Bizarre moment player tries to tackle opponent by throwing spare ball

The bizarre moment a player tries to tackle his opponent by throwing spare ball at his feet as Macedonian First League clash descends into farce as defender is SENT OFF for his tactic

Macedonian First League witnessed a bizarre tactic to stop opposition last week
Ploy was in match between Makedonija Gjorce Petrov and Akademija Pandev
Stefan Kostov tried to tackle his opponent by throwing a spare ball at his feet

The Macedonian First League witnessed a bizarre tactic to stop the opposition last week.

The unusual ploy occurred in the match between Makedonija Gjorce Petrov and Akademija Pandev.

A player tried to tackle his opponent by throwing a spare ball at his feet in the clash last Sunday.

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The Macedonian First League witnessed a bizarre tactic to stop the opposition last week

A player tried to tackle his opponent by throwing a spare at his feet in the clash last Sunday

The unusual ploy occurred in match between Makedonija Gjorce Petrov and Akademija Pandev

The defender in question was sent off for his attempt to dispossess the opposition by trying to knock the ball away.

Makedonija Gjorce Petrov took a quick throw-in with a player released down the left wing.

But as he slowed down Stefan Kostov threw the ball at his feet and knocked the ball away.

The referee halted the encounter and showed a red card to Akademija Pandev’s Kostov for his actions.

Makedonija Gjorce Petrov went on to win the match 1-0 thanks to a stoppage-time winner.

Akademija Pandev’s Stefan Kostov was shown a red card for his attempt to stop opposition