Sunderland 0 Cardiff 1: Highlights as Mark McGuinness goal gives visitors win at the Stadium of Light
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Sunderland were beaten 1-0 by Cardiff City at the Stadium of Light – but how did each player fare for Tony Mowbray’s side?
The Black Cats dominated possession for large spells but couldn’t find a breakthrough against a compact Bluebirds defence.
Cardiff then nicked a late winner when defender Mark McGuinness headed home Ryan Wintle’s corner three minutes from time.
Here’s how the game played out:
RECAP: Sunderland 0 Cardiff 1 (McGuinness, 87)
Key Events
- Sunderland XI: Patterson, Hume, O’Nien, Ballard, Huggins (Rusyn, 88), Neil, Bellingham (Aouchiche, 62), Ba (Roberts, 62), Pritchard, Clarke, Burstow (Hemir, 62)
- Subs: Bishop, Seelt, Triantis, Rigg, Taylor, Aouchiche, Roberts, Rusyn, Hemir
- Cardiff XI: Alnwick; Ng, Goutas, McGuinness, Collins, Wintle (Romeo, 90+4), Siopis, Ralls (Adams, 77), Meite (Colwill, 63), Grant (Tanner, 45), Ugbo (Etete, 63)
- Subs: Runarrson, Panzo, Romeo, Adams, Rinomhota, Tanner, R. Colwill, Etete, Robinson
90+3’ Patterson saves
Cardiff could have wrapped the game up on the break there but Patterson kept out Tanner’s low effort from inside the box.
90+2’ More frustration
More frustration for the home fans as Roberts’ dinked pass goes straight through to Alnwick.
87’ Goal Cardiff (McGuinness)
McGuinness heads home Wintle’s in-swinging corner from the left.
It looks like the visitors have nicked it.
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