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Wesley Sneijder Goal for Galatasaray Sparks Match-Fixing Accusations

Sean FayMay 18, 2015

The above goal has caused a scandal in Turkey. 

Galatasaray's Wesley Sneijder scored the only goal of Saturday's game against Genclerbirligi, but video footage seems to show the opposition keeper, Ferhat Kaplan, moving his hand away from the ball. 

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The 1-0 victory helped Galatasaray move six points clear at the top of the table but also left supporters of rival teams upset.

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Fans of city (and title) rivals Besiktas and Fenerbahce fumed.

And former Fener full-back Bilal Niyaz declared that the Turkish Football Federation needs to get a grip on the country's fixing problem, claiming he was embarrassed to play in the country:

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Genclerbirligi President Ilhan Cavcav denied the accusation, telling Turkish newspaper Haberturk in an Associated Press article (via the Boston Herald) that Kaplan "is an honest goalkeeper and has character."

In 2013, Fenerbahce were banned from European competition for two years after being found guilty of match-fixing.

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