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Turkish league: Salah helps Trabzonspor to victory

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Turkish league: Salah helps Trabzonspor to victoryBryan Berlin · CC BY-SA 4.0

Mohamed Salah scored Trabzonspor’s second goal in their 2-0 win over Besiktas in the eighth round of the Turkish league. The Egyptian striker now has eight goals and is nicknamed “Sultan Mohamed Salah” by Turkish supporters, according to analyst Mohamed Chennawi.

Mohamed Salah scored Trabzonspor’s second goal in their 2-0 victory over Besiktas on 19 October, in the eighth round of the Turkish league, Vetogate reports. The Egyptian striker scored in the 71st minute, from a pass by his team-mate Franko Djao.

With this goal, Salah took his tally to eight in eight league matches and moved to the top of the scoring charts, one ahead of Amedspor player Gift Orban. Trabzonspor supporters celebrated his goal by waving Egyptian flags in the stands.

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