{"id":300092,"date":"2023-11-21T22:25:18","date_gmt":"2023-11-21T22:25:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=300092"},"modified":"2023-11-21T22:25:18","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T22:25:18","slug":"pundits-slam-weak-penalty-given-to-turkey-in-clash-with-wales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/pundits-slam-weak-penalty-given-to-turkey-in-clash-with-wales\/","title":{"rendered":"Pundits SLAM &apos;weak&apos; penalty given to Turkey in clash with Wales"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Pundits SLAM &#8216;weak&#8217; penalty given to Turkey in crucial clash with Wales and claim that\u00a0Kenan Yildiz &#8216;dived&#8217; for the visitors in 1-1 draw&#8230; as Rob Page&#8217;s side head for Euro 2024 play-offs<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Turkey were awarded a controversial penalty during their clash with Wales\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Pundits claimed that Kenan Yildiz &#8216;dived&#8217; for the visitors during the 1-1 draw\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Have you witnessed abuse of referees? Contact IAKO@dailymail.co.uk\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pundits have lamented the &#8216;weak&#8217; penalty given to Turkey during their 1-1 draw with Wales on Tuesday night.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Rob Page&#8217;s side will head to the Euro 2024 play-offs following the result in Cardiff, after finishing third in their qualifying group &#8211; four points behind Croatia.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The hosts had lead on the night after Neco Williams&#8217; early strike before Turkey drew level in controversial fashion during the second-half.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In the 70th minute, Turkey&#8217;s Kenan Yildiz went down in the penalty area after a light coming together with Wales defender Ben Davies.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>There looked to be minimal contact however the referee pointed to the spot and Yusuf Yazici made no mistake in placing his effort into the back of the net.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/21\/21\/78083201-12777213-image-a-1_1700603479928.jpg\" height=\"413\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Turkey were awarded a controversial penalty after Kenan Yildiz went down in the penalty area after a coming together with Wales defender Ben Davies\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/21\/21\/78083205-12777213-image-a-2_1700603530073.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Yusuf Yazici made no mistake in scoring the spot-kick and earning his point a side on the night<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on Sky Sports, former Wales forward Robert Earnshaw said: &#8216;I&#8217;m bemused. For me, this is weak. He&#8217;s dived pretty much.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The three that Wales had turned down looked way more penalty than this.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Unbelievable. He&#8217;s literally just nudged him, a weak, weak penalty. Devastating bow as Wales looked solid, this is a very bad decision, very weak. That is very, very poor&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile Nathan Blake, on BBC Radio 5 Live Wales, said: &#8216;They can feel extremely hard done by, you have to say.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The striker, you saw by his reaction, he got up and was screaming like he&#8217;d just scored the winner in the 90th minute.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Rob Page\u2019s team had taken an early lead against Turkey through Neco Williams and with Croatia still drawing 0-0 at home to Armenia, Wales were in second place and heading for a spot at Euro 2024 next summer.<\/p>\n<p>Yet when the Cardiff\u00a0crowd learned Ante Budimir had given Croatia the lead in the 43rd minute, the bubble burst.<\/p>\n<p>It meant that they no longer qualified automatically and will now face the Euro 2024 play-offs &#8211; with Turkey and Croatia finishing first and second respectively.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The first of their play-off matches will be against Iceland, Finland or Ukraine at home, with the winner to take on Poland or Estonia at a venue to be determined.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/21\/22\/78083357-12777213-image-a-13_1700604613039.jpg\" height=\"482\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Ben Davies contests with the referee after he was penalised for a challenge in the penalty area<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/21\/22\/78084497-12777213-image-a-14_1700604626245.jpg\" height=\"459\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Wales&#8217; players were left incensed by the referee&#8217;s decision which ended up costing them<\/p>\n<p>Wales took the lead on the night after a neat combination between Jordan James and Harry Wilson, before Neco Williams drove past Ferdi Kadioglu\u2019s weak challenge and guided his effort into the far corner.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Brennan Johnson was booked for impeding Abdulkerim Bardakci at a free-kick and then the Tottenham man was extremely unlucky not to be awarded at least one penalty.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Page was already ticking that his team had not been given a penalty in the first half and he reached boiling point when Turkey earned one for a far milder challenge by Ben Davies on substitute Kenan Yildiz.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Yazici sent Ward the wrong way from the spot and Wales had to settle for the play-offs.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12777213\/Pundits-SLAM-weak-penalty-given-Turkey-crucial-clash-Wales-claim-Kenan-Yildiz-dived-visitors-1-1-draw-Robert-Pages-head-Euro-2024-play-offs.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pundits SLAM &#8216;weak&#8217; 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