St Helens beat 12-man Hull to reach semi-finals

St Helens centre Konrad Hurrell scores his 99th vocation effort successful the Challenge Cup necktie against Hull FC

Josh Griffin's reddish paper outgo Hull FC aft they had matched satellite nine champions St Helens successful the archetypal half.

Second-rower Griffin was shown yellowish and reddish successful speedy succession for persistent dissent aft the half-time whistle.

That signalled a four-try onslaught from Saints contempt a brave effort from 12-man Hull.

Victory came astatine a outgo for Saints arsenic Tommy Makinson limped disconnected with an evident hamstring wounded and Mark Percival's crippled was ended by a caput wounded assessment.

Saints started with their customary precocious strength arsenic Jack Welsby sent Joe Batchelor implicit for the opening try, with Makinson adding the extras and past kicking a penalty.

The second was awarded aft Brad Fash dropped his enarthrosis connected Percival successful a tackle, forcing the Saints antheral disconnected with Fash placed connected report.

With Hull prop Scott Taylor despatched to hospital; with a dislocated shoulder, the Black and Whites fought backmost powerfully arsenic Tex Hoy sent Griffin implicit and Andre Savelio picked up Darnell McIntosh's knock-down of Hoy's precocious footwear to score. Two Liam Sutcliffe conversions edged Hull ahead.

The departure of Makinson affected Saints but Welsby's looping walk sent Konrad Hurrell implicit for his 99th vocation try.

The teams trooped disconnected with the people 12-12 astatine half-time, but Griffin complained to referee Chris Kendall and was shown the yellowish card. He continued to kick and was shown a reddish to permission Hull facing an uphill battle.

Saints pressed location their vantage arsenic Lewis Dodd sent Curtis Sironen crashing implicit and past added different himself aft Tee Ritson's dashing interruption had been brilliantly halted by a Hoy tackle.

Hull refused to surrender and erstwhile Ritson and Welsby collided nether a precocious ball, they gave themselves a accidental arsenic Jake Trueman went over.

The Saints effect was objective arsenic Welsby went implicit for the slayer effort and James Bell finished it disconnected with different precocious on.

Hull FC: Litten, Swift, Sutcliffe, Tuimavave, McIntosh, Trueman, Hoy, Fash, Houghton, Taylor, Griffin, Savelio, Cator.

Interchanges: Sao, Satae, Lane, Dwyer, (Scott).

Sent off: Griffin (40).

St Helens: Welsby, Makinson, Hurrell, Percival, Ritson, Lomax, Dodd, Walmsley, Roby, Lees, Sironen, Batchelor, Knowles

Interchanges: Mata'utia, Lussick, Paasi, Bell, (Bennison).

Referee: Chris Kendall.