In a heart-wrenching tribute, the friends of 16-year-old Alexander Martinez took his coffin to the football field where he spent countless hours playing, allowing him to score one last goal. Martinez was fatally shot by police in Oaxaca, Mexico, while buying a soda.
During the funeral, Martinez’s football teammates carried his casket to the field, where they honored him with a final goal. The emotional ceremony was attended by hundreds of mourners, who gathered to bid farewell to the teenager.
The tribute has sparked a wave of reactions on social media, with many praising the friends’ creative and meaningful way of honoring Martinez’s memory. Others have expressed outrage and sadness over the circumstances of his death.
After a 16-year-old teenager was murdered… his friends brought his coffin to the place where he always played football and made him score one last goal ❤️🥹 pic.twitter.com/vWdzq0GszA
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@GemsOfStat: “i was scared for a moment when i saw the thumbnail that they were going to pull his body out of the coffin and puppet his body into scoring a goal.”
@InsideHist0ry: “That’s heartwarming… But what if the goalie accidentally stopped the ball.”
@debayo_xx: “Heartbreaking and beautiful. His friends gave him one final goal—a powerful tribute to their bond and his love for the game.”
@vetcihangir: “Some people expect goalkeeper to save the shot, that’s not point of ceremony. And if the goalie kept the ball he wouldn’t survive there.”
@oliviasworldx: “Some bonds are so strong, they transcend time. This is love, respect, and remembrance all in one.”
@travischievious: “Goalie got scored on by a dead guy. He’s never gonna live that down.”