Keith Hill called Tranmere's 1-0 defeat to Sunderland a 'scoreboard failure'. Photo: Phil Bryan, Pro Sports Images Otis Khan brushed his way past one defender before nutmegging another. As the congregation held its breath the supposedly injured right back pulled the trigger. His shot was powerful but close enough to Lee Burge to allow the Sunderland goalkeeper to make a save – and that’s as close as Tranmere came to clawing their way back into the Papa John’s Trophy Final. But a limited number of shots on goal from Rovers – who are adapting to the injury loss of talismanic striker James Vaughan – only tells half the tale.