Hull City Under-18 Alfie Taylor admitted Coventry City were deserved winners after the Tigers suffered a 4-0 defeat in the Professional Development League.
A brace from Sam Pitts-Eckersall and goals from a trialist and George Burroughs condemned the Tigers to defeat at Bishop Burton College.
“I thought throughout the whole game, we didn’t win any of the first or second balls,” said Taylor.
“Coventry were first to everything and it showed with the result that they wanted it more than us through the whole game.
“I just don’t feel like we made the most of the opportunities we had.