Warrington Wolves record narrow 7-6 victory over Hull FC at the KC Stadium
Last Updated: 13/02/15 11:26pm
Warrington Wolves recorded back-to-back Super League wins as they saw off Hull FC 7-6 in a tight contest at the KC Stadium.
A moment of magic from Man of Steel Daryl Clark on 27 minutes gave the Wolves a lead they would not relinquish, as they built on last week's clinical win over Salford.
Warrington's cause was not helped by the early loss of full-back Stefan Ratchford to an injury picked up inside 60 seconds, and they had a lot of early defending to do in his absence.
Debutant Steve Michaels forced a drop-out while Marc Sneyd also tested their resolve with some short kicks, but the Wolves stood their ground.
Hull continued to impose themselves, dominating the ball and restricting Warrington to hopeful punts ahead, although the game clicked into its second quarter without a point on the board.
Clark then fired Warrington into life, the hooker having both the vision and the legs to break through a gap from 30 yards and touch down.
Hull tried to reply and Sneyd's banana kick to the right wing nearly laid on a response for Tom Lineham, but they wrote off two good opportunities close to the line and were made to pay when Gareth O'Brien landed a drop goal on the half-time hooter for a 7-0 lead.
The second half started like the first with Hull busy close to Warrington's line, with Lineham stopped an inch short of the line.
Lineham may not have scored but he then saved four points at the other end. Ryan Atkins had a walk to the line after Kevin Penny's break but the winger somehow found a way to get back and shut Atkins off.
It took some fine defence on the other wing to hold up Joel Monaghan too as Warrington sensed a clincher, and Michaels had to be alert to stop a breaking Richie Myler getting it.
Hull's defensive resolve paid off as Lineham got his score with 15 minutes remaining, rolling over the line after Sneyd chipped to find him in the corner. Sneyd brilliantly landed the touchline goal to take Hull to within a point.
The home side worked themselves into a decent position late on, but Sneyd made a hash of his drop-goal attempt as Warrington hung on.
