Sunderland 1 Rangers 0 RECAP: Game called off after Luke O'Nien goal in pre-season friendly
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The Black Cats took a first-half lead when Luke O’Nien converted Alex Pritchard’s in-swinging corner, yet a power cut at Estadio Municipal de Albufeira meant the match wasn’t able to resume.
Both sets of players returned to the pitch and waited over 30 minutes before the game was called off.
Here’s how the first half played out:
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Key Events
- Sunderland lead Rangers 1-0 at half time through a Luke O’Nien goal
- We’ll have live updates and analysis from Estadio Municipal de Albufeira in Portugal.
- SAFC XI: Patterson; Hume, Ballard, O’Nien, Cirkn; Evans, Neil; Roberts, Pritchard, Embleton; Stewart
- Rangers XI: McLaughlin; Tavernier, Goldson, Katic, Barisic; Davis, Arfield; Kent, Lundstram, Wright; Colak
What a save!
We’ve seen that before from big Jon.
Lovely play from Sunderland on the break, Neil playing a one-two with Stewart. Roberts then has a long-range effort that is is heading for the top corner but McLaughlin claws it away.
6 minutes
Nice start this from Sunderland, working the ball well to Hume on the overlap. Good cross to the back post cleared.
Lovely play from Pritchard and Embleton to release Neil on the edge of the box, but Rangers are able to dely the shot and the danger passes.
2 minutes in
Rangers seeing all the ball early on.
Sunderland fairly happy to sit deep for the moment. As we expected, Luke O’Nien is playing as the LCB. He gets an early test when Colak drives into the channel - but the danger passes.
Teams are out!
We’ll be under way in a couple of minutes here, after the minute of silence for Davie Wilson and Andy Goram
The Chairman is here
Kyril Louis-Dreyfus is here to watch Sunderland tonight, alongside Juan Sartori and Sporting Director Kristjaan Speakman.