Hull punished for 'one mistake' in Ipswich loss

Hull head coach Sergej Jakirovic bemoaned the way his side conceded the opening goal in Tuesday's 2-0 Championship defeat by Ipswich Town.

Marcelino Nunez and Chuba Akpom struck in quick succession for the visitors in the second half after Hull squandered multiple chances to score in the opening period.

Nunez was able to drift in between the Tigers' defence to nod home Jaden Philogene's looping cross.

"I can split this game in two parts - until 70 minutes we were almost perfect because we controlled everything, even though Ipswich, in this league, maybe have the best possession," Jakirovic told BBC Radio Humberside.

"In the first half they didn't have any shots towards our goal, so this was good. But on 70 minutes it was a crucial moment for me because we made one mistake which they immediately punished, but this was the quality of Ipswich.

"We tried to take more risks but unfortunately we immediately conceded a second goal.

"The first was a very poor goal because we had a full defence, the cross was not so sharp that you cannot defend it. If it is not a goal, maybe it would have stayed 0-0 or we would have scored a late goal."