A jag into the penalty area from the right flank, dancing feet taking him away from two defenders, and a left-foot shot whipped into the bottom far corner. Amad's goal kept Sunderland's play-off hopes alive as the Black Cats showed strength of character to come from behind to defeat a Birmingham City side that, while bumping along in 17th place, arrived at the Stadium of Light on the back of a four-game unbeaten run.
Grit and determination too, as Sunderland survived the final 12 minutes of the match a man light after Dennis Cirkin was shown a red card for a second bookable offence almost as soon as his side had taken the lead. In the first half, Sunderland's promising start had petered out and a defensive error allowed the impressive Tahith Chong to set up George Hall for the opening goal.
But Trai Hume levelled things up in injury time at the end of the first period with his first goal for the club, heading in from close range after Danny Batth and Patrick Roberts had kept the ball in the danger area following a corner, and that set the stage for Amad to complete the turnaround. Afterwards, Tony Mowbray continued to tread a fine line between keeping a lid on expectations - pointing out that going straight from League One and into the Championship play-offs extends way beyond his first-season remit - and keeping the fire burning for the fans and the players with just four games remaining.
