Late Le Fee penalty sees Sunderland snatch point at Brentford

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/brentford/xYe7DwID/"]Brentford[/a]’s unbeaten start to the season was immediately under threat when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ballard-daniel/b7is4eSG/"]Daniel Ballard[/a] lashed a volley into the bottom corner, but the goal was disallowed as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sunderland/WSzc94ws/"]Sunderland[/a] debutant [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/danso-kevin/z1MBQMNN/"]Kevin Danso[/a] was standing in an offside position.[/p][p]The Black Cats were the better side in the first half, and came close to scoring again when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/le-fee-enzo/hC5yfF2A/"]Enzo Le Fée[/a]’s shot from the edge of the box hit the post.[/p][p]For their part, Brentford surprisingly offered little threat on home soil, with their best chances coming in quick succession during the eight minutes of added time as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ouattara-dango/GvqREHp3/"]Dango Ouattara[/a] headed across goal before [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lewis-potter-keane/UyeRftbc/"]Keane Lewis-Potter[/a]’s goalbound header was blocked by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mukiele-nordi/MoObMvb7/"]Nordi Mukiele[/a].[/p][image alt="Match stats" id="32540024-7eb0-408b-b15d-3d9a5c7ddad6" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="ab365c34-5828-4c55-b3dd-f1bcb96398eb" original-width="2160" original-height="2702" /][p]The Bees made three changes at half time and were instantly much better in the second half, with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rodriguez-thiago/MmJb4MzQ/"]Igor Thiago[/a] testing [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/roefs-robin/Ao7TtUZn/"]Robin Roefs[/a] with a header early on.[/p][p][b]Then, before the hour mark, they found the breakthrough through [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/janelt-vitaly/pSeiTOw5/"]Vitaly Janelt[/a], who rifled a half-volley into the top corner after Mukiele failed to clear [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/damsgaard-mikkel/WIxH5hxa/"]Mikkel Damsgaard[/a]’s cross.[/b][/p][p]Lewis-Potter should have doubled Brentford’s advantage when he shot into the ground, but the ball bounced narrowly over the bar.[/p][p]The hosts did find the back of the net shortly after, but [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/anthony-jaidon/EHAUhN9R/"]Jaidon Anthony[/a] was denied his first goal for the club when he poked the ball home after Roefs had two hands on it.[/p][p]Sunderland grew back into the game though and substitute [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/isidor-wilson/veOg2tx3/"]Wilson Isidor[/a] was causing problems. His powerful free-kick was well-saved by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kelleher-caoimhin/4S8JqWN0/"]Caoimhin Kelleher[/a], then was too much for Lewis-Potter as the Brentford man wrestled him down in the area for a Black Cats penalty.[/p][p][b]Le Fée stepped up and sent Kelleher the wrong way, coolly slotting into the bottom corner.[/b][/p][image alt="Momentum" id="3d97b809-970b-41d4-a976-ad37b4c5ecab" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="2220f409-7e08-48ca-84bd-28731b4c4e0e" original-width="2160" original-height="2702" /][p]That late rally earned Sunderland their fourth point of the season after three matches. Brentford remain unbeaten (W1, D2), but will be disappointed to drop two points so late on.[/p][p][b]Flashscore Man of the Match: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/janelt-vitaly/pSeiTOw5/"]Vitaly Janelt[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/brentford/xYe7DwID/"]Brentford[/a])[/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/brentford-xYe7DwID/sunderland-WSzc94ws/?mid=25c1yohJ"]Get all the match stats here with Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p]