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Parachutes, fans, a 3-1 win: The day SAFC played their first league game at the SoL in 1997.
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00:00 What an atmosphere! What a stadium! What a result!
00:04 Were you there on the day Sunderland played their first competitive game at the Stadium of Light?
00:10 It was August 1997, and Manchester City were the opposition, but the entertainment began long before that.
00:18 Look at this parachutist who landed in the stadium in his Sunderland kit.
00:23 Then came the action, and it was a game to remember.
00:27 Niall Quinn, Kevin Phillips and Lee Clark all got on the score sheet in a 3-1 win.
00:34 The fans love it, and we want your memories of it.
00:38 Email chris.cordner@nationalworld.com to tell us more.

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