Di Canio thrilled with Sunderland comeback

A torrential downpour saw kick-off delayed by half an hour in Wednesday's Asia Trophy contest at the Hong Kong Stadium, while the match was shortened to 40 minutes each way.

Sunderland adapted to the conditions well and, despite falling behind to Gylfi Sigurdsson's first-half opener, they battled back with strikes from newcomers Cabral and Moberg Karlsson, with Wes Brown adding a header in between.

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