Shrewsbury boss Steve Cotterill says Sunderland's injury-time winner was 'cruel' - and believes the crowd at the Stadium of Light was on the verge of turning after the Black Cats had thrown away a two-goal lead. Sunderland took command of the game early on, with goals from Elliot Embleton and Nathan Broadhead inside the opening 15 minutes putting them in control.
They let the tempo drop for 20 minutes, however, and Shrewsbury hit back to level before the hour through Josh Vela and ex-Black Cat Tom Flanagan. Sunderland then reasserted themselves and laid siege to the Shrewsbury goal, with Ross Stewart hitting the woodwork and bringing an excellent save out of the keeper, before Broadhead scored the winner in the 92nd minute.
But one-time Sunderland assistant manager Cotterill did not see it like that. He felt that at 2-2 Shrewsbury had quietened the crowd and if anyone was going to find a winning goal, it would be his side.
