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Maccabi Haifa midfielder Mohammad Abu Fani may have produced the greatest piece of time-wasting we'll ever see during a 3-2 win over Maccabi Tel-Aviv.
We've all been there. Desperate to keep a lead and seal all three points, you try everything to slow the game down. Ever done it to this level though?
Haifa were given a corner with 96 minutes on the clock and Tjaronn Chery played a short one to Fani, expecting a pass back.
He never got one. Instead, Fani decided to take on the entire Tel-Aviv defence who were desperate to try and find an equaliser.
Fani wins another corner and he approaches the away end, throwing his arms up in the air and letting out a roar.
Chery starts to laugh as the 23-year-old walks back onto the pitch ready to start the game again.
Another short corner manages to deceive the home side and run down the clock even further.
If this is getting frustrating for you, imagine how it felt for the players trying to dispossess Fani. He showed remarkable strength for another minute before winning another throw in.
Instead of taking the throw, he pretends to believe Haifa had won a corner and goes to take that. There goes another few seconds.
The game eventually ends with eight minutes of stoppage time having been played as Haifa's bench erupted in celebration.
Fani let out a little smirk and jogged over to the bench. Where on earth did he get that energy from?
Fans have reacted to the clip online and they're genuinely amazed at what the Israel international got away with.
One commented: "Seems like his team could've scored first goal and give him ball to keep it there all game long."
Another added: "This is hilarious. Even the ref seemed to have been fed up. "
A third put: "Spanish Teams are already calling his agent. Mourinho wants him as his assistant."
While someone else said: "It’s the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen, I’ve been watching it for three hours now."
The game itself saw Haifa come from 2-0 down with just 13 minutes to go in remarkable scenes.
Haifa are now two points behind Israeli Premier League leaders Hapoel Be'er Sheva, while Tel-Aviv sit in fourth.
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Daniel Marland