UPDATE 1-Soccer-UAE back-heel penalisation taker killed in automobile crash

Mon Sep 26, 2011 5:18pm BST

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* Youtube honor Awana killed in automobile crash

* Team kinsfolk mourn his death

By Matt Smith

DUBAI, Sept 26 (Reuters) - United Semite Emirates midfielder Theyab Awana, who became a Youtube honor after scoring a back-heeled penalisation in an planetary against Lebanon, was killed in a automobile break on Sunday, the country's football association said on Monday.

Awana, 21, died mass an happening in the UAE top Abu Dhabi.

The domestic aggroup had been preparing for a activate to Asia next period when programme of Awana's modification broke.

"The full aggroup went today to the funeral, it was rattling sad," UAE aggroup chief Ahmed Saeed told reporters.

"Everybody was shocked. His full kinsfolk was so chesty of him. We will never block him."

Awana regenerate an bodacious penalisation in a 6-2 cordial win over Lebanon in July and the instance conventional more than 1.2 million hits on Youtube.

However, his railcar Srecko Katanec did not wager the funny side, work the contestant directly after he scored and leaving him discover of the roster for the incoming match.

Awana played for the UAE in Wednesday's 0-0 entertainer against Australia in an athletics qualifier but suffered an trauma and was due to hit communication on his trauma this week.

"Awana was rattling honest, stabbing and sworn to his duties. It's a enthusiastic expiration for us, it is rattling agonized news" Khalfan Al Rumaithi, chair of the UAE FA, told the association's website.

Zhang Jilong, performing chair of the continent Football Confederation, also paying commendation to the player.

"On behalf of AFC and the continent sport family, I would like to substance my sincere condolences to the UAE football community, kinsfolk and friends of Awana," Jilong told the AFC website.

"His demise at much a teen geezerhood is a enthusiastic expiration to continent and UAE sport in particular."

The UAE squad's upbringing was cancelled on weekday but they will uphold on weekday aweigh of a cordial against China next week and a World Cup qualifier against South peninsula on Oct. 11.

(Matt adventurer in Dubai, redaction by Ed Osmond)