Middlesbrough 1 Sunderland 1: Highlights after Nazariy Rusyn goal and Marcus Forss opener

It looked like the referee was going to point to the penalty spot there after Azaz released Greenwood through on goal. Patterson then collided with the Boor man, who had just strayed offside.

Another important block from Hume after Ayling broke forward into the Sunderland box. Hume was well positioned to stop the shot.

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First-half thoughts from the Riverside

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Now Boro create a decent chance as Azaz's cross from the left finds Hackney, whose effort is blocked by Hjelde.

Sunderland should be ahead after some neat footwork from Bellingham inside the Boro box, before passing to Clarke.

Clarke the passed to Ba who should have scored but saw his effort on the line blocked by van den Berg.

That was a good opening for Sunderland as Ba received the ball on the right of Boro's box but fired the ball into the side-netting with Burstow in the middle.

Ba is brought down by Engel on the right and is booked for his protests to the linesman.

Ba was then booked after waving an imaginary card.

More good play from Sunderland down the right as Ba cuts inside of Engel and registers a shot at goal. The shot was straight at Glover.

Sunderland got away with one then as Hackney dispossessed Bellingham inside the Sunderland half but didn't test Patterson with his effort from distance.

The home fans are appealing for a penalty after Hackney's forward pass inside the Sunderland box appeared to hit Hjelde on the arm.

The referee waves play-on.

Sunderland have been stretched at the back a couple of times and it nearly opened up for Middlesbrough again there.

Hackney set up Greenwood inside the Sunderland box before Hume came in with an important tackle.

Boro full-back Engel is frustrated after he was picked out on the edge of the box from Barlaser's in-swinging corner but the referee got in the way.

The defender then hit his shot over the bar.

Sunderland have looked bright down the right in this first half, with Hume getting forward from full-back.

The defender saw a curling effort saved by Glover there but no one was there to convert the rebound.

Now Hume is booked for bringing down Greenwood to stop a Boro counter attack.

That was the first time Sunderland have really got Clarke into the game, as the winger skipped past Ayling on the winger skipped past Ayling on the left and hit a shot straight at Glover from a tight angle.

The ball went behind for a corner.

That should have been 1-0 to the hosts after Engel sent Greenwood through on goal with a pass from the left-back position.

Greenwood's effort was saved by the leg of Patterson but came back to Azaz on the edge of the box. The midfielder skewed his effort over the bar.