Victim of a shock at the head of rare violence, Jean-Philippe Mateta was evacuated on a stretcher this Saturday afternoon. The French striker of Crystal Palace, out of the field under respiratory assistance, received the full force of the foot of the goalkeeper of Millwall (D2) during the knockout stages of the England Cup.
At the start of the match, the Millwall Liam Roberts goalkeeper came out of his surface at full speed, foot forward. Very late on the action, he then struck the head of Jean-Philippe Mateta, who collapsed. The goalkeeper was expelled for this extremely dangerous gesture, which recalls the shock received by Patrick Battiston against Harald Schumacher in July 1982 in the semi-finals of the World Cup.
Jean-Philippe Mateta, 27, was treated for several minutes on the lawn. Placed under respiratory assistance, before being evacuated on a stretcher, he received the cheers of the public. An ambulance awaited him outside the stadium, according to the BBC, which has not given more details for the moment on its state of health.
For this extremely dangerous and in no way mastered gesture, the Millwall goalkeeper was, therefore, excluded after … Var intervention. Jean-Philippe Mateta, silver medalist at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games with France, had a very good start to the year with Crystal Palace. Since the beginning of January, he has already scored eight goals.