Smashing in a scrappy goal in stoppage-time, Haji Wright and Coventry celebrated as the American finalized their thrilling second half comeback.
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Coventry defeats Luton Town 3-2Club completes brilliant three-goal comebackUSMNT's Wright scores last-gasp winnerFollow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱WHAT HAPPENED?
USMNT winger Haji Wright was the hero for Coventry City Saturday afternoon, with the winger scoring a crucial winner in second half stoppage-time to defeat Luton Town 3-2. The strike, a scrappy tap-in, helped complete their stunning three-goal comeback after going down 2-0 to start the match.
His fifth goal of the season, Wright found the back of the net for the second-straight match, after bagging a goal on Oct. 22 in a 1-1 draw with QPR.
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Speaking after the match with Sky Sports Football, Wright was thrilled with the goal, despite the sloppy nature of it. "I don't really care as long as they go in. It was an important goal for us, you know, we were working throughout the 90 minutes to get a result like this, and for it to happen this way is amazing."
Asked if he felt a momentum shift in the second half, the U.S. international replied "Yeah, 100 percent," while adding "Even our play in the first half gave us a bit of confidence, we knew we were creating chances and it was just a matter of time before we took one."
With Saturday's victory, Coventry climbed out of the relegation zone in the championship after a poor start to the season, a campaign that Wright deemed "frustrating."
"We still have loads of new players and our team's quite young, so, we're still trying to find that gel, to find that perfect tempo to play at and we're still finding our feet a bit, but today was a great result."
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In every single match Wright has scored in this season, Coventry have claimed a result. Saturday was also the 26-year-old's second stoppage-time winner of the year, with his first coming on Aug. 16 against Oxford United.
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and Wright are back in action on Nov. 2 against Middlesbrough in Championship action. They'll be searching for the second-straight victory after Saturday's heroic comeback.
