Calais 0 Sunderland 1
Stade Julien Denis, Calais
Scorer: Dichio (81m)
Attendance: 2,500
Tuesday July 17th 2001

Danny Dichio provided an unlikely winner for the Lads as Sunderland scraped past amateur outfit Racing Union Calais at a rain drenched Stade Julien Denis tonight.

Peter Reid handed a trial to French defender Ismael Bouzid, who played the first half for the Lads, who made no less then ten changes at the break. The only survivor from half time - David Bellion - was taken off twenty minutes into the second half, allowing Don Hutchison to return to the game.

The Lads needed Thomas Sørensen to keep out many saves from the 2000 French Cup finalists, including a fine effort from Cedric Jeandot after a mistake from Emerson Thome.

However, the non-leaguers tired out towards the end of the game, and Danny Dichio tapped in from two yards out with less than ten minutes to go.

Calais (first half): Schille, Szczepaniak, Vasseur, Turpin, Baron, Clement, Jandau, Hogard, Vandevoorde, E. Vasseur,Dutritre.

Calais (second half): Jore, Merlen, Becque, Vaillant, Bauchart, Bulot, Millien, Lestavel, Gerard, Vimbouly, Brebion.

Sunderland (first half): Sørensen, Williams, McCartney, Hutchison, Bouzid, Thome, Laslandes, McCann, Bellion, Phillips, Butler.

Sunderland (second half): Macho, Ramsden, Gray, Schwarz, Craddock, Clark, Lumsdon, Thirlwell, Dichio, Kyle, Bellion, (sub Hutchison 67).