It took 18 hours for the match to finish, but in the end,
Galatasaray got their much needed goal, pushing Juventus
out of the Champions League.
After hail and extremely unsporting conditions caused
the match in Istanbul to be called off before halftime,
the meeting between Galatasaray and Juventus resumed
on Wednesday. The game began in the 31st minute with
the score 0-0. Then, with five minutes left to play, Galatasaray broke the
deadlock with the goal that would put them through to the
knockout stages. Didier Drogba got on the end of a long
diagnonal ball to head on to Wesley Sneijder, who
needed just one touch to fire his shot into the bottom left
corner. Then they all went and made little snow angels and
frolicked like puppies.
Galatasaray are through, but surely Juventus will contest
the match, played as it was in such conditions. Will they
be successful? Unlikely.