Sunderland U21s 1 Newcastle U21s 1: Highlights as Alex Bass scores dramatic equaliser after Joe White goal
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Four first-team players were named in a strong Sunderland side, as Bass, Niall Huggins, Abdoullah Ba and Jay Matete all started.
Jewison Bennette also came off the bench, yet it was Newcastle who took the lead courtesy of Joe White’s first-half strike.
The hosts were also reduced to 10 men in the closing stages as Jay Turner-Cooke was sent off, before Bass scored from a corner at the death.
Here’s how the game played out:
RECAP: Newcastle U21s 1 (White, 32) Sunderland U21s 1 (Bass, 90+4)
Key Events
- Sunderland XI: Bass, Huggins, Johnson, Crompton, Newall, Ba (Bennette, 45), Matete (Burke, 64), Spellman (Kachosa, 89), Taylor, Gardiner, Thompson
- Subs: Richardson, Jessup, Kachosa, Bennette, Burke
- Newcastle XI: Smith, Barclay, Bondswell, Miley (Hutley, 75), Brookwell, Murphy, Scott (Diallo, 70), Turner-Cooke, Westendorf (Ndiweni, 84), White, Stephenson
- Subs: Wiggett, Brown, Huntley, Diallo, Ndiweni
45+1’ Comfortable save for Bass
A comfortable save for Bass after Stephenson cut in from the left and registered another effort at goal.
47’ Taylor moves into midfield
Looks like Taylor has moved into midfield following Ba’s withdrawal, with Bennette playing on the left.
50’ Gardiner mishits his shot
Bennette has made a bright start after coming on.
He did well to make a run down the left there before sending a cross into the box.
Gardiner couldn’t make a good connection with his effort, though.
60’ Bass tips over the bar
That was Newcastle’s best effort of the second half after Stephenson cut in from the left and forced Bass to tip a shot over the bar.
Newcastle are just starting to pose more of a threat again.