We all had a good laugh at the goal. Now discover the inspiring story that brought Kamel to the @orangevelodrome 👇 pic.twitter.com/VI3hyETseN
— Olympique Marseille (@OM_English) September 27, 2017
YOU MAY HAVE already seen the goal, but the story behind it is even better.
On Sunday night, Marseille super fan Kamel Zaroual was invited by the Ligue 1 side to take the ceremonial kick-off at the Stade Velodrome.
Instead of passing the ball to a Marseille player to get their fixture against Toulouse underway, he took off on a run straight for the opposition’s goal.
To roars from the crowd, he fired home past Alban Lafont.
A moment he’ll never forget, he basked in the glory and celebrated accordingly. The emotion, and how much it meant to him was clear as tears ran down his face, and a warm embrace with Marseille manager Rudi Garcia followed.
2️⃣ goals, 3️⃣ points.
— Olympique Marseille (@OM_English) September 24, 2017
Comfortable win from start to finish.
Current mood:
Enjoy your night! 😅 #OMTFC ⚪️🔵 pic.twitter.com/E1LOm1Eug7
The reason Kamel was invited to take part in the kick-off was because he had traveled across France to raise money for a children’s charity. He cycled 2000km to watch his beloved club play Amiens. And did it all in a Marseille jersey.
“Marseille acknowledged his amazing charitable act by giving him a ceremonial kick-off,” says a video posted on the club’s social media accounts. ”He had strict instructions to pass to Payet and the ref reminded him.
“But Kamel had other ideas…..”
And what followed was something that he, or the club, won’t forget for a long time to come.
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