A Reddit user on r/soccer spotted this solid moment of sportsmanship from Wednesday's AFC Cup game between Al Wihdat of Jordan and Al Nahda of Oman.
Al Wihdat's Mahmoud Za'tara was one-on-one with the goalie with his team leading by 2-0 late in the second half, and he had a chance to score an easy goal. But right before he got the ball Al Nahda's Daniel Odafin went down with an injury.
It is customary to put the ball out of play when an opponent gets hurt, but it is certainly not required, and Za'tara could have went ahead and scored.
Instead, Za'tara kicked the ball toward the sideline:
Za'tara's opponents thanked him after he put it out of play:
Odafin eventually stayed in the game:
The full video:
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