A brace from Mitch Curry was enough for the Black Cats as they soaked-up plenty of visiting pressure before being clinical on the counter-attack.
So who really impressed during the game?
Scroll down and click through the pages as the Echo’s Mark Donnelly dishes out his merit marks from the clash - with some high marks on offer:
Scroll down and click through the pages as the Echo’s Mark Donnelly dishes out his merit marks from the clash - with some high marks on offer:
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