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On Fire Zaki Scores Twice and Assists vs Hull City

Date: 26-8-2008
Wrote by: EP's webmaster

Amr Zaki strikes again! Just a few days after his goal in the Carling Cup, he led Wigan to win their first Premiership game this season by scoring the 3rd, 5th goals and assisting the 2nd. Zaki was quiet most of the game due to heavy marking but he managed to strike twice when he the chance to score.

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Walk like an Egyptian, Score like an Egyptian, assist like an Egyptian and be top scorer of the English Premier League like an Egyptian too!

Words can't describe Zaki's impact on the English Premier league. He is on top of the Premiership goalscoerers list in his first season in England. The on-fire Egyptian assisted the 2nd goal for Wigan and was absolutly brilliant in the 2nd half, scored two goals and was going to complete his hat-trick if he was a bit more lucky.

Wigan fans chanted Zaki name every time he touched the ball, the Egyptian is their most important players now and many fans started asking the board to sign him permanently before big clubs compete with them for the soon to become, world class striker.

There is no exaggeration if we expected Zaki to be one of the top strikers in England by end of this season. The most important thing is to keep working hard and progress at this rate. If the Egyptian continued to progress and score like this, he will be the undisputed Premier league top scorer and might end up in one of the top four clubs in England after his loan to Wigan ends.

Back to the game, Wigan played their best match so far. They took advantage of the own goal which came through the defender Ricketts who slotted the ball into his own net while trying to clear a low corner.


Minutes later, Hull had most of their men forward in order to get the equalizer. A counter attacking move started and Zaki laid the ball superply to Valencia in acres of space, the latter raced clear behind the defense and buried the ball home into the back of the net to make the score 0-2.

The first half was quiet for Zaki who was heavily marked and didn't get much support. However, the 2nd half was the show of the Egyptian as he scored the 3rd goal after receiving a low cross from Valencia, Zaki hold the ball at his feet, and played a tricky low shot that deceived the keeper and went in to make the score 0-3.

Minutes later and after a defensive mix-up, Heskey managed to sidestep the keeper and sent the ball home to make the score 0-4.

Just a few minutes before the final whistle, Zaki struck again as the ball was laid to him and he fired a great rocket which hit the underside of the bar and went out after crossing the line. The referee hesistated first but counted the goal after the assistant spotted the ball crossing the line.

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