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Silva wins first Hull match
- Updated: January 7, 2017
Abel Hernandez and local boy Josh Tymon struck late on to give Hull’s new head coach Marco Silva a winning start against Swansea in the third round of the FA Cup.
Substitute Hernandez marked his first appearance since being sidelined by a hamstring injury in early November with a 78th-minute opener.
Teenager Tymon then clinched a 2-0 win by scoring his first senior goal with virtually the last kick, a minute after stepping off the bench.
Former Sporting Lisbon and Olympiacos head coach Silva, appointed as Mike Phelan’s replacement on Thursday, was rewarded by three of his substitutes – Shaun Maloney assisted both goals – while Paul Clement’s first game in charge of Swansea ended in defeat.
The game was played out in front of a paltry crowd of 6,608 due to a pre-planned boycott by Hull fans in protest against club owners, the Allam family.
Sam Clucas headed narrowly wide for Hull early on …
