7/21/2009

Potters pegged back by Tel Aviv

Stoke City grabbed a creditable 1-1 draw with Israel outfit Hapoel Tel Aviv in a friendly in Austria on Tuesday evening.

City boss Tony Pulis named a strong side with Abdoulaye Faye, Ryan Shawcross, Matthew Etherington, Liam Lawrence, Rory Delap and James Beattie all included in the starting XI and they went ahead just after the half-hour through Salif Diao.
However Europa league side Hapoel sealed a draw as Douglas da Silva levelled just after the break.