Mo Salah scores first two Trabzonspor goals but denied fairytale hat-trick as 50-yard wonder strike is ruled out

MOHAMED SALAH was denied a hat-trick for new club Trabzonspor after having a 50-yard wonder strike ruled out. The referee gave offside in what looked to be a very tight call. Mohamed Salah was denied a fairytale Trabzonspor hat-trick as his 50-yard screamer was ruled out Credit: x With the goalkeeper nowhere to be seen the Egyptian made no mistake Credit: Not known, clear with picture desk It was ruled offside, but it looked to be a very tight call when looking from the naked eye Credit: Not known, clear with picture desk Salah opened the scoring, bagging his first goal in a Trabzonspor shirt after just eight minutes to give his new side the lead over Istanbul Basaksehir. He then made it a double moments after the beginning of the second half, as he tucked the ball away following a slick Trabzonspor attack. Sign up for the Football newsletter Thank you! Following this, the Egyptian thought he had a chance to notch an impressive hat-trick, as he was brought down in the box. But he was instead shown a yellow card for simulation. And in the dying moments after his penalty misfortune, with the Basaksehir goalkeeper nowhere to be seen, the ex-Liverpool man smashed one in from at least 50 yards. But he was denied glory by the referee once more, as offside was given, in what looked to be an incredibly tight verdict. However, Salah’s double proved to be enough for Trabzonspor – as they overcame Basaksehir 2-1 in what was a sign of things to come from their new signing. The Liverpool legend left the club this summer and made the move to Turkey as a free agent. Most read in Sport BEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERS He signed on a two-year deal after snubbing a move to fellow Turkish side Besiktas. The 34-year-old’s Trabzonspor contract is set to be worth a staggering £20million per season, and that figure could swell further with commercial incentives and shirt sale percentages. Comment now