Video of an Israeli player causes a stir.. Celebrated scoring a goal and was sent off

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Israeli player Sid Abu Farhi received a red card due to the way he celebrated scoring the equalizing goal for his national team against host Austria in the UEFA Nations League football tournament on Thursday evening.

After scoring the equalizer for Israel, making the score 1-1 at the beginning of the second half of the match, Abu Farhi ran towards the corner flag, removed it from its place, then knelt on his right knee on the grass and rested the flagpole on the back of his left hand before mimicking a shooting motion.

The referee quickly showed the second yellow card to the Colorado Rapids forward just four minutes after receiving the first one, leading to his expulsion from the match, according to the DPA news agency.

While that moment spread widely on social media, opinions were divided on interpreting this celebratory act, noting that it was not immediately clear whether Abu Farhi was mimicking a billiard cue strike or a weapon use movement.

While some of the player's fans shared old videos and photos of him celebrating in the same way when scoring goals, to indicate that he did not intend to mimic the shooting gesture.

Romano Schmid opened the scoring for the Austrian national team with a penalty, before Philipp Moin and Sasa Kalajdzic scored two goals in the final minutes, ending the match with a victory for the hosts by a score of 3-1, in the group stage of the second tier of the continental competition.