 | 6 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 47 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
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Nathan Massey | - | - | 29 | 7 | 2 | - | - | 11 | 95 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Daniel Smith | - | 1 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 112 | 7 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
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Matthew Cook | - | - | 16 | 7 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 34 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Jordan Rankin | - | - | 19 | 5 | - | 3 | 7 | 10 | 59 | 6 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
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Chris Clarkson | - | - | 24 | 3 | 5 | 1 | - | 10 | 44 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Cheyse Blair | - | - | 18 | 3 | 1 | 4 | - | 11 | 83 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Player | T | TA | TK | MT | MI | TB | AT | C | M | AG | CB | DR | E | FT | G | MG | OF | P | DG | KGP | YC | RC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Darnell McIntosh | - | 1 | 7 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 8 | 47 | 6 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
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Jermaine McGillvary | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 11 | - | 18 | 120 | 7 | 1 | - | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Jordan Turner | - | - | 7 | - | - | 6 | - | 20 | 142 | 7 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Lee Gaskell | 3 | - | 16 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 62 | 10 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | - | - |
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Paul Clough | - | - | 28 | 10 | - | 4 | - | 14 | 95 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
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Kruise Leeming | - | 1 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | 6 | 51 | 9 | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
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Suaia Matagi | - | - | 27 | 6 | 4 | 2 | - | 6 | 48 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - |
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Aaron Murphy | - | - | 28 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 5 | 27 | 5 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
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Alex Mellor | - | - | 37 | 7 | 4 | - | - | 7 | 44 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
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Mike Lawrence | - | - | 49 | 12 | 1 | - | - | 12 | 81 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Adam O'Brien | - | 2 | 38 | 9 | 3 | - | - | 3 | 18 | 6 | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Ukuma Ta'ai | - | - | 33 | 7 | 1 | 4 | - | 20 | 134 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Matthew English | - | - | 32 | 5 | 2 | - | - | 10 | 56 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
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Jacob Wardle | - | - | 16 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | 9 | 48 | 5 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
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Oliver Russell | - | - | 16 | 2 | 3 | - | 3 | 7 | 37 | 5 | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | - |
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Innes Senior | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 15 | 3 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Joe Wardle | 1 | - | 20 | 1 | 6 | 3 | - | 11 | 72 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Stats Key
T: Tries
TA: Try assists
TK: Tackles
MT: Marker tackles
MI: Missed tackles
TB: Tackle busts
AT: Attacking kicks
C: Carries
M: Metres
AG: Av gain
CB: Clean break
DR: Run from dummy half
E: Errors
FT: Forty twenty
G: Goals
MG: Missed goals
OF: Offload
P: Penalties
DG: Drop Goals
KGP: Kicks in general play
YC: Yellow card
RC: Red card
Partners
80 Mins:
dropgoal27 Castleford
26 Huddersfield
Dropgoal scored for Castleford Tigers by Peter Mata'utia
79 Mins:
goal26 Castleford
26 Huddersfield
Goal scored for Castleford Tigers by Peter Mata'utia
77 Mins:
try24 Castleford
26 Huddersfield
Try scored for Castleford Tigers by Grant Millington
76 Mins:
goal20 Castleford
26 Huddersfield
Goal scored for Huddersfield Giants by Oliver Russell
75 Mins:
try20 Castleford
24 Huddersfield
Try scored for Huddersfield Giants by Joe Wardle
71 Mins:
goal20 Castleford
20 Huddersfield
Goal scored for Huddersfield Giants by Oliver Russell
68 Mins:
goal20 Castleford
18 Huddersfield
Goal scored for Castleford Tigers by Peter Mata'utia
64 Mins:
goal18 Castleford
18 Huddersfield
Goal scored for Castleford Tigers by Peter Mata'utia
63 Mins:
try16 Castleford
18 Huddersfield
Try scored for Castleford Tigers by Liam Watts
58 Mins:
goal12 Castleford
18 Huddersfield
Goal scored for Huddersfield Giants by Oliver Russell
57 Mins:
try12 Castleford
16 Huddersfield
Try scored for Huddersfield Giants by Lee Gaskell
55 Mins:
goal12 Castleford
12 Huddersfield
Goal scored for Castleford Tigers by Peter Mata'utia
39 Mins:
goal10 Castleford
12 Huddersfield
Goal scored for Castleford Tigers by Peter Mata'utia
38 Mins:
try8 Castleford
12 Huddersfield
Try scored for Castleford Tigers by Greg Minikin
34 Mins:
goal4 Castleford
12 Huddersfield
Goal scored for Huddersfield Giants by Oliver Russell
32 Mins:
try4 Castleford
10 Huddersfield
Try scored for Huddersfield Giants by Lee Gaskell
27 Mins:
goal4 Castleford
6 Huddersfield
Goal scored for Huddersfield Giants by Oliver Russell
25 Mins:
try4 Castleford
4 Huddersfield
Try scored for Huddersfield Giants by Lee Gaskell
23 Mins:
goal4 Castleford
0 Huddersfield
Goal scored for Castleford Tigers by Peter Mata'utia
13 Mins:
goal2 Castleford
0 Huddersfield
Goal scored for Castleford Tigers by Peter Mata'utia