GALATASARAY’s goalkeeper Fernando Muslera has been praised for his incredible, injury-saving gesture to Besiktas’ Valentin Rosier.
Rosier was inches away from colliding with the goalpost, but Muslera’s heroic intervention saved the day with fans calling it “humanity at its finest.”
Twitter @sportbibleBoth players chased the ball that was passed by Besiktas’ Ante Rebic[/caption]
Twitter @sportbibleMoments later Fernando Muslera pushed away Valentin Rosier who was heading for the goalpost[/caption]
Shot stopper Muslera spared Rosier the pain of smashing into the post during the Istanbul derby on Saturday.
Besiktas’ Ante Rebic dropped the ball into Galatasaray’s penalty area with Muslera and Rosier racing to reach it.
The ball bobbled off the pitch and during his slide to snatch the ball, Rosier could not stop himself and was heading straight for the goalpost.
But Muslera came to the rescue as he rushed for the ball and, after it passed him, he pushed the French star away to prevent him from hitting sticks.
The Uruguayan goalie was praised for his sportsmanship by fans on social media after the game.
One fan said: “Good sportsmanship, humanity at its finest.”
Another put: “Real human.”
While a third added: “Great keeper, even better human being.”
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And fourth said: “The definition of sportsmanship. Awesome.”
The Super Lig derby ended with a 2-1 victory for Galatasaray who are top of the table with an eight-point lead.
Besiktas’ defeat, however, means they still remain on 16 points and sit third in the league just one point behind rivals Adana.