Kewell Strikes Again For Gala

as seen on au.fourfourtwo.com

EUROROO WRAP: Socceroo Harry Kewell continued his goalscoring form with his 12th strike of the season in Galatasaray's 1-1 draw with Istanbul BB in Turkey's Super Lig.

The Australian converted Ugur Ucar's hopeful long diagonal ball in the 56th minute to give Cimbom the lead only for Istanbul BB to grab a dramatic injury-time equaliser to set off protests from the hosts.

Ugur launched his long cross into the Buyuksehir box with Kewell getting their first ahead of opposition keeper Kenan Hasagic and defender Rizvan Sahin to nod his header into the empty net on the bounce.

Galatasaray skipper Arda Turan was twice denied by the woodwork as the hosts tried to double their advantage.

They failed to do so and soon were trying to wind down the clock, with Kewell booked after an incident near the corner flag where his protests at a refereeing decision weren't taken lightly.

And the Aussie had more to be unhappy about later on when Hasan Durtuluk fired in a shot from the edge of the box which beat the Cimbom keeper to help Istanbul BB to a share of the spoils.

The result means Galatasaray missed the chance to go top of the Super Lig table with that honour going to James Troisi's Kayserispor.

Troisi was an 88th minute substitute for Kayserispor as they defeated Bursaspor 3-0 to move into top spot.

Elsewhere in Turkey's Super Lig, Bruce Djite got more game-time as a 64th minute sub in Genclerbirligi's 2-0 win over Denizlispor while Mile Jedinak put in a full shift as Antalyaspor drew 1-1 at Gaziantepspor.

In England's Premier League, Socceroo Tim Cahill was the hero for Everton with a late equaliser in their 2-2 draw with high-flying Tottenham.

The Aussie was slightly overshadowed, though, by Toffees goalkeeper Tim Howard who saved a dramatic late penalty.

Prior to that, on 86 minutes Cahill had equalised for Everton after trailing by two goals. The Australian stooped to meet Leighton Baines' shot-cum-cross for the goal.

Fellow Aussie Lucas Neill put in a full shift for Everton, playing most of the game in central defence after an early injury to Joseph Yobo.

But Neill was found wanting for Spurs' second goal when Michael Dawson got free of the Aussie to head in Niko Kranjcar's corner.

Elsewhere in the EPL overnight, Mark Schwarzer kept a clean sheet helping Fulham move into the top half with a 1-0 win over Sunderland at Craven Cottage.

In Italy's Serie A, Mark Bresciano missed Palermo's 2-1 victory over Cagliari due to injury. The result was a crucial one for the Sicilians who've recently slid down the table.

In the Dutch Eredivisie, David Carney was a late sub as FC Twente retained top spot with a 4-3 win at NEC Nijmegen. Nikita Rukavytsya wasn't involved.

In Greece's Super League, former Australia youth international Apostolos Giannou played a full game for Kavala as they lost 1-0 at Ergotelis. Zeljko Kalac did not play.

In Scotland's Premier League, James Wesolowski had a good game as Hamilton beat Hearts 2-1. Wesolowski had an early volley go narrowly wide before setting up a goal. Fellow Aussie Trent McClenahan played a full game for Accies.

In Switzerland's Super League, Aussie veteran Scott Chipperfield missed FC Basel's 3-2 win over Bellinzona through injury.

In Denmark's Superliga, Nathan Coe was overlooked again as Randers claimed their first win of the league season with a 2-1 triumph over fellow strugglers HB Koge.

In Croatia's Prva HNL, Australian-born defender Daniel Georgievski's NK Medimurje lost 4-1 at home to leaders Dinamo Zagreb.

In Korea's K-League Final, Sasa Ognenovski's Seongnam Ilhwa were beaten 3-1 by Jeonbuk Motors who claim the title. Ognenovski played a full game for Seongnam but was powerless to stop Jeonbuk's star man Lee Dong-Gook.

In lower tier European leagues, Matt Spiranovic got a full game for Nurnberg II as they beat Stuttgarter Kickers 3-1 in Germany's Regionalliga Sud.

In Turkey's Lig A, Ersan Gulum played a full 90 in Adanaspor's 4-2 win at Kartalspor and in Italy's Lega Pro Prima Girone B, Adrian Madaschi's Portosummaga lost 2-1 at Cosenza.
Click here to read the story on 442