Before Erdogan’s eyes – Turkey is losing and causing trouble
Turkey faces the end of the tournament after losing to Wales
The Turks, who are being traded as secret candidates, cannot live up to expectations in their second European Championship match against Wales and face the end of the tournament. Great presentation by Gareth Bale setting the stage for the success of the Welsh people. The highlights are here in the video.
Innovative co-production put Wells temporarily at the top of the table. Turkey was disappointed and could not even take advantage of a missed penalty. In injury time there was a formation of the pack.
aWales smashed its two superstars, Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey, ‘Turkey’s home match’ in Baku and kept its fans dreaming of the 16th round in the European Football Championship. Head coach Robert Page’s side beat the Turks, backed by some 30,000 enthusiastic fans, on Wednesday by winning 2-0 (1-0).
In front of the eyes of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev and UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin, Ramzy scored the first goal in the 42nd minute after a strong preparatory work for Bale. Conor Roberts (90 + 5) after preparatory work for Bale within the end point.
Top scorer, misses, record: Gareth Bale
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Bell missed the early decision with a foul penalty kick (61.), but with combined forces, the “Dragon” progressed over time. With a win and a draw against Switzerland in the first match, Wales score the entire goal in Group A. Turkey, on the other hand, has zero points after two games before the end.
Both teams are protesting against racism
The Turks, the hosts, responded to a largely inoffensive performance against Italy (0:3). Coach Senol Gunes brought in Schalke and ex-Düsseldorf Kahn Ayhan in the center of defense and initially put goal scorer Merih Demiral on the bench. Genghis Under the attack should give more penetration power instead of Yusuf Yazigi.
The Serious Face of a Bad Game: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Followed Turkey’s Defeat in Baku
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With the Welsh team, Bale led the same formation in which the latter was playing on the grass, as the players of both teams and Portuguese referee Artur Dias kneeled before the start of the match in protest of racism. With their well-trained team, the Welshman got his first chance to score. After Bale’s preliminary work, Ramsey (sixth) failed against Turkish goalkeeper Ogurkan Cakir.
Against the atmospheric background, both teams got off to an active start. Despite shouts of “Turkey, Turkey” from the stands, Wales had a better start. After another great pass from Bale, Ramsey chased the ball again, but fired it over the goal.
Bale sparkles with two dream molds
The Turks were not only supported verbally but also on the field visually. Turkish and Azerbaijani flags were distributed in front of the square and thousands of them waved during the match. The two countries feel a close connection and refer to themselves as ‘brothers’. Two giant flags of Turkey were also deployed.
However, the euphoria of the ranks only passed intermittently. Wales midfielder Joe Morrell scored two goals in front of the goal line against Ayhan (30) and Caglar Soyuncu (31). But in the middle of a stage of Turkish dominance, Wales hit: for the third time, Tottenham-professional Bale served his attacking partner Ramsey, who this time comically beat Cakir and gave the Euro 2016 semi-finalist a 1-0 lead.
With two changes – Demiral for Okay and Yazici for Ozan Tufan – the Turks tried to turn the tide after the break. But only captain Burak Yilmaz (54) had a promising chance, but he clearly missed the goal.
Then, of all people, Bale caused disbelief and stunned faces among the Welsh fans in the stands: after the 31-year-old fouled in the penalty area, he took the penalty himself – and shot a meter over the goal. Shortly thereafter, Şakir shot at the Welshman, from whom the ball rolled a few centimeters from the Turkish goal. The most visible player of the match had another chance in the 80th minute.
The Welshman effortlessly withstood subsequent pressure from the Turks in the frenetic final stage with scuffles between players and only briefly provoked.
So you don’t rest assured: Welshman Ethan Ampadu tries to arrest Burak Yilmaz
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In the last minute, Burak Yamaz fouled Joe Rodon in the Welsh penalty area. When the Briton remained on the ground, Yilmaz went to his opponent and bent down and patted his chin. After several Welshmen stood protectively in front of their teammates, it came to a stampede. Mostly it was started by Turkish players.
After two minutes the situation calmed down again. Portuguese referee Artur Soares Dias showed the yellow cards to Yilmaz and Hakan Calhanoglu, as did Chris Mipham and Ben Davies. Roberts gave the mathematical answer 2-0.