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 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.

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.