COVENTRY, England (AP) — Sunderland struck late to beat host Coventry 2-1 on Friday in the first leg of the Championship semifinal playoffs.

Coventry City head coach Frank Lampard defended Milan van Ewijk after the full-back’s late error handed Sunderland a first-leg advantage in this Championship play-off. Van Ewijk’s woeful back pass gifted Sunderland’s second goal to Eliezer Mayenda ahead of Tuesday’s return leg at the Stadium of Light.

Coventry City take on Sunderland on Friday, May 9, at the Coventry Building Society Arena, with kickoff set for 8 p.m. BST local time. That makes it a 3 p.m. ET or 12 p.m. PT start in the US and Canada, and a 5 a.m. AEST kickoff in Australia early on Sunday morning.