Salah opens his Turkey campaign with a brace against Basaksehir... Referee denies him a quadruple
Mohamed Salah scored a goal in each half to lead Trabzonspor to a 2-1 victory over their guests, Basaksehir. The Egyptian captain opened his scoring account in the Turkish Super League and had two other goals disallowed
Translated by Qiyas from الراي — Original source
Mohamed Salah scored a goal in each half to lead Trabzonspor to a 2-1 victory over their guests, Basaksehir. The Egyptian captain opened his scoring account in the Turkish Super League and had two other goals disallowed by the referee on Sunday.
After coming off the bench in the opening round draw against Kasimpasa, and starting in the 1-0 defeat to Ferencváros in the first leg of the Europa League playoff, Salah needed just eight minutes in his first start in the domestic competition to score his first goal.
Salah capitalized on Basaksehir goalkeeper Muhammet Şengezer’s failure to control a cross, continuing his run and shooting into the net. The goal was awarded after a review by the Video Assistant Referee, which confirmed the ball had crossed the goal line.
Uzbekistan’s Eldor Shomurodov equalized for the visiting side from a penalty kick in the 19th minute, ending the first half at 1-1, before Salah delivered a stunning performance after the break.
The former Liverpool star restored Trabzonspor’s lead just three minutes after the restart, after exchanging passes with Ernest Moutchi and firing a low shot in his customary style with the inside of his foot into the far corner.
Salah believed he had been awarded a penalty after a collision with Basaksehir defender Emin Bayram, but the referee showed him a yellow card for simulation in the 79th minute.
The added time witnessed considerable excitement, as Salah thought he had scored his third goal, but the referee disallowed it due to an infringement at the start of the play.
Moments later, Salah scored another brilliant goal with a precise strike from the middle of the pitch into the empty net, as goalkeeper Şengezer had advanced forward during a corner kick for his team, but the goal was disallowed for offside.
Salah celebrated with the fans after the final whistle. Trabzonspor will visit Ferencváros for the second leg of the Europa League playoff next Thursday.
