And suddenly the sky fell on his head. Friday evening, Illan Meslier and Leeds came very close to signing a superb operation on the field of Sunderland, which they would have joined in first place in the Championship table in the event of victory. The Peacocks were leading at the start of added time, and it was just coming to an end when the improbable happened.
The Black Cats seemed to have wasted their last ammunition following a long free kick that was not very well negotiated. All Meslier had to do was grab a seemingly innocuous ball. But the French goalkeeper completely missed his exit, failing to catch the ball, which ended up in the back of the net. While the Stadium of Light celebrated this unexpected equalization in the 90th +7 (2-2), the former Bleuet, in disbelief, first pointed at the field, as if to designate a clod of earth at the origin of ‘a false rebound. Then he left the pitch in tears.
“I’m disappointed for him, I like the boy and the goalkeeper“, explained to Sky Sports Régis Le Bris, who rubbed shoulders with the 24-year-old goalkeeper at the Lorient training center. And who, as Sunderland coach, however, should not have been too unhappy with this twist of fate.
