Watch Persib goalkeeper Teja Paku Alam commit one of the most blatant handballs you might see this entire season.
Move over Nick Pope, you have been beaten here.
In an Indonesian League match between Barito Putera and Persib today, Teja Paku Alam of Persib took one for the team in an attempt to stop Putera forward Gustavo Tocantins from bearing down on goal.
As a ball was played over the top towards the Brazilian, Alam charged about forty yards out from his goal and palmed the ball away from the forward, leaving the referee no choice to dismiss the man between the sticks.
— Out Of Context Football (@nocontextfooty) February 27, 2023
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The more you watch it, the funnier it gets. Alam didn’t really need to commit the offence with two of his defenders keeping up Tocantins, but this just proves that anyone can lose their head in the heat of the moment, and Alam will no doubt be kicking himself as he prepares to take up his three-match suspension.