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The goalkeeper was guilty of a mistake which cost his team dearly this Friday, October 4 in the evening.
What really happened this Friday evening, October 4 on the pitch of the Stadium of Light in Sunderland? The local team hosted Leeds for a second division match in the English football championship. And in the 97th minute, the men from Yorkshire, who play the leading roles this season, finally conceded the equalizer with a very unusual goal.
A big blunder, it seems, from their French goalkeeper Illan Meslier. On a header from one of his partners, the ball slips between his gloves (and between his legs) to die in the back of the net, causing the equalizer and the madness of the local public.
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A great blunder? Possible yes. The native of Lorient, ex-Espoirs international and at Leeds since 2020, was very marked. “Illan, after that, is the saddest in the locker room,” testified his coach Daniel Farke after the match, in comments notably relayed by So Foot. “He’s pretty much in tears. Nobody wants to hear any words after that.”
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And the coach then said that one of Illan Meslier’s teammates had clarified the situation: Pascal Struijk came to see me and told me that he had never seen anything like this. He said the ball bounced and went the other way because there was a mark on the field. I can’t tell you if that’s the case because I wasn’t on the ground, but Pascal was probably in the best position to see. If so, it’s incredibly unlucky. To lose these points like this, it’s heartbreaking, it’s horrible. It’s sad for our boys.”
