On october 2013
Substitute Fabio Borini was Sunderland’s Wear-Tyne derby hero as his late stunner earned a thrilling victory over Newcastle at the Stadium of Light. A tight game was locked at 1-1 when Borini popped up with a superb drive six minutes from time – his first goal for the club.
Steven Fletcher had opened the scoring with a close-range header five minutes in only for Mathieu Debuchy to equalise just before the hour. But Sunderland held their nerve at 1-1 and, following some canny substitutions from Gus Poyet, cashed in thanks to Borini’s moment of brilliance. Newcastle keeper Tim Krul was left with no chance as the Italian arrowed a beautifully-hit shot into the far corner to lift the roof off the Stadium of Light.
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