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CATS TOO COOL FOR MARINERS

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
13 July 2025

SOUTH SHIELDS 0 SUNDERLAND 4
By Morgan Jameson

NEW South Shields manager Ian Watson saw his side concede two goals in each half in their opening friendly against a strong Sunderland XI preparing for the Premier League.
A sell-out crowd of 3,800 at the 1st Cloud Arena saw the Black Cats take the lead inside two minutes – French striker Wilson Isidor slotting past Jasper Sheik from close range following a defence-splitting pass from Enzo Le Fee.
Timur Tuterov then rose high at the back post to meet Romaine Mundle’s cross but his effort fell just wide of Sheik’s po...

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