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The president of Turkish club Genclerbirligi has denied claims that his team was involved in match-fixing after they conceded a soft goal to Galatasaray on Sunday.

Gala faced accusations of match fixing after they maintained their position at the top of the Super Lig in controversial style.

Their clash with Genclerbirligi on Saturday appeared to be petering towards a 0-0 draw when Wesley Sneijder put them into the lead.

His 66th minute strike looked to be well within goalkeeper Ferhat Kaplan's reach but the Turkish stopper appeared to withdraw his hand as the ball nestled into the back of the net.

The result sent Galatasaray six points clear at the top of the table before Fenerbahce closed the gap to three points with their win at Mersin on Sunday.

Former Chelsea striker Demba Ba, now at Besiktas, posted a cryptic message on Twitter after the incident as fans of city (and title) rivals Besiktas and Fenerbahce fumed.

And former Fener full-back Bilal Niyaz declared that the Turkish Football Federation needs to get a grip on the country's fixing problem, claiming he was embarrassed to play in the country:

Genclerbirligi president Ilhan Cavcav said Kaplan "could have reached out better" to stop the ball, but told Turkish newspaper HaberTurk that Kaplan "is an honest goalkeeper and has character."

It is not the first accusation of match-fixing to rock Turkish football with an investigation launched into 19 matches in 2011.

Various personnel were given prison sentences but an earlier retrial demand was accepted last June, with that process beginning in January.

The goal

Sneijder's strike arrows towards the centre of the goal.

Kaplan begins to dive.

He appears to pull his hand out of the way.

The ball nestles in the back of the net and Galatasaray end up winning 1-0.

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