Sunderland were crowned as Emirates FA Cup winners at Wembley on Sunday, in the second edition of Every Gamer’s Adventure.
The Black Cats, expertly piloted by Alastair Drakesmith, beat last year’s champions Chelsea in the Final, which was played out on the Wembley pitch.
And it came on the back of an entertaining day of gaming, with 64 lucky participants invited to the national stadium to represent their clubs in the FIFA 17 competition on Playstation 4.
Each gamer, randomly selected from over 12,000 entries to represent their team, took control from this year’s third round proper onwards.
The early rounds were played in iconic locations around the stadium, such as the changing rooms and players' tunnel, with the two eventual finalists playing the virtual final using Wembley's 82 foot screens as they sit on the edge of the pitch.
Matches were streamed live throughout the day on the FATV YouTube channel, allowing the e-sports community a behind-the-scenes perspective.
Hosts Colin Murray and Rachel Stringer were also be joined on the day by YouTube stars and FIFA gaming fanatics – Tobiias, Theo Baker and ReevHD – who offered our competing gamers the opportunity to test their skills against the pros.
And Alastair not only took the gaming Cup, but has also bagged himself four tickets to The Emirates FA Cup Final on Saturday 27 May to complete a memorable day for the lifelong Sunderland fan.
"It's good to win, it's a unique experience and it was very cool to do, it's an iconic stadium," said Alastair.
"It's been a very nice experience and I'm happy I could do it.
"I've supported Sunderland my whole life so I guess it's good that Sunderland could have something this year."
Full list of competing gamers and clubs;
• Accrington Stanley – Sam Farrington, 26
• AFC Bournemouth – Kristy Harris, 25
• AFC Wimbledon – Graham Hall, 29
• Arsenal – Ethan Vidal, 18
• Aston Villa – Jacob Gwilt, 14
• Barnsley – Mitchel Parks
• Barrow AFC – Michael Thierens, 24
• Birmingham City – Parm Singh, 25
• Blackburn Rovers – Alex Carter, 24
• Blackpool – Alex Bramwell
• Bolton Wanderers – Matthew Brunt, 19
• Brentford – Thomas Hargie, 17
• Brighton & Hove Albion – Matthew Leonard, 20
• Bristol City – Jack Campbell, 19
• Burnley - Matt Rushton, 19
• Burton Albion – Tom Jarvis, 21
• Cambridge United – Hazel Rayment, 38
• Cardiff City – Matthew Denton, 33
• Chelsea – Dave Croker, 26
• Crystal Palace – Kris De Souza, 34
• Derby County –Billy Millership, 22
• Eastleigh – Tom Wardle, 23
• Everton- Robert Taylor, 22
• Fleetwood Town – Cameron Clunie, 15
• Fulham – Antoniel Ellis
• Huddersfield Town – Joseph Mayo, 20
• Hull City –Joe Norrie, 21
• Ipswich Town – Alastair Leeks, 34
• Leeds United AFC – William Lockwood, 24
• Leicester City – Gary Lamb, 25
• Lincoln City – Matthew Barrett, 19
• Liverpool – Thomas Aboagye, 23
• Luton Town – Oli Charman, 20
• Manchester City – Jesse Idehen, 18
• Manchester United – (Junior player), 12
• Middlesbrough – Jack Boddy, 21
• Millwall – Benjamin Goode, 20
• Milton Keynes Dons – Ryan Labrum-Hill, 22
• Newcastle United – Joshua Clement, 24
• Norwich City – Zamir Ali, 20
• Nottingham Forest – Joe Soltysik, 23
• Oxford United – Inarhu Rodriguez Martin, 20
• Peterborough United –Joe Hart, 22
• Plymouth Argyle – Tom Smith
• Port Vale FC – Anis Sagadi, 20
• Preston North End – Jordan Jolly, 22
• Queens Park Rangers - Zack Gill, 16
• Reading - Ali Dharas, 22
• Rochdale AFC – Matt Taylor, 26
• Rotherham United – Jamie Sewell, 19
• Sheffield Wednesday – Owen Morley, 17
• Southampton –James Sykes, 25
• Stoke City – Mike Bell, 23
• Stourbridge – Jamie Ryan, 23
• Sunderland AFC – Alastair Drakesmith
• Sutton United – Aland Salim, 22
• Swansea City – Joshua Davies, 11
• Tottenham Hotspur – Elliot Clarke, 19
• Watford – Jack Darby, 22
• West Bromwich Albion – Michael Nicholls, 23
• West Ham United – Phoebe Edwards, 16
• Wigan Athletic – Owen Davies, 26
• Wolverhampton Wanderers – Stefan Killion, 23
• Wycombe Wanderers – Noah Blackmore, 21
