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Dylan James

Last-minute foul on Gareth Bale dubbed 'all-time great' in USA as winning goal was on

It's the 100th minute of the game, and USA goalkeeper Matt Turner is way off his line. Gareth Bale shapes up to lob the Arsenal man and win the game, before Kellyn Acosta tears down the Cymru captain.

It has been dubbed as one of the all-time great tactical fouls by former Premier League star and American TV pundit Stuart Holden, who you may remember having played for Bolton Wanderers in the early 2010s.

With misplaced passes and no attacking presence, Wales' first half against USA was disappointing to say the very least. After the introduction of Kieffer Moore at half time, Rob Page's attack was given a breath of fresh air.

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Later on in the match, a quick throw from Brennan Johnson resulted in a dangerous Wales attack, which led to Bale getting a penalty for a Walker Zimmerman foul. The LAFC man drew Wales level with ten minutes to spare, but even after normal time, the officials added another nine minutes.

On the stroke of the 100th minute, Ben Davies stuck a hopeful ball into Moore. USA's Turner rushed off his line and headed directly into Bale on halfway.

It's the exact player you want on the ball to win the game in a crucial moment, and his LAFC team mate Acosta flew into the back of him before the Welshman could get a shot away.

What might have been.

Wales' next game is against Iran at 10AM on Friday, November 25th.

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