Mexico City: In a heart-warming gesture, friends of a deceased 16-year-old Mexican footballer helped him score one final goal before bidding goodbye.
In the video shared on Twitter handle of TVBUS (@tvbus), which has since gone viral, Alexander Martinez Gomez's friends paid special tribute to him during the funeral ceremony.
A friend passed the ball towards the coffin and it deflected into the net. Following the goal, the players came together in a huddle around the coffin.
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#Oaxaca | #Cuenca 🎥 Compañeros de Alexander, el futbolista asesinado en Acatlán, lo despiden, así mete su último gol. https://t.co/zUA3m6u2Vg
— Noticias de Oaxaca | TVBUS (@tvbus) June 12, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">#Oaxaca | #Cuenca 🎥 Compañeros de Alexander, el futbolista asesinado en Acatlán, lo despiden, así mete su último gol. https://t.co/zUA3m6u2Vg
— Noticias de Oaxaca | TVBUS (@tvbus) June 12, 2020#Oaxaca | #Cuenca 🎥 Compañeros de Alexander, el futbolista asesinado en Acatlán, lo despiden, así mete su último gol. https://t.co/zUA3m6u2Vg
— Noticias de Oaxaca | TVBUS (@tvbus) June 12, 2020
The funeral service was being held at the pitch where Gomez used to hone his football skills, according to a website.
According to the report, Gomez's family revealed he was out to buy soda but died immediately after being shot at by a police officer. He was riding a motorcycle when reportedly a bullet struck his head.
"They said my son was carrying a weapon, that he shot himself. There are lots of lies," Gomez's mother said. "I want the culprits behind bars. I want justice. I want them to pay."
Oaxaca state prosecutor Rubén Vasconcelos said: "A shot was fired directly at nine youths who were riding on motorcycles, and since (Gomez) was at the front of the group of people, he died immediately."
