Source: Daily_Mail
Bolton 1 Sunderland 2: Late Muntari hands Black Cats welcome win on the road
ShareSubstitute Sulley Muntari steered Sunderland to only their second win in 12 Barclays Premier League games with a dramatic stoppage-time winner at the Reebok Stadium. [LNB]The Ghanaian international midfielder took advantage of a superb through-ball from Stephane Sessegnon to end Bolton's run of five straight home victories in the top flight and give the Wearsiders the double over Owen Coyle's team. [LNB]It was a rousing finish to a match that took a long time to come alive. Stand-in skipper Bolo Zenden put Sunderland ahead, only for substitute Ivan Klasnic to equalise three minutes from time.[LNB] Last gasp: Sulley Muntari scores a late winner for Sunderland[LNB] Zenden, 34, looked up for it right from the start and early on curled a free-kick over the bar.[LNB] Bolton, however, came close to opening the scoring in the in the 11th minute when Kevin Davies set up Matt Taylor with a clever reverse ball. [LNB]It seemed Taylor must score - only for goalkeeper Simon Mignolet to make a superb point-blank save. [LNB]Dutch delight: Sunderland's Boudewijn Zenden set his side on the way to victory[LNB]The Trotters swept forward again eight minutes later and Daniel Sturridge went down in the area following a challenge by John Mensah - but referee Kevin Friend allowed play to continue. [LNB]Johan Elmander then dragged a free-kick wide of the post for Bolton, before Phil Bardsley escaped his marker but headed wide after being set up by Jordan Henderson. [LNB]The home side maintained the momentum and Sturridge carved out an opening for himself in the 26th minute - but Mensah made the clearance. [LNB]False dawn: Bolton's Ivan Klasnic thought he'd earned his side a point in the 87th minute[LNB]Play switched back down the other end and Zenden tried his luck on goal, only for Jussi Jaaskelainen to save with a degree of comfort. [LNB]It was brief respite and Bardsley scrambled away a shot in the 38th minute from Lee Chung-yong after he had been set up by Gary Cahill. [LNB]Bolton almost made the breakthrough a minute later when Sturridge's effort came off Bardsley and rattled the bar. [LNB]Bolo goes loco: Zenden handed Sunderland the lead right on half-time[LNB]Davies reacted quickly only for his effort to be turned around the post and the visitors breathed a sigh of relief. [LNB]Sunderland had another scare a minute before half-time when Mignolet spilled a shot from Taylor and Sturridge homed in - but Anton Ferdinand cleared.[LNB] The visitors went ahead in first-half stoppage-time when Zenden skipped around Jaaskelainen to score his first goal of the season after being set up by Sessegnon, with Bolton appealing in vain for offside. [LNB]Battle: Sunderland's Ahmed Elmohamady and Matthew Taylor were at the heart of action[LNB]Sunderland almost extended their lead a minute into the second half when Sessegnon forced a good save out of Jaaskelainen.[LNB] Bolton responded in the 50th minute with Sturridge firing a shot narrowly wide of the post after being set by Gardner.[LNB] Six minutes later Taylor got into a good position after being released by Davies but failed to test Mignolet, his effort going over the bar. [LNB]Near miss: Phil Bardsley rues a missed chance as the Trotters defence argue who's to blame[LNB]Sunderland were not content to sit on their lead and kept looking for openings, while the Bolton supporters were becoming increasingly frustrated at their team's inability to break the visitors down. [LNB]They should have done so in the 66th minute but Lee failed to find the target from close range after Bardsley had diverted Sturridge's goalbound effort. [LNB]Bolton came close to equalising again in the 80th minute when substitute Rodrigo carved a path through Sunderland's defence but saw his shot beaten away by Mignolet. [LNB]Bolton appeared to have salvaged a point in the 87th minute when Rodrigo delivered a superb ball to the back post and Klasnic, who had also stepped off the bench, headed the ball into the far corner. [LNB]However, after Rodrigo had almost scored a stoppage-time winner for the hosts, Muntari made the decisive breakthrough for Sunderland after he had been set up by Sessegnon. Sunderland's injury crisis continues with Richardson and Turner ruled outMiddlesbrough braced for a battle to keep Williams and BennettAll the latest Bolton Wanderers FC news, features and opinionAll the latest Sunderland FC news, features and opinion[LNB] Explore more:People: Ivan Klasnic, Kevin Davies, Johan Elmander, Gary Cahill, Owen Coyle, Matt Taylor, Daniel Sturridge
