Yeah but he also didn’t die did he
This challenge looks even worse, but we barely heard anything about it because it wasn’t a black goalkeeper who did it
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Mateta survived a similar 2025 challenge by Millwall GK Liam Roberts (25 stitches, discharged same day). It was widely covered as reckless/life-endangering. Greater attention to Owono stems from the fatal outcome.
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