Bolton Wanderers wasted little time in announcing their retained list not long after the League One season came to an end.
30.04.2022 - 18:47 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Stephen Crainey felt Dion Charles' second strike for Bolton Wanderers in the victory over his Fleetwood Town side was a 'freak' strike and a 'suckerpunch' in the League One final day encounter.
Wanderers went behind thanks to a brilliant finish from Barry Baggley, but the hosts struck back before half-time thanks to Charles ending a goalscoring drought which run until mid-February with a low strike.
Declan John then put the hosts in front with a great low finish after the break, before Joe Garner levelled from a corner to put the Cod Army back on level terms.
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Charles scored from 45 yards with a slide tackle which ended up lofting over goalkeeper Alex Cairns and into the back of the net to give Wanderers the lead again.
Jon Dadi Bodvarsson then scored with the final kick of the game as they secured a ninth placed finish with a 4-2 victory after Portsmouth suffered defeat at the hands of Sheffield Wednesday, while the Cod Army secured their League One status despite losing at the University of Bolton Stadium.
Charles' second strike came from a forceful slide tackle on Callum Camps near th centre circle, which ended up looping over Cod Army stopper Cairns and into the goal.
Fleetwood boss Crainey admitted he has never seen a goal like that before and claimed it was a 'suckerpunch' in the encounter, as he revealed mixed emotions at losing a game but also keeping their League One status after Gillingham were relegated following the loss to Rotherham United.
Speaking after the game, Crainey said: "It's mixed emotions and obviously disappointed to lose the game first and foremost. We came here with a gameplan and I believed
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