‘I Thought My England and Sunderland Career Was Over’ – Euro 2024 Star Fires Back at Critics…
Former Sunderland defender Kenton Richardson believes Gateshead’s ‘unorthodox’ approach helped them claim a pre-season friendly win over his old club on Saturday.
The trip to the FA Trophy winners provided the second leg of a friendly double header for Régis Le Bris and his Black Cats squad after goals from Patrick Roberts, Trai Hume, Chris Rigg, Eliezer Mayenda and Adil Aouchiche helped Sunderland to a 5-0 win at National League North club South Shields just hours earlier. After a positive start to the afternoon, Le Bris’ side found themselves second best at the International Stadium and they fell behind just after the quarter-hour mark after former Derby County striker Owen Oseni put Rob Elliot’s side in front with a finish from close range.
Jack Clarke got Sunderland back on level-terms just before the half-hour with a penalty after Regan Booty had brought down Nazariy Rusyn in the area – but it was the National League club that would take a lead into half-time thanks to Oseni’s second goal of the day just before the interval. That proved to be the decisive strike as a raft of substitutions from both sides disrupted the flow of the game during the second-half and ensured chances to add to the scoring were at a premium.
