Darren Bent converted a penalty in the fourth minute of stoppage time to give Sunderland a dramatic 1-0 victory over Manchester City in the Premier League on Sunday.
After City dominated the opening 45 minutes, Bent capped a second-half fightback by converting his spot-kick, having just been hauled down by defender Micah Richards in front of goal.
City was left to rue a glaring miss by Carlos Tevez in the early stages of the match, with the Argentine forward firing high over an open goal after being played in by midfielder Yaya Toure.
Roberto Mancini's City side failed to take advantage of their grip on the game, while the home side made the most of its opportunity despite losing striker Fraizer Campbell with what looked a serious injury.
Sunderland manager Steve Bruce said: ''I'm delighted. It was a great performance from us.
''Today every one of them stuck at it, did their jobs properly. Of course, we rode our luck a little bit with the Tevez miss - I don't think he will ever miss a chance like that again - but we are due some.''
Mancini said: ''We had the chance with Carlos, but we had another three or four situations where we could have scored a goal in the first half. But that's football. You must play until the last second.''
The Italian coach sent out a team which cost around 180 million pounds ($280 million) to assemble and was able to name seven men on the bench valued at around half that amount.
Bruce's starting XI cost less than half the figure paid out for the visiting team's substitutes, a measure of the gulf between the relative spending powers of the two clubs.
However, a combination of poor finishing and good goalkeeping meant Sunderland went in at the break with their clean sheet intact.
City looked certain to score when Yaya Toure charged down Kieran Richardson's shot and then set off on a powerhouse run upfield which left the full-back and Lee Cattermole trailing in his wake. He might have passed early, but instead drew keeper Simon Mignolet before squaring for Tevez.
The Argentine had the goal at his mercy, but contrived to scoop his shot high over the bar.
Tevez might have made amends 13 minutes later after latching on to Richardson's misplaced pass, but Michael Turner did just enough to deflect the ball wide. A fine save from Mignolet then denied Yaya Toure after James Milner's free-kick was allowed to reach him unmarked at the far post.
The half ended in worrying fashion for the home side with Campbell following his team-mates into the dressing room on a stretcher after a tangle of legs with Richards.
Bruce was forced into a reshuffle at the break with Campbell unable to continue and Turner failing to re-appear, Danny Welbeck and Phil Bardsley taking their places.
However, it was his side which resumed with the greater endeavour and the focus of the game was very much on Joe Hart's goal.
The City keeper had to punch clear as Bent rounded on Vincent Kompany's mistimed defensive header, and he then clawed Ahmed Elmohamady's wind-assisted cross clear as it threatened to sneak in at his near post.
For the first time in the game, City was coming under sustained pressure, and Welbeck slashed wildly over with 68 minutes gone.
The drama came right at the end and when referee Mike Dean pointed to the spot after Richards had prevented Bent from reaching Elmohamady's cross, the striker made no mistake as City conceded a goal for the first time this season.
