Plymouth boss: 'We congratulate Sunderland on a wonderful second half performance'

Plymouth boss Ian Foster has praised Sunderland for ‘wonderful second half performance’ after seeing his side lose 3-1 on Wearside.

Foster’s side got themselves ahead in the first half, and at the break they appeared to be well on their way to an away win.

However, goals from Pierre Ekwah, Jack Clarke and Jobe Bellingham saw Sunderland turn it around in spectacular fashion. While Foster cut a frustrated figure after the game, he was certainly impressed by Sunderland.

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"We respect the opposition and congratulate them on a wonderful second half performance,” Foster said.

“We have to take our medicine and we have to learn from the individual and collective errors we made second half.

"In terms of the first 45 minutes it was probably an almost faultless away performance, but we have got to continue that for the second 45."

Foster did also say he was disappointed with the referee for the second Sunderland goal, but it was the first that seemed to really rile him.

Ekwah scored with a low free kick, and Foster was angry at his wall for crumbling.

"The manner of the goal is disappointing,” he said. “I would like to look back at the 87 free-kicks the referee gave them on the edge of the box and pick the bones out of them all, but we are disappointed in that when they have shifted it the wall has broke.

"Probably what was the worst free-kick they took has been rolled into the bottom corner, but that's on us. That's our responsibility to defend that moment better."

Plymouth boss says he is 'disappointed' in referee's role in Sunderland defeat

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