League One Play-Off Final - Charlton Athletic 2-1 Sunderland - Addicks win late after bizarre own goal

Patrick Bauer's goal from almost the last kick of the game won the League One play-off final at Wembley against Sunderland.

Photo from BBC Sport

Addicks defender Bauer's initial effort was blocked, but bundled in the rebound for promotion to the Championship after three years in the third tier.

Charlton were on the back foot virtually from the start when defender Naby Sarr's backpass to goalkeeper Dillon Phillips was too powerful to control - he could only watch as it rolled into his own net.
They soon levelled when Lyle Taylor's low cross was tapped in by Ben Purrington at the back-post for his first goal for the London club, before Bauer's 94th-minute heroics.

Sunderland's performance this season ends the run of two consecutive relegations leaving them in League One - but the loss was their second Wembley final defeat in the space of 56 days.
It also marks their seventh visit to the national stadium without a victory - with their last win coming in the 1973 FA Cup final.
After a second half with no clear cut chances, extra-time loomed before Charlton overloaded the Sunderland defence from a corner to score the winner.
The Black Cats failed to convert their chances after they were gifted the lead - Charlie Wyke's half-volley struck Bauer on the arm in the box, before a good save from Phillips denied Grant Leadbitter from 25-yards.
Sunderland introduced Aiden McGeady in the hope he would inspire them to victory, but the winger struggled, not making any notable chances.

Addicks' promotion ambitions looked to have taken a hefty blow when 14-goal striker Karlan Grant left for Premier League Huddersfield in January, but fellow forward Taylor relished the extra responsibility.
Lee Bowyer's side finished the regular season with 10 wins from 13 games to finish third - just three points from an automatic promotion spot - culminating in their first match at Wembley for the first time since their famous final victory over Sunderland in 1998.

Final League One Standings

#	Team	Pl	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
C	Luton Town	46	27	13	6	90	42	+48	94
P	Barnsley	46	26	13	7	80	39	+41	91
P	Charlton Athletic	46	26	10	10	73	40	+33	88
4	Portsmouth	46	25	13	8	83	51	+32	88
5	Sunderland	46	22	19	5	80	47	+33	85
6	Doncaster Rovers	46	20	13	13	76	58	+18	73
7	Peterborough United	46	20	12	14	71	62	+9	72
8	Coventry City	46	18	11	17	54	54	+0	65
9	Burton Albion	46	17	12	17	66	57	+9	63
10	Blackpool	46	15	17	14	50	52	-2	62
11	Fleetwood Town	46	16	13	17	58	52	+6	61
12	Oxford United	46	15	15	16	58	64	-6	60
13	Gillingham	46	15	10	21	61	72	-11	55
14	Accrington Stanley	46	14	13	19	51	67	-16	55
15	Bristol Rovers	46	13	15	18	47	50	-3	54
16	Rochdale	46	15	9	22	54	87	-33	54
17	Wycombe Wanderers	46	14	11	21	55	67	-12	53
18	Shrewsbury Town	46	12	16	18	51	59	-8	52
19	Southend United	46	14	8	24	55	68	-13	50
20	AFC Wimbledon	46	13	11	22	42	63	-21	50
21	Plymouth Argyle	46	13	11	22	56	80	-24	50
R	Walsall	46	12	11	23	49	71	-22	47
R	Scunthorpe United	46	12	10	24	53	83	-30	46
R	Bradford City	46	11	8	27	49	77	-28	41

Play-Offs
Semi-Finals
Charlton Athletic 2-1 1-2 (2-3 AET) (4-4 agg) 4-3p Doncaster Rovers
Portsmouth 0-1 0-0 (0-1 agg) Sunderland

Final
Charlton Athletic 2-1 Sunderland

Tie-breakers:
1) Points
2) Goal difference
3) Number of goals scored
4) Head-to-head results

League One Stats
Most goals
Player, Team: Goals (Penalties)
James Collins, Luton Town: 25 (6)
Tom Eaves, Gillingham: 21 (1)
John Marquis, Doncaster Rovers: 21 (2)
Lyle Taylor, Charlton Athletic: 21 (8)
Ian Henderson, Rochdale: 20 (5)
Freddie Ladapo, Plymouth Argyle: 18 (0)
Kieffer Moore, Barnsley: 17 (1)
Ched Evans, Fleetwood Town: 17 (4)
Ivan Toney, Peterborough United: 16 (0)
Jonson Clarke-Harris, Bristol Rovers/Coventry City: 16 (3)

Most assists
Player, Team: Assists

Marcus Maddison, Peterborough United: 15
Graham Carey, Plymouth Argyle: 10
Ashley Hunter, Fleetwood Town: 10
Alex Mowatt, Barnsley: 9
James Coppinger, Doncaster Rovers: 8
Ronan Curtis, Portsmouth: 8
Greg Docherty, Shrewsbury Town: 8
Jamal Lowe, Portsmouth: 8
Jack Stacey, Luton Town: 8
Lyle Taylor, Charlton Athletic: 8

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