It was a lovely moment in an otherwise frustrating afternoon for Newcastle United fans.
When Miguel Almiron missed a chance to score half an hour into the Magpies' clash with Wolves, cameras captured a young ball boy applauding and giving the Paraguayan player an encouraging thumbs up.
The sweet show of support went viral, and made a social media star of the lad in question - 10-year-old South Shields schoolboy Lucas Rochford.
Currently part of the Newcastle United Academy, season ticket holder Lucas is usually to be found sitting in the Leazes End with his dad for the match.
But on Sunday he made his debut pitch side appearance when he and three of his fellow Academy players were given the chance to be ball boys at the game which ended 1-1.
"It was the first time he's done it and he was a little bit nervous but absolutely over the moon," said dad Liam, 38, who watched proudly from his usual seat.
"He's a season ticket holder - we got him one for his birthday - but it's a bit different for him to be pitch side.
"Almiron missed a chance and I saw Lucas giving him the thumbs up, but it wasn't until about 20 minutes after that I realised the significance.
"My phone was just buzzing constantly in my pocket, people saying they'd seen him on Sky, then about 20 minutes later it was all over Twitter. It was just surreal.
"I showed Lucas after the game and he couldn't believe it."
A clip of the Westoe Crown Primary School pupil applauding a distraught Almiron and giving him a touching thumbs up has been viewed over 137,000 times on Twitter.
One person said: "That Newcastle ball boy giving Almiron applause and the thumbs up after a good effort is what we need more of in society. Good on ya, kid."
Another wrote: "The little kid giving Almiron the thumbs up is the best part of this match."
And another said: "To the little Newcastle ball-boy who clapped Almiron after missing a chance and gave him a thumbs up: you’re a gem."
Liam told ChronicleLive : "I asked him about it and he said, 'He missed his chance and I wanted him to keep his chin up and keep working hard, so I was clapping and giving him the thumbs up'.
"He said there were lots of people behind him shouting and screaming and saying 'you're rubbish', although that's probably not the exact word they were using. Lucas said 'I just didn't think that was very nice, he's playing for the team they support'.
"He's that sort of character, he's always been like that. He always sees the best in people, particularly when it comes to Newcastle United. He loves going to watch them, he's not bothered who they are.
"There's no bad Newcastle player in his eyes, there never has been."
