Australia football league team Melbourne Victory player displayed solidarity with Christchurch mosques massacre victims with a prostration celebration after scoring a goal on Saturday.
The attack on two mosques on Friday in which 50 worshipers were killed, allegedly by a white supremacist, has caused an outpouring of grief.
Kosta Barbarouses paid his respects to the victims after he scored the opening goal against Brisbane Roar in the A-League.
New Zealand Christian striker Kosta Barbarouses scores and bows down in Muslim fashion paying respect to those who were killed in in the New Zealand mosque attack. The beautiful game forever bringing people together. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/6iKVne9dz3
— Mootaz Chehade (@MHChehade) March 17, 2019
Victory went on to win the game 2-1 courtesy Barbarouses' brace.
People on twitter applauded the New Zealander's gesture.
Beautiful gesture by Melbourne Victory player Kosta Barbarouses, to honor the Muslim victims who lost their lives in the Christchurch terror attack 👌🏿❤️ pic.twitter.com/xg8do6iIDR
— Abdimalik Khalif (@khalifjunior) March 17, 2019
Kosta Barbarouses is a class act ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️https://t.co/DFpdqTZpWk
— 101 Great Goals (@101greatgoals) March 17, 2019
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