That famous night when Sunderland beat Newcastle in 1990 to reach the Division 2 play-off finals.
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00:00 What a night it was for Sunderland fans.
00:03 On May 16th 1990, the Black Cats clashed with neighbours Newcastle United in the second leg of the play-off semi-finals.
00:13 The teams were level after the Roker Park game and St James' was packed with more than 32,000 fans for a night to remember.
00:22 It was tense, but it was Sunderland who took the honours, thanks to goals from Eric Gates who scored in the 13th minute and Marco Gabbiadini who sealed the win on 85 minutes.
00:36 It was a fine performance by every member of the team.
00:40 Tell us if you were there by emailing chris.cordner@nationalworld.com