Sunderland come from behind to beat Torreense 2-1 in the Europa League

The match between Torreense and Sunderland, played on 15 October 2026 at 19:45 Damascus time as part of the second round of the league phase in the Europa League, ended with a 2-1 win for Sunderland.

Volnei Feltes opened the scoring for Torreense in the 37th minute, before Jules Ahoka equalised for Sunderland in the 67th minute, and Noah Junior Sadiki then added the winning goal in the 90+3rd minute.

Noah Junior Sadiki was named man of the match after scoring a goal and playing the full duration of the game, with a rating of 7.98.

In terms of statistics, Sunderland dominated possession with 61 per cent against 39 per cent for Torreense, and had 22 shots compared to 3 for their opponents, while the expected goals value stood at 1.82 for Sunderland against just 0.09 for Torreense. Sunderland also won 9 corner kicks compared to two for Torreense, and the match saw no red cards, while Torreense received one yellow card compared to 3 yellow cards for Sunderland.

The match was officiated by referee Enea Jorgji.

Following this result, Torreense sit in 12th place with 3 points from one win in one match, having scored two goals and conceded one, while Sunderland are in 15th place with 3 points from one win in one match, having scored one goal without conceding.