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Good afternoon and welcome to our live text coverage of Turkey v Wales.

Euro 2024 / Group Stage
Baku Olympic Stadium / 16.06.2021
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Pete Sharland

Updated 16/06/2021 at 17:59 GMT


18:58
That's a magnificent win for Wales, and another miserable show from Turkey. They're going home if they can't beat Italy - and maybe even then - while Wales are going into the knockouts.
18:58
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Full-time: Turkey 0-2 Wales
90+6'
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GOAL! Turkey 0-2 Wales (Roberts) Again, Wales take the corner short, and again, the brilliant Bale drives towards the box. Just when the shot looks on, he flicks outside him to Roberts, and the right-back sweeps the decider low past Cakir! WALES ARE GOING INTO THE LAST 16!
90+5'
Wales take the corner shot and Bale attacks the box from the left side, flicking hard with the outside of his boot and forcing the keeper to parry; Moore's shot is then blocked behind and Wales have another corner.
90+3'
Bale ploughs towards the Turkey box and slips a pass into space for Wilson, whose shot is blocked behind by Celik.
90+1'
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Calhanoglu is booked for something or other.
90'
There'll be four added minutes, but I'm sure it'll end up being more because of that little discussion.
90'
Oooh yeah! A tremendous, brave header from Rodon foils an attack led by Yilmaz, the flag goes up anyway, and then there's a scuffle, full of all the things that absolutely NO ONE wants to see. It's superb. Anyhow, the ref hands out card to Davies, Mepham and Yilmaz, and seeing it again, Yilmaz went down to berate Rodon for his brilliant defending, at which point Davies administered an almighty shove that sent Yilmaz flying, there was lots more shoving, and a general melee. Lovely stuff.
88'
Now here come Wales, James skating past Celik on the left touchline before burrowing towards goal at the speed of light. He's got two men in the middle, and all it'll take is a measure low pass ... but he takes the aerial route and Morrell can't quite grow enough to head it. But he shouldn't have had to!
87'
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AND HERE'S THAT CHANCE! Calhanoglu picks out Demiral, whose leap is huuuuge, and he headbuts a monstrous effort that Ward parries away! That is a save!
88'
Celik lumps it forward seeking Yilmaz, but Mepham is up, then again to concede a corner...
86'
Wales are sitting deep now, inviting pressure. I don't often like that tactic, but denying Turkey space in behind is working well so it makes sense. Either way, you assume any chasing team will make at least one chance.
85'
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Wales send Wilson on for Ramsey. Will his goal prove to be the winner?
84'
Another ball clipped over the top - Turkey are deploying Wales' tactics but with players less adroit than Bale and Ramsey - forces Muldur to stretch after it, and though he deflects the ball into the box, it misses both strikers and defenders.
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Kahveci replaces Under.
82'
this is pulsating, intense stuff but - whisper it if you're in Wales - they've defended well and Turkey have created little.
80'
Now here come Turkey again, Yazici sticking a pass into space, behind the Wales defence and down the left. So Ramsey sprints towards the danger and has to time his tackle perfectly ... which he does! Superb.
79'
Muldur gives it away to Bale and he sends Ramsey away. Ramsey moves towards the box, then clips a cross towards the back post and Bale is up! But he can only head wide, though had he scored I think he'd have been penalised for shoving the defender.
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But when Turkey win a corner and Calhanoglu curls it in. Moore does superbly to head away. He's so effective defending his own box.