Salam Zgharta get a valuable point from Aleppo’s Hurriya
Salam Zgharta drew with
Aleppo’s Hurriya with one goal each at the beginning of the
team’s matches in the Journalists’ football tournament on the 7th
of April stadium in Aleppo. Salam need one point against Jazirah
from Jordan in today’s match to reach the semi final to
accompany Hurriya to this round.
As for the match, the Syrian team took the lead through Omar
Diyar Bakerly in the early minutes, which surprised the Lebanese
team. However, Salam didn’t surrender and they outclassed the
Syrian team in front of its huge supporters where Mohammed Obeid
nearly score but his ball hit the post to end the first half
with a 1-0 lead for Hurriya.
At the second half, the
Lebanese team tried to take the lead. The turning point was when
Hurriya’s player Yamen Aboud was sent off after he fainted that
he suffered a foul in the penalty area, but the referee sent him
off after getting his second yellow card.
Salam managed to
equalize at the remaining time, through Francois Kharma and the
team nearly got the winner but the Syrian goalkeeper managed to
save his team from several goals especially when he saved the
ball of Salam’s star Rami Hassan.
Thus, both teams got
one point and Hurriya qualified while Salam will face Jazirah
from Jordan later today. Note that Salam’s striker Rami Hassan
was chosen as the MVP of the match.
July 15, 2003
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