Charlton snatch advertising to Championship in the passing

Charlton were promoted to the Championship in dramatic style on Sunday since Patrick Bauer’s last-gasp winner closed a 2-1 victory over Sunderland at Wembley.

Charlton defender Bauer poked home from close-range to repay the League One play-off closing from the dying seconds of stoppage time following Sunderland goalkeeper Jon McLaughlin had parried his first header.

Lee Bowyer’s side, defeated from the play-off semi-finals last year, will go back to English football’s second grade for the first time in three decades.

The south London club recovered from a disastrous start when Naby Sarr’s fifth minute backpass eluded dozing Charlton keeper Dillon Phillips to get an embarrassing own objective.

Ben Purrington exploited in Charlton’s equaliser at the 35th moment to complete a nice move with a pin-point cross from Lyle Taylor.

And with additional time of a stressed battle only moments off, a fast taken Charlton free-kick finished with captain Bauer directing his side back to the Championship.

For after, Charlton fans could put aside their protests from the club despised ownership as 36,000 celebrated their advertising.

It was a sweet moment for former Charlton midfielder Bowyer, who started his career in the club prior to joining Leeds at 1996.

“It is not sunk in yet. All I am seeing is these proud men and women. I am so pleased with my players, they simply keep going and going,” Bowyer said.

“I stated it at the semi-finals, they simply give me all. I have said it several times. You require a set of gamers and this audience.

“To bring this all back together, it has been a few time. I am proud of everybody. Maybe this is the proudest moment of my entire career.”

This was the cruelest method for Sunderland to be consigned into another year at England’s third grade when they were beaten at Wembley at the Checkatrade Trophy final against Portsmouth.

Sunderland is going to probably be sick of the sight of Charlton in Wembley after famously dropping the 1998 Championship play-off closing against the Addicks on penalties following an unbelievable 4-4 draw.