Southampton midfielder, Shea Charles has hailed their 2-1 comeback victory over Middlesbrough to reach the Championship Play-Off Final as an “incredible” result.
Charles curled in a 116th-minute extra-time winner to complete the Saints’ 2-1 aggregate comeback win over Middlesbrough, after Ross Stewart’s header cancelled out Riley McGree’s fifth-minute strike.
“It’s hard to put into words really, it was just an incredible night, you know, a really good game of football and a long one as well, so thankfully we came out on top in the end.” reflected the 22-year-old midfielder to the club’s website as he felt the adrenaline of his match-winning strike.
“It was incredible, I really wanted to knee slide or belly slide, but I couldn’t, I actually couldn’t! I just fell and then I just got piled on, so Breezy had to help me get up.
“It was just an incredible moment and then we still had maybe five or six minutes to defend, and the boys at the back did incredible.”
Charles proceeded to praise his teammates for their role in the comeback win and squad unity amidst the spygate scandal engulfing the club behind the scenes.
“We’ve got a really good squad, the depth is incredible really and we’ve worked so well. Whether you’re starting games, coming on and affecting the game that way, everyone’s just doing their role and with that together as a team, it’s just been working so well, so, you know, credit to all the boys.”
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