00:01One of the most spectacular assists of the year didn't come from a pass.
00:05It started with a throw-in.
00:07SK Khabarovsk was leading Sparta Kostroma 2-1 in Russia's first league
00:12when Iranian defender Nader Mohammadi stepped up for a throw-in in the 83rd minute.
00:16Instead of a conventional delivery, Mohammadi planted the ball on the ground,
00:21used it to launch himself into a front handspring,
00:23and flipped over before hurling it deep into the penalty area.
00:36The acrobatic throw reached Sergei Bugri,
00:39who headed the ball into the net to seal SK Khabarovsk's 3-1 victory.
00:44And this wasn't a lucky experiment.
00:46Mohammadi has used his signature flip throw successfully in previous matches,
00:51turning a routine restart into one of his team's most unusual attacking weapons.
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