Sunderland edged out Port Vale in a close win on Sunday, 1x2, in a match relating of the FA Cup. Both Neil Aspin's team and Jack Ross's team held their first game in the competition. In the starting XI there was Lynden Gooch.
The first goal of the game was scored by George Honeyman, with 1 minutes on the clock. Sunderland scored their second goal of the game through Lynden Gooch, after 19 minutes, with a right-foot shot. Tom Pope netted the last goal in the 35th minute with a left-foot strike inside the penalty area. Tom Pope now on a scoring streak of 3 consecutive games.
With this result, Sunderland are through to the next round of the competition. In the next fixture, Jack Ross's team will play away against Walsall.