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After saving a penalty against Sporting, Kairat’s goalkeeper goes viral for an unusual reason

After saving a penalty against Sporting, Kairat Almaty’s goalkeeper went viral for an unexpected reason. Sherkhan Kalmurza made his Champions League debut against the Alvalade club in a 4-1 defeat on September 18.

The 18-year-old goalkeeper from the Kazakh team has attracted attention for a different reason, after a message posted on his mother’s Instagram account following the second matchday of the UEFA Champions League: “You are the best! You are my pride. You did everything you could. To me, you are the strongest. Great things are ahead of you. Don’t give up. I’m with you and I always believe in you.”

The post by Saule Rabayeva, mother of Sherkhan Kalmurza, quickly spread around the world. Many fans who saw the message were misled by the goalkeeper’s mother, thinking she was his sister, and she even gained around 40,000 followers in the process.

It’s worth remembering that Sherkhan Kalmurza made his absolute debut in the Champions League when Almaty faced Sporting. The young goalkeeper was called up to start at Estádio de Alvalade due to injuries to the Kazakh team’s two main goalkeepers.

On Thursday, September 18, the Alvalade club ended up beating Kairat 4-1 in a match counting for the first round of the UEFA Champions League group stage. For the green and white team, the goals were scored by Francisco Trincão (twice), Alisson Santos, and Geovany Quenda.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇵🇹 here.