Bolton's Jaidi Saves Tunisia


By Mark Heys
June 14 2006

Radhi Jaidi has become the first Bolton Wanderers player since Nat Lofthouse to score in the World Cup Finals after helping Tunisia gain a 2-2 draw against Saudi Arabia.. The 30-year old defender headed home an injury time leveller for the Tunisians just minutes after it looked as if the one time Wolverhampton Wanderers striker Sami Al-Jaber had secured an unlikely victory for the Saudis.

Jaidi has often showed his ability from set pieces at club level and his cameo appearance in the final third of the field certainly paid off for Tunisia who still have to play Spain and Ukraine in the Group Stages.

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