FA Cup roundup: Championship Hull City sunk by League Two Doncaster

Grant McCann expressed deep pride after League Two side Doncaster defeated Hull 5-4 on penalties in the third round of the FA Cup.

With the score 1-1 following extra time, Harry Clifton converted the winning spot-kick after Mason Burstow and Alfie Jones missed for the Championship team. Earlier, Luke Molyneux had given Doncaster the lead shortly after half-time but Hull equalised in the 80th minute when Gustavo Puerta followed up Burstow’s low shot that hit the base of the left post.

The former Hull manager McCann said: “We had to be strong defensively because they are an improving team with really good players. We had to be structured out of possession - and we did that. I’m pleased for the players and the effort they put in. I’m pleased for the fans, and I’m pleased for the football club. Financially, it’s tremendously important. There were some really strong performances.

“The boys showed a level head when it went into penalties. I’m just pleased in my team and the commitment they showed. If we can show that level of discipline and aggression in our division we will score from a lot of chances. It gives us a benchmark and gives us something to build on.”

Doncaster charged into a 51st-minute lead when Molyneux smartly cashed in upon a brisk counterattack before Puerta equalised. Joe Ironside missed Rovers’ first penalty of the shootout, but Burstow later skied one over the crossbar. Teddy Sharman-Lowe then brilliantly saved Jones’s effort before Clifton scored the decisive kick.

The Hull City head coach, Rubén Sellés, felt Sharman-Lowe could have been sent off in normal time after he was only shown a yellow card for a foul on Abu Kamara. “I don’t know the interpretation of that rule, but I think that situation [decision] was key,” said Sellés.

• Ipswich v Bristol Rovers and Southampton v Swansea reports to follow.