Jolan player rescues Zawraa from an own goal in the Iraqi league

Here's one you don't see often. A player stopped a goal that would have helped his own team.

It happened in the 77th minute of Jolan's match against Zawraa in the Iraq Stars League. A Zawraa defender tried to clear a cross but sent the ball toward his own goal. Jolan's Hamza Adnan slid in and cleared it before it fully crossed the line. The clip has been spreading on X, and plenty of people are puzzled.

Jolan were already 3-0 up at the time. The game was played last Saturday at Zawraa's stadium in Baghdad, in round 13 of the league, and finished 3-0. Ibrahima Ndiaye scored twice and Youssef Fawzi added the third, according to Iraq's Shafaq News agency.

The win lifts newly promoted Jolan to 23 points and fifth place. Zawraa stay on 21 points in sixth.