A match in South Africa witnessed a strange goal, which sparked a great deal of controversy on social media, and drew the attention of the international media.
That match was held on Tuesday, December 27, and brought together the Vanda and Isethimbio teams in an amateur tournament in South Africa.
And according to a video clip that was very popular on the communication sites, the ball was in the possession of one of the Isithambio players in the opposing team's half.
During the lost time of the match, the player left the ball in his possession and lay on the ground, then the rest of his teammates followed him, as all the players fell on their backs, except for the goalkeeper.
In the meantime, one of Vanda's players controlled the ball, covered the entire distance towards the Isithambio goal, passed among all the players lying on the ground, and put the ball into the net, scoring his team's only goal. In the background of the video, a sound of laughter was heard on the match field.
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And the television lenses monitored a smile on the face of the goalkeeper who received the goal, which surprised the media, who failed to find an explanation for this behavior or to identify the reasons that prompted the Istimbio team to do so.
And the Spanish newspaper "Marca" saw that the winning team wanted to give its opponent an honorary goal, which is the only explanation that we can understand, according to the newspaper.
It is noteworthy that this match ended with Isithambio defeating his counterpart Vanda 3-1, so that the team renewed its victory in the first leg 3-0, and the total score settled at 6-1.