Luke O'Nien says Sunderland's abandoned friendly against Rangers was a first for him - with the game halted at half-time due to a powercut that plunged the stadium into darkness. With no floodlights, and with the sun setting rapidly, it proved impossible to continue and after a 45 minute delay, the announcement came that the match had been abandoned.
Sunderland were leading 1-0 at the time thanks to O'Nien's set-piece goal just before the half-hour, and had dominated the first half against last season Europa League finalists. "It's not ideal - it's not what any of us expected - but these things happen, it's no-one's fault," O'Nien said of the abandonment.
"I've never been involved in something like this! You have to just accept what has happened and move on quickly.
