Coach Upset? Winning Isn't Everything / Exclusive on the Year's Most Controversial Act of Sportsmanship

Salar Aghapour, Gohar Zamin national team star and Asia's Man of the Year, spoke about his sportsmanlike move in the match against Palayesh Naft Bandar Abbas and the coach's strange reaction to him at the end of the game.

According to Sport Se, Sirjan's home team was stopped in the most sensitive game of the week against Bandar Abbas Oil Refinery with a score of 1-1 and lost the opportunity to increase the difference with the pursuers. The Galaxy gave up two more points in a situation where their star made a great choice between victory and a heroic move. A decision which, although cheered by the fans, opposing players and the futsal family, led to the dismay of the team's head coach, Hamid Beighom.

Salar Aghapour, while his team was ahead of Bandar Abbas Oil Refinery by one goal, had a good opportunity to score in front of Bandar Abbas Oil Refinery's opponent's goal, and while he needed a shot to score, due to the injury of Amir Hossein Dehghani, a player of Bandar Abbas Oil Refinery, he kicked the ball out and stopped the game.

The brave action of Aghapour made the fans happy and was also praised by the players and technical staff of the Bandar Abbas oil refining team. Although this will be only one side of the story, because at the end of the game, Hamid Bigham, the head coach of Gohar Zameen, pushed the star of his team and seemed to be very upset with Aghapour's decision and expected Aghapour to convert the ball into a goal.

For this purpose, our reporter had a conversation with Salar Aghapour, the Man of the Year in Asia, and asked him questions about his courageous act, and Aghapour's answers were audible:

* Few players can be found, in that scene and situation, to make a brave move. Why did you do this?

Before the ball reached me, I noticed the injury of Amirhossein Dehghani, the player of Bandar Abbas Oil Refinery. I know Dehghani and he has been playing with me in the national team for many years and he is not one to cheat. At first, I told Muslim Olad Qobad to hit the ball outside, but the excitement of the game made him not understand what I said, and after the ball reached me, I hit it outside. I did it from the bottom of my heart, and if I'm in that situation again, I'll stop playing again.

* It was possible to win by scoring the ball, don't you regret it?

We played useful forty minutes, created many chances and were unlucky in the final shots. The whole game is not limited to just one goal-scoring opportunity. Victory at any price is not valuable for me, and as we have been undefeated in the league so far and are at the top of the table, we will maintain our growing trend in the following competitions. We must try to make better use of situations in such sensitive games

* Because of your chivalrous move, Mr. Bay pushed you?

Mr. Baygam had an argument with the opponent's bench and in the end they pushed me because I didn't score the ball. I believe I did the right thing and as I said, in the next situations and when I realize that the opposing player is really injured, I will kick the ball out. Now they are upset, it is not related to me, and I put their behavior at the end of the game to the discussion with the opponent's bench and pressure.