Our Under-21s ended 2024 with a narrow 2-1 defeat to Sunderland at Meadow Park on Monday night.
Goals on either side of half-time from Tymer Tutierov and Marcus Neill secured all three points for the Black Cats. Nathan Butler-Oyedeji found the net for us, but it wasn’t enough to salvage a result.
WHAT HAPPENED
The visitors started brightly and took an early lead after just five minutes when Tutierov poked home from close range.
Sunderland almost doubled their advantage moments later after a misplaced pass from Lucas Nygaard left him stranded. Ben Middlemas attempted a speculative effort from just beyond the halfway line, but his shot narrowly missed the target.