{"id":1090683,"date":"2019-05-26T17:10:24","date_gmt":"2019-05-26T16:10:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1090683"},"modified":"2019-05-26T17:35:53","modified_gmt":"2019-05-26T16:35:53","slug":"charlton-athletic-vs-sunderland-league-one-play-off-final","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/charlton-athletic-vs-sunderland-league-one-play-off-final\/","title":{"rendered":"Charlton 2-1 Sunderland: The biggest winners & losers as Addicks seal Championship promotion in dying seconds"},"content":{"rendered":"

Charlton Athletic beat Sunderland 2-1 in the League One play-off final on Sunday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

After falling behind to a bizarre Naby Sarr own goal, the Addicks recovered to win promotion to the Championship thanks to an incredible 94th-minute winner from captain Patrick Bauer.<\/p>\n

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But who were the big winners and losers as Charlton secured a return to the Championship for the first time since 2016?<\/p>\n

Winner – Patrick Bauer<\/strong><\/h2>\n

It wasn’t pretty, it wasn’t vintage, but it was certainly dramatic.<\/p>\n

Patrick Bauer’s 94th-minute winner fired Charlton Athletic back into the Championship in the most ridiculous style possible, sending the Charlton end at Wembley into absolute raptures. Limbs everywhere.<\/p>\n

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With extra-time looming, Charlton fired one last hopeful ball into the Sunderland box. Bauer’s original header deflected off Tom Flanagan but fell right back into the path of the German centre-back, who swept the ball home to give Lee Bowyer’s side the ultimate victory.<\/p>\n

Utter dispair for the Sunderland fans, but absolute anarchy for the Addicks faithful. What a captain’s contribution.<\/p>\n

Loser – Naby Sarr<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Charlton may have recovered from it by half-time, but what a horffic moment for the Addicks to put Sunderland 1-0 up.<\/p>\n

With just four minutes on the clock, Sarr played what looked to be a routine pass back to Phillips in the Charlton goal, only to turn round and see his goalkeeper scrambling to stop the ball going into the back of the net. Just like that, Sarr became the first Charlton player<\/a> to score an own goal at Wembley since Bert Turner in the 1946 FA Cup final.<\/p>\n

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If you were being incredibly harsh, you could say Sarr should have taken a better look behind him before playing the pass but in truth, Phillips made a complete hash of it and the Frenchman really cannot shoulder much of the blame.<\/p>\n

Regardless, he will have an own goal in a play-off final forever etched against his name.<\/p>\n

Loser – Dillon Phillips<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Sarr may walk away with the own goal but it is Phillips who must shoulder the blame for a horrendous start to the game for Lee Bowyer’s side.<\/p>\n

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As mentioned, Sarr’s pass was nothing more than routine. What followed was truly bizarre. It’s hard to make out whether Phillips’ legs give up under the nerves or whether he simply took his eye off the ball but either we, he allowed it to roll under his foot and into the back of his net in the most humiliating way possible.<\/p>\n

Luckily for Phillips, he was able to make a brilliant save from Grant Leadbitter just eight minutes later to restore some confidence, while Ben Purrington equalised for Charlton shortly before half-time.<\/p>\n

But just like Sarr, he’ll be reminded of this one for years to come.<\/p>\n