Mesik Scores Late Equalizer as Charlton Draw 2-2 at Burnley

Charlton Athletic secured a 2-2 draw against Burnley at Turf Moor after Ivan Mesik scored a 96th-minute equalizer in the English Championship. The result denied Burnley a home league victory after Jacob Bruun Larsen and Largie Ramazani had put the hosts ahead.

According to Sky Sports, Jacob Bruun Larsen opened the scoring in the 36th minute before Kayne Ramsay leveled for Charlton after a corner was not cleared. Ramazani restored Burnley's lead in the 57th minute with his second goal of the season.

Mesik, introduced as a substitute, struck across Gregoire Coudert in the sixth minute of stoppage time to claim his first goal for Charlton. The late finish prevented Burnley from recording consecutive Championship wins after their 4-0 victory at Watford.

Burnley manager Nicky Hayen said his team controlled most of the contest but failed to protect the advantage late in the match.

"For 95 minutes and 40 seconds we were winning our duels and blocking shots, but the game lasted 96 minutes. We already had an example of this against Derby. We have lost four points in 10 seconds.

That is frustrating because in a brutal league like this, four points are really important. I'm not going to fingerpoint anyone today. We have to analyse all the goals we have conceded in stoppage time and how we can manage that better.

There were also a lot of positives today. At the moment we are also in a situation where we don't have the luck. It would have been a really important win, especially as we have Wolves on Friday.

It still can be a positive week if we can win that game. I'm feeling sad also because the players deserved the win. It was not the same performance as Watford, we were not cool enough.

At the start of each half the players were in overdrive, but it is because they were trying to do it too well. When we played on our quality, we created chances and scored two good goals," said Nicky Hayen, Burnley manager.

Hayen added that Burnley had created opportunities but needed better game management after conceding in added time.

"We were excellent. In the first half we had less control, but had really clear-cut chances to have taken the lead," said Nathan Jones, Charlton Athletic manager.

Jones said Charlton adjusted their approach at halftime and continued to create opportunities during the match.

"At half-time we reiterated the game plan. The only disappointing thing after controlling the early stages and scoring was that from a counter-attack we allowed them to go through us. We've had four big chances.

We outpassed them and outworked hard. I'm really proud of the performance. We should have scored more and we definitely shouldn't have conceded the goals we did," said Nathan Jones, Charlton Athletic manager.

Jones also addressed his reaction after Mesik's late goal secured the point for Charlton.

"I was getting dog's abuse from one individual behind the technical area, so I just wanted to let them know it is never over after Mesik's goal," said Nathan Jones, Charlton Athletic manager.

The Charlton manager said his side missed chances that could have changed the final score.

"We just didn't have the quality, that they probably have, to take our chances. If we did then we'd have probably won that minimum 4-2," said Nathan Jones, Charlton Athletic manager.