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Footballer makes football debut with Prosthetic arm

An 18-year-old Romanian footballer, Cosmin Lambru

A Romanian footballer made his professional debut on Tuesday night, 10 years on from losing his hand in a tragic accident.

Cosmin Lambru came off the bench in the 81st minute of Petrloul Ploiesti's cup clash at home to Mioveni, which the visitors won 4-3 on penalties, realising his dream of playing professionally a decade on from being hit by a truck when he was just eight years old.

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