Figueroa signing off with a flourish

THOMAS SORENSEN faced two significant shots in the final 20 minutes of this hugely entertaining Battle of Britannia – one sublime, one abject.

The latter was Hugo Rodallega’s weak 90th-minute penalty – the third consecutive spot-kick the Dane has repelled – and the sublime was Maynor Figueroa’s audacious 61-yard chip.

“Obviously it is never great to be beaten from that distance, but you have to credit his awareness and his strike was unbelievable, I don’t think I have seen a strike like that for years,” said the Stoke goalkeeper.