Martin Keeps Hull Fc In Play-off Hunt With Win Over Leigh

Betfred Super League

Hull FC (12) 18

Tries: Cust, Barron, Martin Goals: Hardaker 3

Leigh (0) 12

Tries: Lam, O'Brien Goals: O'Brien 2

Lewis Martin kept Hull FC's play-off hopes live pinch a match-winning intercept arsenic nan hosts edged a reliable beingness conflict 18-12 against Leigh Leopards astatine nan MKM Stadium.

Bloodied, bruised and bandaged aft a conflict of heads minutes earlier successful nan game, Super League's starring effort scorer returned to nan transportation to make nan game's pivotal involution pinch a 21st of his campaign.

His kicked intercept, prime up and 50 metre sprint nether nan posts connected nan hr people proved capable to triumph a hard-fought crippled and kept them sixth, pinch a three-point cushion betwixt themselves and Wakefield Trinity.

The 21-year-old winger's eighth people successful nan past 3 games proved to beryllium nan match-winner aft tries from Cade Cust and Harvey Barron successful nan first half were cancelled retired by replies for Leigh from Adrian Lam and Gaz O'Brien which near nan conflict level going into nan past 20 minutes.

Leigh's conclusion put a dent successful their hopes of chasing down a apical 2 spot.

Leeds Rhinos' earlier triumph astatine Castleford Tigers had seen nan Leopards driblet to fourth, 3 points disconnected Wigan Warriors pinch 5 games remaining successful nan regular season.

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Hull FC: Pryce, Barron, Briscoe, Litten, Martin, Hardaker, Cust, Ese'ese, Bourouh, Watts, Cartwright, Lane, Asiata

Interchanges: Aydin, Ashworth, Kemp, Eseh

Leigh: Hodgson, Brand, Niu, Hanley, Charley, O'Brien, Lam, Ofahengaue, Ipape, Mulhern, Halton, Trout, Liu

Interchanges: Hughes, O'Neill, Davis, McNamara

Referee: Chris Kendall.