Watch the emotional moment Stadium of Light crowd gives rousing round of applause in memory of Sunderland schoolboy Oliver Graham
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What was happening on the pitch was momentarily put to one side as fans on all sides of the ground, including those from Wigan Athletic, gave a resounding round of applause in Oliver’s memory.
A photograph of Oliver with the letters RIP was also projected onto the digital screens at both ends of the ground.
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Hide AdOliver, who was from Ryhope, was just 13-years-old and an inquest has opened into his death.
He was a keen Sunderland fan and used to attend matches with his dad Adam Graham.
Before the match, Adam had asked both Sunderland and Wigan fans to join him in a minutes applause for his son.
Ahead of the game, sharing a photo of himself and Oliver from the hit Netflix docu-series Sunderland 'Til I Die, Adam said: “This is me and my perfect Oliver on Sunderland Til I Die. Please if you can join me at the match on Saturday. There will be a minute of applause on the 13th minute. #olivergrahamforever13"