This Saturday afternoon, during the meeting between Crystal Palace and Millwall, Jean-Philippe Mateta was struck very violently by the opposing goalkeeper. From the eighth minute of this fifth round of the FA Cup, the French striker was the victim of a suicide bomber from Liam Roberts. Which was excluded after the intervention of the Var.
An action reminiscent of the Harald Schumacher attack on Patrick Battiston, during the 1982 World Cup semi-final between the French team and Germany. “It's terrible. What we know for the moment is that he has a notch behind the ear and a head injury ”reacted the president of the Eagles, Steve Parish, at halftime.
Mateta, more fear than harm
“I looked at the age of the goalkeeper, he is 30 years oldcontinued the leader of the club based in South Norwood. This is the most unconscious exit that I have never seen on a football field. He must question himself because he endangers the life of a colleague with a gesture like this. It's hard for me to talk about the match because we are worried about him. It is a terrible outing. I never have nothing to do with such. »»
After the meeting, Jean-Philippe Mateta was transported to the hospital. More fear than harm for the former Player of Olympique Lyonnais, who had the stitches in the ear according to The team.
