Ryton & Crawcrook Albion suffered a very disappointing defeat at Sunderland West End in the Ebac Northern League 2, throwing away a 3-0 lead to lose 4-3 – with all 7 goals coming in an extraordinary first half at the Ford Hub.

Albion raced into a 3-0 lead inside 16 minutes thanks to a Charlie Grieveson brace and a Kyle Cockburn strike. But the hosts replied with three quick-fire goals from Brad Oliver, James Cassidy and Oliver Thompson to level before Thompson’s second on the stroke of half time completed the stunning comeback.