Michael Beale: Seny Dieng equaliser sums up ‘crazy’ game

Queens Park Rangers boss Michael Beale thinks a dramatic stoppage-time equaliser from goalkeeper Seny Dieng at Sunderland summed up a “crazy game” at the Stadium of Light.

Beale watched his side fight back from two goals down to claim a point courtesy of late heroics, capped by Dieng becoming the first QPR goalkeeper to find the net.

Sunderland, unbeaten in three league games since returning to the Sky Bet Championship, went ahead in the 31st minute when Ross Stewart converted a rebound after Dieng had stopped Dan Neil’s effort.

Nine minutes later Stewart’s strike partner Ellis Simms, on loan from Everton, hit a deserved second when he poked a low finish beyond the visiting goalkeeper.

But after the restart QPR battled away and created more chances, only for Sunderland to stand tall until Ilias Chair curled in a precise free-kick inside Anthony Patterson’s top left corner with three minutes remaining.

And after Patterson had denied Sinclair Armstrong an equaliser, up went Dieng for a corner. The Swiss-born Senegalese goalkeeper saw a first header blocked and when the second delivery came in he was still there to head in.

Beale said: “On the amount of chances we created, good opportunities, I thought I would be talking about a lack of quality coming in here. We had Albert Adomah’s header, Lyndon Dykes’ chance, Jimmy Dunne’s …

“At half-time we had honest words, told them to live more dangerously, we played on the front foot and Ilias scores a great goal. We had that massive moment with Sinclair Armstrong and I thought the moment had gone but Seny had other plans. It was a great goal followed by a great save.

“When Seny went up an assistant said ‘are you happy?’ I said ‘I am not going to bring him back. When the goalkeeper