Sunderland secure dramatic late win against Torrense in Europa League
Sunderland claimed a comeback 2-1 victory over Torrense in their second Europa League group stage match, courtesy of a 93rd-minute winner.
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Sunderland secured a hard-fought 2-1 away victory against Torrense in the second round of the Europa League group stage. The hosts took the lead in the 37th minute through a strike by Volnei.
The visitors fought back in the second half. Jules Ahoka equalized in the 67th minute, and deep into stoppage time, Noah Sadiki netted a dramatic 93rd-minute winner to seal the three points for the Black Cats.
Ukrainian forward Timur Tuterov played the full 90 minutes for Sunderland. He thought he had opened the scoring in the 24th minute, but his goal was disallowed by the referee following a controversial foul decision.