Middlesbrough logró su primera victoria en la Premier League desde que regresó a la division elite gracias a dos goles del Uruguayo Cristhian Stuani para superar a Sunderland 2-1 en el Stadium of Light.
El delantero Uruguayo anoto los dos goles en el primer tiempo, mientras que Patrick van Aanholt desconto por Sunderland a los 71 minutos.
La apertura del marcador llegó a los 13 minutos, cuando Stuani, uno de los 3 cambios que hizo el tecnico español Aitor Karanka, recibio la pelota de Alvaro Negrero y desde 40 yardas supero a Mannone.
Ante sde terminar el primer tiempo a los 45 minutos, de nuevo la misma duola, Negrero en el area para Stuani y este delante de Mannone no perdona y a celebrara el 2-0 de la primera mitad.
David Moyes movio el equipo con el ingreso de Jeremain Lens por Paddy McNair. y Sunderland exigió mucho mas a partir del minutom70 a Brad Guzan, quien hacia su debut por el Boro en reemplazo del lesionado Victor Valdes y tuvo atajada espectaculares para mantener la diferencia…
Esa presión dio resultados a los 71 minutos cuando una proyeccion del siempre peligroso Patrick van Aanholt termino en el descuento del Boro, que no le alcanzo para mas. Primera victoria para los de Karanka en su regreso a la Premier League. Sunderland sigue en ceros en dos partidos jugados.
Middlesbrough earned their first Premier League win since their return after two strikes from Cristhian Stuani sealed a 2-1 victory over Sunderland at the Stadium of Light.
The Uruguayan’s goals both came in the first half while a goal from Patrick van Aanholt on 71 minutes was all Sunderland could manage for their pressure to leave David Moyes seeking his first points of the season, while contemplating more defensive woes.
There seemed little danger when, on 13 minutes, Stuani, one of three changes made by Aitor Karanka, picked the ball up from Alvaro Negredo 40 yards away from the Sunderland goal. But the Uruguayan advanced and unleashed an unstoppable shot past Vito Mannone.
Boro took advantage to double their lead just before half-time. A clever team move released Negredo in the penalty area and he fed Stuani to finish from close range.
Moyes’s introduction of Jeremain Lens for Paddy McNair at half-time made a difference for Sunderland. Brad Guzan, who made his Boro debut for the injured Victor Valdes, made a great save from Patrick van Aanholt’s 60th-minute shot. Five minutes later, Defoe looked set to score but his goalbound shot was blocked by Ben Gibson.
The pressure finally told when van Aanholt followed up after Guzan could only parry Watmore’s shot on 71 minutes.
Sunderland’s search for an equaliser petered out to give Boro their first Premier League victory over their North East rivals in five attempts.