Sutton United 4-2 Gateshead

Gateshead suffered a damaging blow to their National League play-off hopes after throwing away a two-goal lead to lose 4-2 at Sutton who remain in the hunt for a top-seven finish themselves.

The Heed, who almost opened the scoring in the 20th minute when Tom White struck a post from 20 yards, grabbed the lead just before the break.

Connor Thomson's low ball across the face of goal was turned home at the far post by Greg Olley, who doubled the visitors' lead a minute after the restart with a fine finish into the bottom-left corner to take his tally to eight for the season.

Sutton then began their fightback with a close-range header from Dylan Kearney in the 51st minute, followed by a James Dobson penalty 12 minutes later for a handall in a crowded penalty area.

Four minutes from time Sutton completed the comeback, with Dean Beckwith heading home a Harry Beautyman corner, with the defender netting another header three minutes later.

Match report supplied by Press Association.

• Line-ups
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Line-ups

Sutton United

• 1Worner
• 2Bennett
• 3Thomas
• 11KearneyBooked at 45mins
• 7Bolarinwa
• 4Beckwith
• 8DavisSubstituted forBardenat 16'minutes
• 19Beautyman
• 21DeaconSubstituted forAyungaat 86'minutes
• 28WilliamsSubstituted forToureat 52'minutes
• 33DobsonBooked at 32mins

Substitutes

• 9Toure
• 10Ayunga
• 25Barden
• 26Butler
• 34Bellikli

Gateshead

• 23Pears
• 2TinklerBooked at 45mins
• 18Devitt
• 12Mellish
• 3BarrowBooked at 62mins
• 14O'DonnellSubstituted forSalkeldat 73'minutes
• 15White
• 8Olley
• 4HunterBooked at 14mins
• 7Thomson
• 10RiggSubstituted forMcGeochat 77'minutes

Substitutes

• 1Foden
• 11Salkeld
• 16Maloney
• 24McGeoch
• 27Slater

Referee:

Richard Hulme

Attendance:

1,722

Live Text

Posted at

Match ends, Sutton United 4, Gateshead 2.

Full Time

Posted at 90'

Second Half ends, Sutton United 4, Gateshead 2.

Goal!

Posted at 89'

Goal! Sutton United 4, Gateshead 2. Dean Beckwith (Sutton United).

Goal!

Posted at 86'

Goal! Sutton United 3, Gateshead 2. Dean Beckwith (Sutton United).

Substitution

Posted at 77'

Substitution, Gateshead. Lewis McGeoch replaces Steven Rigg.

Substitution

Posted at 73'

Substitution, Gateshead. Cameron Salkeld replaces JJ O'Donnell.

Goal!

Posted at 63'

Goal! Sutton United 2, Gateshead 2. James Dobson (Sutton United) converts the penalty with a.

Booking

Posted at 62'

Scott Barrow (Gateshead) is shown the yellow card.

Substitution

Posted at 52'

Substitution, Sutton United. Gime Toure replaces Brett Williams.

Goal!

Posted at 51'

Goal! Sutton United 1, Gateshead 2. Dylan Kearney (Sutton United).

Goal!

Posted at 46'

Goal! Sutton United 0, Gateshead 2. Greg Olley (Gateshead).

Second Half

Posted at

Second Half begins Sutton United 0, Gateshead 1.

Half Time

Posted at 45'+5'

First Half ends, Sutton United 0, Gateshead 1.

Booking

Posted at 45'+4'

Robbie Tinkler (Gateshead) is shown the yellow card.

Booking

Posted at 45'+4'

Dylan Kearney (Sutton United) is shown the yellow card.

Goal!

Posted at 44'

Goal! Sutton United 0, Gateshead 1. Greg Olley (Gateshead).

Booking

Posted at 32'

James Dobson (Sutton United) is shown the yellow card.

Substitution

Posted at 16'

Substitution, Sutton United. Jonathan Barden replaces Kenny Davis.

Booking

Posted at 14'

Jack Hunter (Gateshead) is shown the yellow card.

Kick Off

Posted at

First Half begins.

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.