V THE LADS IN IRELAND
COBH RAMBLERS 0 SUNDERLAND 4
MATCH FACTS
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Friendly, Turner's Cross, Cork
Teemu Tanio and Michael
Liddle made their debuts.
Former Cork City man
David Meyler and academy
players Jack Colback and
Nathan Luscombe also
debuted from the bench.
All four goals were scored by
Republic of Ireland players.
Cobh Ramblers were Roy
Keane's first team.
The game was preceded by
a minute's silence for former
Shamrock player Paul McGee.
The transfer of El-Hadji Diouf
was confirmed during the game.
O'DONOVAN
SCORED
BACK AT HIS
OLD HOME
GROUND
ANDY REID
WAS, AS USUAL.
m A POSITIVE AND
U I INFLUENTIAL
FORCE
KIERAN
RICHARDSON
HAS BEEN AS
FIRED UP AS HIS
SHOTS IN
PRE-SEASON
Five debutants featured in a
comfortable victory against Eircom
league side Cobh Ramblers with former
Spurs' man Teemu Tainio making a
swift impression by having a hand in
Daryl Murphy's third minute opener.
Operating in front of the back four the
Finland international swept the ball
forward to Kieran Richardson whose
ball over the top of the Cobh defence
released Daryl Murphy and the ex
Waterford man took full advantage.
Sunderland dominated play with
Anthony Stokes doubling the lead early
in the second half with a fierce drive from
a narrow angle. Cobh rarely threatened
and still couldn't find a way
through when awarded a 66th
minute penalty when Darren
Ward felled Max Cream only
for the 'keeper to save skipper
Kevin Murray's spot kick.
Stokes extended the lead
when finishing off a move
fashioned by debutants Jack
Colback and Nathan Luscombe,
the former's superb diagonal
ball being killed by Luscombe
whose drilled low cross invited
Stokes' close range finish
before Roy O'Donovan marked
his return to his old Cork City
ground with a well placed 20
yarder to complete the scoring.
