Jorge Teixeira’s last-gasp winner gave Charlton three valuable points as they came from behind to beat Birmingham 2-1 at the Valley.
However important the victory, the game will be remembered for protesting Charlton fans throwing stress balls on to the pitch in the first five seconds of the match.
This latest stunt was another attempt to oust owner Roland Duchatelet and direct their anger towards the Belgian regime.
Here are five things we learned…
Igor Vetokele is vital in this relegation battle
The Angola international has had a hugely frustrating season with injuries, but he’s been unplayable when fully-fit.
Starting his first game since January, Vetokele gave former Charlton defender Michael Morrison a horrid afternoon.
His hold-up play was excellent and the relentless pressure to not allow a Birmingham player any time on the ball was commendable.
In recent News Shopper exclusives, Karel Fraeye and Ricardo Vaz Te have echoed the same words: “Vetokele is key for Charlton”. Yesterday proved that they’re not wrong.
The win keeps the Addicks alive
With Rotherham and Fulham winning, a draw for Charlton would’ve seen them EIGHT points from safety with seven games remaining.
It would’ve been too much ground to make up, especially with the likes of promotion-chasing Derby, Brighton and Burnley still to play in the upcoming weeks.
Charlton’s game against Ipswich on Tuesday is arguably their biggest of the season - the Tractor Boys have only won once in five matches so the Addicks need to be ruthless.
Nick Pope is making that number one spot his own
Stephen Henderson watched on from the bench yesterday after missing the last five games through injury.
During his absence, Pope has deputised and his impressive performances mean that Jose Riga should keep faith in him.
After Teixeira’s goal, Birmingham pumped two looping balls into the box, both which Pope came out and claimed with ease - something we may not have seen last season.
The errors seem to be a thing of the past now and the 23-year-old is genuinely looking like Charlton’s first-choice goalkeeper.
Charlton fans don’t want to see their team lose
Duchatelet accused fans of wanting the team to lose following the South Londoners’ win over Middlesbrough three weeks ago.
Throughout the game, notably in the second-half, the Valley faithful never stopped singing their hearts out.
Each corner was chanted like a goal as fans knew something was coming and their belief definitely lifted the players.
As soon as the stress balls were cleared from the pitch, a resounding “Valley Floyd Road” was belted out, just to remind the Belgian owner that Charlton fans will always back the team.
Ademola Lookman has to play from the start
News Shopper has said it before, along with 20,000-odd Charlton fans that the highly-rated youngster has to feature more regularly.
Yesterday, he was introduced at half-time, replacing Yun Suk-young who failed to offer anything in the first 45 minutes.
Playing on the left wing, Lookman stretched and changed the game - his pace was too much for the Birmingham back-line to handle.
He gave the Addicks something different and Lookman, along with Johann Berg Gudmundsson, offers creativity which is desperately lacking in this Charlton team.
Ipswich are an aggressive side but the academy starlet has to play from the start on Tuesday - and until the end of the season.
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