Muntari wins it for Wearsiders

07 May 2011 19:00
Substitute Sully Muntari steered Sunderland to only their second win in 12 Barclays Premier League games with a dramatic stoppage-time winner giving them a 2-1 success at Bolton's expense at the Reebok Stadium. The visitors went ahead in first-half stoppage-time when Bolo Zenden skipped around goalkeeper Jussi Jaaskelainen to score his first goal of the season after being set up by Stephane Sessegnon. Sunderland almost extended their lead a minute into the second half when Sessegnon forced a good save out of Jaaskelainen but Bolton responded in the 50th minute with Daniel Sturridge firing a shot narrowly wide of the post and six minutes later Matt Taylor shot over. Midway through the second half, Lee Chung-yong failed to find the target from close range, then 10 minutes from time substitute Rodrigo carved a path through Sunderland's defence but saw his shot beaten away by Simon Mignolet. Bolton appeared to have salvaged a point in the 87th minute when Rodrigo delivered a superb ball to the back post and Ivan Klasnic, who had also stepped off the bench, headed into the far corner. 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.

Source: PA