"I was in dreamland, Waine said. I knew I would get a bit back from the Sunderland fans, so it was nice to run past them and give it back. Mum's family are from Newcastle and I went back there a few times as a kid. I didn't have much of a choice about who I supported. That kicked off the dream to come over here and play. To be involved in this game and score the winner is pretty special."
"Port Vale, bottom of League One, reached the quarter-finals of this competition for the first time in 72 years. Port Vale 1-0 Sunderland: FA Cup fifth round. The Newcastle legend did not hesitate to retweet the BBC's post as Waine, who scored the fourth-round winner against Bristol City in the delayed tie five days earlier, helped Jon Brady's side to make light of the 56 league places between them and Sunderland."
Port Vale, sitting bottom of League One, achieved a remarkable upset by defeating Premier League side Sunderland 1-0 in the FA Cup fifth round. Ben Waine, a Newcastle fan from New Zealand, scored the decisive goal and celebrated with Alan Shearer's trademark single-arm gesture in front of the travelling Sunderland supporters. This victory marks Port Vale's first quarter-final appearance in 72 years. Despite being 56 league places below Sunderland and struggling in the league, Vale have found success in the Cup competition, with five Cup triumphs nearly matching their league wins. Waine has been instrumental in Vale's Cup run, scoring winners in multiple rounds. The match was played on a poor pitch that levelled the technical differences between the teams.
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