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Fans have been left befuddled by this bizarre penalty in the Saudi Pro League last night.
Bottom side Al Hazm were taking on Al Fateh, who are managed by ex-West Ham boss Slaven Bilic.
The score was 1-0 to Al-Hazm in the 11th minute of the game when Al Fateh defender Fahad Al-Harbi looked to be innocently running past his keeper.
But instead of running back into position, he decides to slap the ball inside his keeper's hands while in the penalty box in what appears to be a failed high-five.
His goalkeeper Jacob Rinne looks in astonishment at the player as he questions what on earth he was thinking.
🚨 INACREDITÁVEL! 🤣
OLHA O PÊNALTI QUE O ZAGUEIRO DO AL FATEH COMETEU, BICHO KKKKK.
O CARA FOI DAR AQUELE FAMOSO TAPINHA NO GOLEIRO E METEU A MÃO NA BOLA KKKKKKKKKKKKKK
QUE BIZARRO! pic.twitter.com/tDpBayEWsU
This is the moment Al-Fateh's defender decides to bizarrely handle the ball inside the area
The Al-Hazm player then calmly stepped up to slot the penalty home despite protests to the referee.
Despite the match finishing 2-0 to Al-Hazm, fans were most engrossed by this penalty decision with the clip soon going viral.
One person wrote on social media how the defender had to have 'a very high level of disconnect'.
Another wrote: 'Is this the weirdest reason for a penalty ever?', while a third added: 'What was he thinking?'
A final fan added: 'What in the Sunday League has happened here?'
Al Fateh, who are managed by, sit seventh in the table on 24 points, meanwhile Al-Hazm sit bottom on just 11 points.
Goalkeeper Rinne could not believe what the defender was doing as a penalty was awarded
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