Watch: Galatasaray youngster Beknaz Almazbekov deliberately misses penalty after outrageous dive to win spot-kick
Sports and sportsmanship. Two words which don’t correlate perhaps as much as you might expect.
The current age of football can be a bleak realm at times; one in which diving has become the norm as well as flashing imaginary cards and hurling abuse at referees.
Indeed, the most sportsmanship you’re likely to see on a football pitch at the moment is the begrudging pass to an opposing goalkeeper after a player is stretchered off injured.
And even that can be a luxury at times.
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So we are here to give you a brief reprieve from the nightmare of sporting reality with this video of Galatasaray under-14s captain Beknaz Almazbekov.
Initially, Almazbekov hardly covered himself in glory as he collapsed under no contact from a Istanbulspor player inside the opposition penalty area.
To everyone’s shock, the referee pointed to the spot. With Istanbulspor bracing themselves to concede, Almazbekov had a moment of moral clarity and deliberately missed his spot-kick.
Watch the incident above and have your say on the poll.