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Pratley was replaced by ex-Sunderland Williams with just under twenty minutes on the clock and then there was tremendous applause from our end as McGeady finally replaced Wyke, who hadn't got much change at all out of the Charlton defence.
Fifteen minutes to go and extra-time was looking likely... Five minutes later and the stewards were starting to make their way round the perimeter of the pitch while one of my friends appeared to be making silent incantations while holding her woolly Sunderland doll. We were enjoying a good period of pressure without creating any real chances and time was ticking away all too quickly. Four minutes of stoppage-time were announced and Charlton were doing most of the pressurizing. Flanagan became our fourth player to receive a yellow-card and I wondered if we'd make it to the end of extra-time with eleven men on the pitch. I didn't have to worry as in the dying seconds Bauer scored for them and that was that. Most of our fans were out the door like shit off a shovel.
After being gifted a goal we lost our way and then barely had a chance as we allowed Charlton to get the better of us. As a man opposite me on the train has just said, “Another season in that shite league.” See you next season.
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