Three minutes into stoppage time Noah Sadiki hurdled a set of advertising hoardings, sprinted across a running track and hurled himself towards the ecstatic Sunderland fans.
Just as those supporters’ long-awaited party in Portugal had looked in peril of falling a little flat, the Democratic Republic of the Congo midfielder capitalised on excellent work from Enzo Le Fée and Granit Xhaka to half-volley an eye-catching first goal for Régis Le Bris’s side.
