Player ratings as Newcastle knock Sunderland out of Premier League International Cup

Sunderland crashed out of the Premier League International Cup after a heartbreaking penalty shootout defeat to rivals Newcastle United.
Lynden Gooch in action for Sunderland Under-23s.Lynden Gooch in action for Sunderland Under-23s.
Lynden Gooch in action for Sunderland Under-23s.

Lynden Gooch’s brace had handed Sunderland the initiative - after Curtis Good had handed the visitors the lead - only for Callum Roberts to send the game to extra time with a late free-kick.

Max Stryjek then saved a penalty from Roberts’ in the additional thirty minutes to send the game to spot kicks, where Jake Hackett’s penalty miss handed the Tynesiders’ victory.

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But who were the standout performers for both sides? We cast our eye over the two sides' youngsters:

Sunderland

Max Stryjek – Arguably beaten too easily for the first goal, but redeemed himself with a penalty save in extra time. 7

Joshua Robson – Made a fine block from to deny a certain goal but clumsily gave away Newcastle’s extra-time penalty. 6

Denver Hume – Sunderland’s skipper for the evening, did well to deal with the tricky Roberts. 6

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Elliot Embleton – Did his job well and broke up the play. Solid if unspectacular. 6

Brandon Taylor – Dealt well with Newcastle’s forward players until he was forced to withdraw at half-time through injury. 6

Brendan Galloway – Helped to organise the young backline, but gave away a soft free-kick for Newcastle’s second. 6

Luke Molyneux – Had a tough evening on the right-hand side and struggled to create anything of note. 6

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Jake Hackett – Despite the penalty miss, it was a mature display from one of Sunderland’s younger starters. 6

Connor Shields – Did well to force the ball into the area for the Black Cats’ second, and showed some promise. 6

Lynden Gooch – A virtuoso performance which saw him win and converted Sunderland’s first half penalty before rifling home the second. Superb. 8

Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka – Looked lively, direct and caused plenty of problems. Just missing that final product. 7

Subs:

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Alex Storey – Introduced for Taylor at the break and helped to keep Newcastle quiet in the second half. 6

Jack Diamond – Only introduced with 20 minutes to go of normal time, and struggled to make an impact. 5

Owen Gamble – Brought on late in normal time, didn’t see much of the ball. 5

Newcastle United

Paul Woolston – Little he could do for either goal, made a fine save from a deflected effort in the first half. 6

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Craig Spooner – Cleared off the line from Gooch early and did fairly well in the unenviable task of tracking Mbunga-Kimpioka. 7

Josef Yarney – Did little of note throughout the game but looked solid enough alongside Good. 6

Curtis Good – A brave header for the goal and a good display defensively from the Australian. 7

Michael Newberry – Nullified the threat of Molyneux well and covered the marauding Fernandez throughout. 6

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Jack Hunter – Good on the ball, the Newcastle skipper did well screening in front of the backline. 6

Victor Fernandez – Tricky and looked a real threat in the opening exchanges but faded as the game progressed. 6

Mo Sangare – Athletic and tough in the tackle, the midfielder did his job well. 6

Luke Charman – Squandered a golden chance to hand Newcastle the lead at 1-1, but kept his nerve to net two penalties. 7

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Mackenzie Heaney – Gave away the penalty and struggled to have an impact on the game going forward. 5

Callum Roberts – Missed an extra time penalty but set up United’s first and scored their second. Lively throughout. 8

Subs:

Owen Gallacher – Introduced as an extra option going forward, and did well to win a penalty before striking the post. 6

Yasin Ben El-Mhanni – Saw little of the ball after his introduction and didn’t cause Sunderland any problems. 5

Callum Smith – Only brought on in extra time. N/A