{"id":149211,"date":"2022-01-10T08:27:37","date_gmt":"2022-01-10T08:27:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=149211"},"modified":"2022-01-10T08:27:37","modified_gmt":"2022-01-10T08:27:37","slug":"dead-footballer-scores-goal-in-coffin-as-teammates-bid-emotional-farewell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/dead-footballer-scores-goal-in-coffin-as-teammates-bid-emotional-farewell\/","title":{"rendered":"Dead footballer \u2018scores\u2019 goal in coffin as teammates bid emotional farewell"},"content":{"rendered":"

Teammates of a dead footballer celebrated his memory after they let him score one final goal on the pitch before he was buried. <\/p>\n

Jaime Escandar died in the final days of 2021 but his pals with Chilean side Aparicion de Paine wanted to celebrate the life of the goal scoring forward.<\/p>\n

His former teammates arranged for him to score a goal from his coffin as a farewell tribute to his striking prowess on January 3.<\/p>\n

They positioned his coffin in the six-yard box and a teammate passed the ball to Escandar\u2019s coffin so it would rebound into the net for his final goal.<\/p>\n

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The tribute was watched by dozens of onlookers who cheered enthusiastically as he scored for the last time.<\/p>\n

Some fans even let off fireworks while friends dressed in Aparicion\u2019s green shirt knelt and hugged the coffin draped with the team\u2019s colours.<\/p>\n

The video was filmed in Huelquen, on the outskirts of the capital Santiago, and quickly went viral with sites across Latin America, highlighting the passion and devotion shown by fans.<\/p>\n

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