A bad tempered match in which Bennett and Gayle were subbed because they had been receiving racial abuse from the crowd. The referee called full time 2 minutes early to prevent further trouble; he had awarded 26 free kicks to the home side and only 4 to Sunderland. The match was one of several between Swedish and English clubs to celebrate the 50th anniversary of a Swedish gambling company, informally titled the "Swenglish Cup".