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Rami Shaaban made his debut for his new club Fredrikstad
as they started their pre-season.
Read more on: Rami's
Page
Fredrikstad's pre-season has begun, and
Rami Shaaban finally had his real debut.
The first match was against Danish side Viborg in an
indoor tournament in Fredrikstad on January the 20th.
Fredrikstad beat Viborg 3-0, and Rami was reported as
having a solid match. Fredrikstad's goals were scored
by Simen Brenne, Raio Piiroja, and Mihaly Toth.
The two other teams in the tournament were Norwegian
league champions Valerenga and Swedish side IFK Goteborg.
In their semi final encounter IFK beat Valerenga, meaning
FFK met IFK Goteborg in the final. The final was a close
match which FFK won 2-1 with goals from John Anders
Bjorkoy (penalty) and Mihaly Toth. Rami Shaaban was
rested in that match, leaving Steinar Sorlie to guard
the goal.
January 28 to February 3, FFK participated in a tournament
in Benidorm, Spain, with three other teams: Skonto Riga
from Latvia, Spartak Moscow from Russia, and Shaktar
Donetsk from Ukraine.
In their first match, FFK beat Skonto Riga 2-1, both
goals scored by Simen Brenne. Shaaban had another solid
game, and got special praise for the way he directed
his defence.
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FFK's match against Russian giants Spartak Moscow ended in
a goalless draw. And in the deciding penalty shootout, Shaaban
was the big hero saving two Russian penalties leading to a
5-4 FFK victory.
The last match against Ukrainian Shaktar Donetsk was, as it
turned out, the final of the Benidorm tournament, and once
again FFK came out the stronger team with a 2-1 victory. Gherland
MacDonald claimed the winner in the 90th minute. Rami did
not participate in that match due to a minor injury. There
is nothing to be worried about though according to FFK's coaching
staff. FFK's other goal was scored by John Anders Bjorkoy.
The season doesn't kick off again until a couple of months'
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