A crowd of 1,137 paid tribute to the 345 games that Gwynne Berry has played for Sutton, writes Tony Dolbear.
The fans might have thought they would see a shock result as well, when Sutton striker Matt Fowler ran on to a long clearance from keeper Tommy Dunn and gave them a third-minute lead.
It was Dunn who was responsible for Sutton keeping their lead until the 27th minute, with several good saves, including one from a Tommy Black penalty, after Steve Kabba had been fouled by Martin Dunne.
Once Steve Evans equalised with a shot off the post, though, Palace always looked likely to win and were ahead through Kabba three minutes later after a mistake by Dunne.
Kabba hit the bar, and saw another shot well saved by Dunn, then on the stroke of half time set up Evans for his second goal.
Sutton made wholesale changes at half time, only Berry starting both halves, and United's assistant manager Tony Rains and former Chelsea and Woking striker Clive Walker made guest appearances. But with two trialists also involved, Sutton unsurprisingly lacked a great deal of pattern, and two Andy Martin goals increased Palace's lead.
Right at the end Sutton were awarded a penalty which saw Berry given the chance to round off his night in style, but having failed to score a competitive goal throughout his Sutton career, he was unable to capitalise, as his spot kick rebounded off the bar.
The fans might have thought they would see a shock result as well, when Sutton striker Matt Fowler ran on to a long clearance from keeper Tommy Dunn and gave them a third-minute lead.
It was Dunn who was responsible for Sutton keeping their lead until the 27th minute, with several good saves, including one from a Tommy Black penalty, after Steve Kabba had been fouled by Martin Dunne.
Once Steve Evans equalised with a shot off the post, though, Palace always looked likely to win and were ahead through Kabba three minutes later after a mistake by Dunne.
Kabba hit the bar, and saw another shot well saved by Dunn, then on the stroke of half time set up Evans for his second goal.
Sutton made wholesale changes at half time, only Berry starting both halves, and United's assistant manager Tony Rains and former Chelsea and Woking striker Clive Walker made guest appearances. But with two trialists also involved, Sutton unsurprisingly lacked a great deal of pattern, and two Andy Martin goals increased Palace's lead.
Right at the end Sutton were awarded a penalty which saw Berry given the chance to round off his night in style, but having failed to score a competitive goal throughout his Sutton career, he was unable to capitalise, as his spot kick rebounded off the bar.
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