Ramadan: History made as Moussa Niakhate breaks fast in Augsburg v Mainz 05

Augsburgbeat Mainz 05 in their Bundesliga clash at the Augsburg Arena last Wednesday.

Jeffrey Gouweleeuw gave Augsburg the lead from the penalty spot in the 11th minute.

Mainz 05 battled back and restored parity nine minutes after half-time when Silvan Widmer found the back of the net.

The score wasn’t level for long, though, as Augsburg took the lead again two minutes later through Ruben Vargas.

There were no further goals as Augsburg held on to a slender victory.

History was made during the game as play was halted in the second half.

Ramadan started at the beginning of April and millions of Muslims around the world are taking part.

During the month of Ramadan, those partaking must not eat or drink anything during hours of daylight.

One of Augsburg’s players, Moussa Niakhaté, is following the rules this month.

In the 65th minute, the sun set and the referee for the game, Matthias Jöllenbeck, was asked to halt play so Niakhate could break his fast.

And the referee obliged, marking the first time ever that a Bundesliga game had been stopped to allow a player to break their fast for Ramadan, per Sport.

View the moment below…

Por primera vez se interrumpió un partido de la Bundesliga para que un jugador musulmán (Niakhate, del Maguncia) pudiera romper con el ayuno del Ramadan justo después de la puesta del sol. Un ejemplo para seguir