Sunderland AFC suffered a 1-0 defeat to Leeds United in New Jersey during their pre-season tour of the United States. Lukas Nmecha's early strike at Sports Illustrated Stadium proved decisive, with the Leeds forward capitalising on a Sunderland turnover after eight minutes to slide home from distance.
Team Response
Manager Régis Le Bris welcomed back five players to his squad for the second of three American fixtures. Sunderland responded well after conceding, with Brian Brobbey coming close to equalise from Reinildo's low cross, while Chris Rigg's delivery set up Timur Tutierov for a glancing header that flashed wide.
Next Fixture
Sunderland travel to Philadelphia next to face Wrexham at Subaru Park on Sunday, with kick-off at 5pm BST.
