Saudi's Al Jaber surprised goals keep coming (Reuters) Updated: 2006-06-15 09:49
MUNICH, June 14 - Saudi Arabia striker Sami Al Jaber, playing his fourth
World Cup, said he did not know how the goals kept coming after scoring within
two minutes of coming on as a substitute against Tunisia in Group H on
Wednesday.
"Isn't it amazing. It is so exciting," 33-year-old Al Jaber said, smiling
brightly. "At the end of my life, I mean my career, I keep scoring and I don't
know why."
Al Jaber came on in the 82nd minute and two minutes later ran into the box,
tucking the ball home and giving his country a 2-1 lead, before the Tunisians
equalised in stoppage time.
Al Jaber who has 161 international caps and 44 goals has played in every
World Cup his country appeared in, starting in 1994.
Revered in Saudi Arabia as the architect of their first qualification 12
years ago, Al Jaber had a brief stint on loan to English side Wolves in 2000 but
his international club career never took off.
"Something is happening in my life and I just keep on scoring. I just hope it
continues," Al Jaber said, who first started playing for the national team 16
years ago.
Saudi Arabia next play Ukraine and Spain.
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