Benjamin Sesko's Comeback Goal and Frustration

Benjamin Sesko marked his return from injury with a goal – and a grimace.

His strike looked set to cap a successful comeback and drag his side over the line, only for a stoppage-time sucker punch to rip the win away. The final whistle brought no celebration, just a knot of frustration.

Speaking to MUTV, the 23-year-old did not bother to hide it.

"We're very disappointed of course because we were very close [to winning] and yet so far," Sesko admitted. "To concede a goal like that in the last minute, it's painful for everyone because everyone was giving everything to try and win the game. Every single person here wants that. In the moments like this where a last shot decides it, it's very painful."

The goal itself matters. Sesko has had his pre-season shredded by fitness problems, his rhythm broken before the campaign truly began. Strikers live off timing and confidence; both have been in short supply for him in recent weeks.

This, then, felt like a step back towards himself.

He moved sharply, finished cleanly, and for a while his name on the scoresheet looked like the decisive detail of the afternoon. Instead, it became a footnote to a late collapse that left the dressing room flat.

Sesko, though, tried to drag the conversation back towards the bigger picture.

"For me, it's the best feeling when I'm scoring, especially for the club like that," he said. "When I can provide the goals and the points for the team – it's my job at the end of the day. It's nice to be back with the team to experience all the games again. Of course I wish today that we had won, but we can't change that."

He knows what his role is. Goals, points, presence. The finish showed those instincts are still sharp, even if the legs are still catching up after weeks of disruption.

So the focus turns to response, not regret.

"It's really important to take everything as positive even when it's not the best option from today," Sesko insisted. "To see the game in a good light, to try and improve and focus for the next game."

The late blow will sting for a while. His return to the scoresheet suggests he does not plan on letting it define the weeks ahead.