A touching moment.. They stopped the ball and lined up in an honorary corridor to salute a player who defeated cancer.. (Video)

The touching and beautiful moments took place at Johan Cruyff Stadium in the Dutch capital, Amsterdam, when the player of the Excelsior Maslows team, who is active in the third division, Devin Blank, received an unforgettable greeting after his colleagues and the players of their rival Ajax Amsterdam lined up in an honorary corridor the moment he entered as a substitute in the confrontation that brought the two teams together. Last Wednesday, in the round of 16 of the Dutch Cup, to salute him after he had been absent from the stadiums for nearly a year due to cancer, in an impressive scene.

The 20-year-old entered the field in the 89th minute when his team lost 9-0, but his substitution was for the surprise that his teammates prepared for him with the opposing team after Blanc defeated the cancer he had diagnosed in the fibula. On the background of his complaint of leg pain.

Devin Blank said in a press statement after the end of the match that he was sitting on the bench and that his coach had made 4 changes by the 89th minute and then thought that he would not participate, and said: “He has already made four changes and I thought I would not enter, fortunately, the coach did not forget me. Only now did I realize this gesture.

Fantastisch gebaar: spelers Ajax en teamgenoten Excelsior Maassluis maken een erehaag voor de terugkerende Devin Plank 🙏 pic.twitter.com/CFW22K6o2R

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