Fenerbahce breathes deep at very end

Coach Ersun Yanal will want to quickly forget his official debut with Fenerbahce as the Yellow Canaries managed to obtain a miraculous 1-1 draw against Red Bull Salzburg thanks to a last minute penalty goal in the first leg game of the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round in Austria.
 
After failing to beat Volkan Demirel, Salzburg had finally found the opening goal in the 68th minute with their Brazilian striker Alan Carvalho. But another Brazilian, Cristian Baroni, responded in the 94th minute from the penalty spot.The return game will be played at the ?ükrü Saracoglu stadium August 6. 
 
Fenerbahce was a last-minute addition to the Champions League draw on July 19, after it was handed a two-year ban due to match-fixing by European football’s governing body, UEFA.
 
The Yellow Canaries are awaiting a final decision on whether they will be allowed to continue in the competition after initially being banned by UEFA for the team’s role in a 2011 domestic match-fixing scandal. Fenerbahce has appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), which provisionally overturned the UEFA ban, allowing the club to be included in the draw, pending a full hearing.
 
A decision is due to be made on August 28, just one day before the draw for the Champions’ League group stages takes place. If Fenerbahce reaches that stage, it could still be excluded before the draw is made.


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