UEFA Euro 2020, Turkey vs Wales Highlights: Ramsey, Roberts seal 2-0 win for Wales over Turkey

Thank you so much for joining us. But we are not done for the day. Next up, I will take you through the action from Italy vs Switzerland. Hope to see you there.

It was end-to-end football from the first minute in the first half. With chances and misses galore on both ends, it was eventually Gareth Bale assisting Aaron Ramsey for the opening goal at the brink of half-time. In the second half, Bale missed a penalty, while Yilmaz blazed over from less than six yards out. Eventually, Wales won 2-0 after Connor Roberts scored in stoppage time.

FULL-TIME! An absolute crazy game comes to an end with Wales winning 2-0.

90+5′ GOOOALLLLL. ROBERTS, THE UNLIKELY SCORER, DOUBLES WALES’ LEAD. Turkey allowe Bale to cut in on the right, who then squeezes a pass to Roberts inside the box. Roberts then slots the ball into the box.

four minutes have been added on

90+1′ Referee decides to book four. Mepham, Davies, Calhanoglu, and Yilmaz

oh, dear! A brawl has broken out. Tempers flare and Turkey has lost it.

On the other end, James breaks and Wales are four on three! But he overhits the cross!

87′ OH WHAT A SAVE! Demiral gets in a meaty header but Ward does well to dive left to make a good save!

85′ Wilson on for the outstanding Ramsey.

82′ Final sub for Turkeyu! Under replaced by Kahveci.

79′ A FINE SAVE, THIS ONE. Lovely, floated ball into the box from Ramsey on the right. Wales towers over Demiral with a vicious header. But it is saved by Cakir.

79′ EASY SAVE! James cuts in from the left but his shot at goal is a weak one.

75′ Meanwhile, Turkey make another change. Dervisoglu on for Karaman.

74′ Moore is receiving some treatment as he is struck by Soyuncu’s leg. Clumsy but accidental.

73′ Muldur comes on for Meras, Wales bring on Ampadu on for Allen.

71′ SAVE! Deep cross from the left flank by Turkey. Soyuncu to the far post, keeps it alive with a looping header off the byline and back to Yilmaz. The Turkish skipper heads it goalwards sans menace and power, allowing Ward to pouch it easily.

63′ SAVE. Turkey’s corner from the left is delivered into the box by Under.It is headed towards goal by Celik, but the ball is pouched by Ward.

61′ BALLLESS AND MISSED! UNBELIEVABLY, BALES BLAZES OVER! WHAT A LET OFF FOR TURKEY. A rather cautious run up and he skies the ball from the spot.

WOW

60′ PENALTY FOR WALES! Celik brings down Gareth Bale. The contact is on the line and VAR will confirm that the line belongs to the penalty.

CONFIRMED AND IT’S A PENALTY

59′ SAVE! ONCE AGAIN. CAKIR DENIES RAMSEY. Coming to the play, Wales attack down the right. Roberts, at the cusp of the box, sets up Ramsey, who turns and has a crack at goal. Cakir makes a fine save

56′ CORNER! Calhanoglu floats in a dangerous free-kick into the box and Rodon clears it over goal for a corner. Nothing comes off it, however.

54′ OVERR!! HOW DID YILMAZ NOT SCORE? The corner is deep but the ball is headed back near the 6-yard spot and Yilmaz, somehow, misses it. The flag was up but he needs to get over it quickly.

50′: SAVE! Turkey already showing promise. Calhanoglu, from 25 yards out, manages to squirt out a shot on goal, but it is pouched by Ward.

48′: CORNER! What happened here? James, from the left, squares the ball into the box. Soyuncu and Demiral leave it, forcing goalie Cakir to parry the ball away for a corner. Nothing comes off it.

47′ Turkey start well. The first cross of the half doesn’t quite make its way to Yilmaz, who plays is to Meras. Then, Meras lobs the ball to Under, who fails to do much at a tight angle.

46′ Two changes for Turkey. Demiral and Yazici comes on at the break. Tufan and Yokuslu come off.

Righ, then. We are about to get underway again.

Proper end-to-end stuff in Baku. And a battle being fought neck-to-neck. 7 shots for Turkey, 6 for Wales but it’s advantage Wales.

After a pulsating first half in Baku, Wales find themselves 1-0 of Turkey after Aaron Ramsey found the back of the net on the third time of asking.

Can Turkey make a comeback?

43′ GOOOOOALLL!!! THIRD TIME LUCKY FOR RAMSEY! Bale with an inch-perfect lob from far out to pick out Ramsey, who does very well to make a deep run into the box. Ramsey then chests the ball down, turns and slots the ball past Cakir.

37′ TACKLED! Great from Soyuncyu, who puts in a perfectly-time tackle to steal the ball from Gareth Bales, who looks to beat him on the outside.

Dodgy broadcast! Some major issues in the broadcast. We currently seem to be having coverage from just one camera. First, the sound cut off and now the commentary has.

30′ DEJAVU Once again, the threat from set-pieces lurks as another Turkey header is cleared from across the face of goal.

30′ CLEARED OFF THE LINE! Just like the Switzerland game, Wales look vulnerable from set pieces. The Turkey corner is met by Ayhan, who heads it goalwards only for it be cleared off the line. The ball was going wide, as the replay confirms it.

28′ Tufan release Under, who then charges down the left for a one-on-one with Davies but the latter comes out o top in this battle.

24′ RAMMSEEEY, BLAZES OVER! He was offside so it wouldn’t have mattered but Wales are playing such fluid football. From 15 yards out, he goes for goal but only manages to hit the ball well over the bar.

22′ JAMES WITH LIGHTNING PACE! Man United defender James showing just how fast he is. Darts down the left before squaring the ball from the byline. However, Ayhan manages to intercept the ball in time and the ball balloons to Cakir, the goalie

Phew, finally a breather! What an intense start to this game. We are already in the 20th minute

14′ SAVE! GOOD LORD! THIS IS BECOMING TO HARD TO KEEP UP WITH. Yilmaz gets on the end of a goalkick from Cekir, he chests it before going for goal from 20 yards out. The ball is hit directly to the goalkeeper, who gloves it comfortably.

12′ CHANCE! End-to-end stuff here. What a start. Advancing down the left, Davies and James combine to get past Celic. The cross into the box is met by Moore, who manages to over Soyuncu comfortably but fails to keep the header on target.

9′ YILMAZZZ, CORNER! Celik beats Davies down the right and cuts back to incoming Yilmaz, who takes a first-time shot. The ball takes a deflection of Mepham for a corner. Nothing comes off it.

6′ WHAT A SAVE! WHAT A CHANCE! Bale plays a beautiful through ball to Ramsey on the left, who cuts in, then cuts back before drilling a shot low towards near post. But Turkey custodian Cakir does very well to keep it away with his legs

3′ FREE-KICK FOR WALES! The delivery into the box is met by Davies, whose header is wide.

PEEEP! AND WE ARE UNDERWAY IN BAKU

Who are you backing tonight? Wales or Turkey? Should be an exciting game

Out come the players. Turkey followed by Wales.

Time for the national anthems

Right we are less than 10 minutes away from kick-off!

Wales are in a decent position after the first set of fixtures in Group A, with a victory against Turkey on Wednesday effectively enough to seal a place in the last 16.

Turkey also boast an impressive record against Wales, last losing in this fixture in 1981 when Gunes was in goal for the home side.

In fact, Page was also on the field when Wales last met Turkey some 24 years ago – a game that finished 6-4 in the Crescent-Stars’ favour.

In Baku, players are expected to play under 33 degrees celcius

TURKEY-W,D,W,D,W,L

WALES- L,W,W,L,D,D

Both teams are evenly matched so far with a 1-1 record

Robert Page has named an unchanged Wales Starting XI from their opening game against Switzerland.

On the other hand, Turkey manager Senol Gunes makes two changes to his side. Merih Demiral, who scored an own goal against Italy, dropped for Kaan Ayhan in defence. Cengiz Under starts instead of Yusuf Yazici.

Cakir, Celik, Ayhan, Soyuncu, Meras, Karaman, Calhanoglu, Yokuslu, Tufan, Under, Yilmaz.

Subs: Gunok, Bayindir, Demiral, Tokoz, Yazici, Antalyali, Kabak, Kokcu, Kahveci, Akturkoglu, Muldur, Dervisoglu.

Ward, C Roberts, Mepham, Rodon, B Davies, Allen, Morrell, Ramsey, James, Moore, Bale.

Subs: Hennessey, A Davies, Gunter, N Williams, Lockyer, Ampadu, Norrington-Davies, J Williams, Brooks, Levitt, T Roberts, Wilson.

Hello and welcome to the second round of Group A fixtures and it begins with Gareth Bale’s Wales taking on Burak Yilmaz’s Turkey at the Baku Olympic Stadium. Both teams would look to bag their first win of Euro 2020. Who are you backing?