VIDEO: Al-Saqqa's Eskisehirspor stun Galatasaray

الإثنين، 23 مارس 2009 - 02:16

كتب : Hatem Maher

Abdul-Zaher Al-Saqqa's Eskisehirspor claimed a surprising 1-0 victory over Galatasaray in the Turkish Super League on Sunday despite playing with ten men for around 35 minutes.

Bosnian defender Safet Nadarevic was sent off ten minutes after the restart for a second bookable offense but Eskisehirspor still managed to cause an upset.

Guinean striker Souleymane Youla scored the precious winner nine minutes past the hour mark after a neatly-worked counter attack.

Egyptian defender Al-Saqqa played the full 90 minutes and was instrumental in helping Eskisehirspor keep a clean sheet despite their numerical disadvantage.

Eskisehirspor moved into 11th place with 29 points, five above the drop zone as they allayed their relegation fears.

Al-Saqqa, 35, is hoping to return to Egypt fold, having made his last national team appearance in June 2007 when the Pharaohs met Kuwait in a friendly game.

Egypt coach Hassan Shehata said recently he was considering recalling the veteran defender.

However, the former Genclerbirligi and Konyaspor man was not included in the six-time African champions' squad for Sunday's World Cup qualifier against Zambia.

The match's goal

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