Last minute victory after deficit
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This last-minute victory can be worth hundreds of million euros: the AFC Sunderland has made it to the Premier League. The team won the Playoffs final against Sheffield United in the sold-out Wembleystadion in London 2-1. Tom Watson scored the decisive goal in added time (90.+5).
Tyrese Campbell initially gave Sheffield in the 25th minute, Eliezer Mayenda equalized in the 76th minute. Shortly before the end of the game, Watson then struck and brought the traditional club crashed into the third league for the first time since the 2016/17 season to the Premier League. The Black Cats had only ended the regular championship season with 14 points less than the blades that have now been beaten.
The crucial game for promotion to the Premier League is often referred to as a “million game” or “most valuable game in football”. As the sports financial analyst Deloitte once calculated, the leap into the English elite league will be equivalent to an increase in sales of at least 135 million pounds in the next three seasons, the equivalent of 158.5 million euros. This amount could increase to £ 265 million for over five years if the association avoids relegation in its first season.