Chaotic was the word used to describe the second-half of the Wear-Tees U21's derby and with six goals in just 25 minutes and nine all together in the second half, there was little room to argue. Sunderland are still looking for their third win of the Premier League 2 Division 2 campaign.
Graeme Murty's side showed moments quality against a strong Middlesbrough side containing five players that have played for the first-team at the Riverside. But, there can be no getting away from the fact the young Wearsiders switched off and gave away too many cheap goals.
The youngsters showed character to keep coming forward after being pegged back time after time. In truth it was a game where both defences struggled.
