CITY 0 SUNDERLAND 1
Nationwide League Division 1
17th January 1998
attendance 31,715
Scorer Phillips(55)
Ref Matt Messias
City Wright, Brightwell, Shelia, Brown, Edghill, Symons, Wiekens, Russell, Dickov, Kinkladze, Rosler – subs van Blerk(82), Conlan(45), Brannan(67)
Sunderland Perez, Holloway, Gray, Clark, Craddock, Williams, Summerbee, Rae, Quinn, Phillips, Johnston – subs Makin(79), Ball(unused), Smith(unused)
INJURIES TO SHELIA AND WIEKENS ARE A MAJOR CONCERN FOR THE BLUES
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