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Malik has nerves of real 'steel
Irish Daily Mirror
|August 18, 2025
IT'S like being chucked a live grenade and being asked to do keepie-uppies with it in front of the crowd.
Being asked to hit the fifth penalty in a shootout can turn even seasoned campaigners into quivering wrecks - never mind players who are barely two minutes in the door.
But Malik Dijksteel insists he was desperate to take the crucial kick for St Mirren in their Premier Sports Cup shootout victory over Hearts - as it was the perfect chance to win over the punters.
This story is from the August 18, 2025 edition of Irish Daily Mirror.
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