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Galatasaray youngster's inspiring moment of sportsmanship

March 27, 2019 18:58 IST
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IMAGE: Galatasaray's Under-14 team celebrate. Photograph Courtesy: Galatasaray/Twitter

The captain of Galatasaray's Under-14 team has earned praise with a rare act of sportsmanship as he deliberately missed a penalty following what he believed was a wrong call by the referee.

 

Beknaz Almazbekov, Galatasaray's 13-year-old captain, dribbled inside from the left and fell down under pressure from an Istanbulspor defender in the box.

The referee gave a penalty, but Almazbekov disagreed.

With his team already winning 1-0, he rejected the opportunity to double their lead and intentionally kicked the ball out of play. The match took place on March 24.

Almazbekov's side went on to beat Istanbulspor 3-0.

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