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American fans of the Premier League were in for a treat Saturday morning, with up to four matches all airing live at 10 a.m. Unfortunately, the mouth-watering Hull City v. Bolton was not one of those matches. Well, despite the sarcasm, the match turned out to be worthwhile for U.S. fans and it's too bad the match wasn't live, despite the less than marquee teams involved.
The reason for this? American international Jozy Altidore made his long awaited debut for Hull as a second-half substitute in the Tigers 1-0 win. The fact Atlidore saw the field is a bit of a surprise since he only returned to England after last week's U.S./Mexico World Cup qualifier on Thursday due to some red tape approving his work permit for his season-long loan from Villareal.
Altidore, who entered the match at the KC Stadium in the 60th minute for Caleb Folan, made an instant impact following a warm reception from the home fans. He proved manager Phil Brown's words that Altidore was "champing at the bit" to be correct.
Within 30 seconds of coming on, Altidore's first touch was an outrageously acrobatic overhead through ball over the top which helped set up Kamel Ghilas's eventual game-winner.
Altidore also had a couple good chances to get on the scoresheet in the final 20 minutes of the match. First Altidore streaked up the left side and latched onto a long diagonal pass form Geovanni. He chipped the keeper, but it rolled just wide of the right post. Later a shot was stopped by Bolton keeper Jussi Jaaskelainen.
All-and-all, a none too shabby debut for the 19-year-old New Jersey native. It's only one game, but it looks like Hull is ready to make Altidore a part of its season plans, something that didn't happen last year for him at Villareal. It's reasonable Villareal -- a team that had Champions League expectations -- wouldn't want to risk playing an unproven player to Europe. On the other hand, despite today's win, Hull figures to be fighting against relegation all season and a player of Altidore's upside who didn't cost a fortune is a potential difference maker.
There is some good news, even if Altidore's debut wasn't televised live in the states, the match will be replayed Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m. on Fox Sports En Espanol and at 5 p.m. on Fox Soccer Channel. The nice thing is, you know you don't need to tune in until the 60th minute.
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