U18s lose to late goal  by Neville Pilkington  Young Black Cats
suffer defeat at Stoke.  Stoke City U18 1 Sunderland U18 0
Sunderland's under-18s suffered a late defeat as Stoke struck
two minutes from time to take three points in the Potteries.
The young Black Cats had lots of possession in the game but
couldn't turn their territorial advantage into goals.  The best
first-half opportunities came from a great shot by George
Honeyman which was turned round the post by the Stoke keeper.
They were even nearer a goal when full-back Glen Lane crashed in
a shot which was turned onto the post by the Stoke keeper.  In
the second half Sunderland dominated for long periods, creating
lots of openings from crosses without producing an end product.
They paid the penalty late on when Stoke played in a set piece
which was headed against the bar and the rebound was crashed
home from inside the six-yard box.  Coach Craig Liddle said: "It
was a scrappy game on a scrappy surface but we didn't really
deserve to lose despite