by Fans are furious after seeing what Illan Meslier did moments after making the ‘worst goalkeeping mistake of the season’.
Leeds United were destined to take all three points against Sunderland, until a moment of madness after falling from a goal behind.
Joel Piroe canceled out Chris Rigg’s goal before Junior Firpo gave his side the lead.
In the 97th minute, Alan Browne pounced on a loose ball and helped it into the penalty area via a deflection from Firpo.
Without any pressure, Meslier seemingly misjudged the bounce, conceding the ball deep into stoppage time.
Sunderland bizarrely took a point in the closing stages to stay top of the championship.
After the final whistle, Meslier and Sunderland boss Regis Le Bris shared a warm embrace after their time together at Lorient.
The French goalkeeper smiled and joked with Le Bris, which angered fans, including many Leeds supporters.
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People couldn’t believe his reaction after he made a shocking mistake.
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To which a Leeds supporter replied: “My head is on f**king march. A great atmosphere, a great day, all ruined by one idiotic moment. Absolute sh*t”
A third added: “How the f**k is he laughing about it!! Shocking mistake!!”
Another commented: “I’ve noticed. It won’t go down well with the Leeds fans. Many will be angry and see this as a slap in the face.”
After the match, Le Bris jumped to Meslier’s defense but expressed his delight at claiming a point.
“I’m disappointed for him,” he said. “I love this boy and I also love the goalkeeper. Anyone on the pitch can make a mistake. For a goalkeeper and an attacker, the consequences are very important when you make a big mistake. It happened today, we are happy for it the end result because it was a tough match against a strong team.”
The 48-year-old added: “It remains difficult because when you make mistakes like this you are disappointed for him. I can’t say anything. We only talked about the action and said that the ball changed direction when it hit the ground hit.” And it was surprising: happy for me, but not so happy for him.”
