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Asian Cup closing hat-trick hero blows followers minds with magic trick after scoring

Qatar striker Akram Afif blew followers’ minds by performing a magic trick after scoring within the closing of the Asian Cup.

The host nation and Jordan have been going through off for the precise to be topped champions of Asia. The event has produced a stunning finale, with the likes of Japan, South Korea and Iran throwing in the towel.

And there was a shock of a unique form after Qatar took the lead with a penalty halfway by the primary half on the Lusail Stadium. After Afif crashed the ball house, the ahead all of a sudden reached into his socks and pulled out a card with what seemed to be an image of himself on it.

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Holding it as much as a close-by TV digicam, the image all of a sudden vanished and was changed by the letter S, leaving followers in awe. Many simply responded with the phrase “wow” whereas others had been curious as to what the S stood for, with some suggesting it was a tribute to his spouse.

One fan joked: “Imagine if it failed.” A second hailed: “This is beautiful.” A 3rd identified: “The slow mo of the highlight package ruined it wtf [laughing face emoji].”

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Qatar striker Akram Afif
Qatar striker Akram Afif pulled a card with an image of himself on after scoring the primary objective of his hat-trick within the Asian Cup closing


Qatar striker Akram Afif
The card then magically was an S, leaving followers in raptures

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One fan couldn’t resist a joke at a Manchester United flop’s expense, quipping: “If it was Antony he would have that card in his sock for a whole year.”

Afif held his nerve once more as Qatar had been awarded two extra penalties, permitting the 27-year-old to finish his hat-trick. After nearly 20 minutes of added time, the Qatar gamers and followers may lastly have fun defending the Asian Cup, simply over a yr after their embarrassingly poor exhibiting on the final World Cup, which in addition they hosted.