Championship 2024 2025 PlayOff SF Sunderland Coventry

Demie Finale Retour

13 mai 2025

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There are some games you only remember for a split second, a game defined by one single moment, and Sunderland will never forget Dan Ballard’s header. It sparked the sort of delirious bedlam Sunderland have not seen in years as the big centre-back produced the perfect header, rising to meet a corner at the near post, the ball crashing against the underside of the crossbar and in. It was the last kick of the game, in the second minute of added time at the end of extra time. Sunderland are heading to Wembley where they will face Sheffield United in the richest game on the planet. After eight years outside of the top flight, the Black Cats are one game away from returning to the Premier League. Having been outplayed for long periods of this play off semi final against Coventry, having been second best, trying to cling on to their 2-1 lead from the first leg, none of it mattered. Ephron Mason-Clark’s equaliser, 14 minutes from the end after relentless Coventry pressure, will be quickly forgotten. 

Regis Le Bris: “We were probably too nervous in the first part of the game … in extra time, we were better, we played our football. It’s a semi-final at home, a goal up – I think we were caught between two attitudes. Once they scored, then we felt we had to score.”“We had a list [of penalty takers] but the corner kick was fantastic for Ballard. They deserve it, and now we have a fantastic final to play. [Ballard] is a strong man at the back, really important for us. Tonight, we’ll enjoy it and switch on for the final very soon.”