Generally annoying game — and not just because Bale was playing.
Still, whoever made that tactical foul when Turner came for a walkabout deserves MotM.
That was Ream - and I commented to my son, a Ream
Hater, that the foul was our best play in the second half!
Actually it was Kellyn Acosta who fouled Bale at the 50. But yes, it was our best play because you know Bale was going to score from there.
As also a Liverpool fan and Philadelphia Union fan, I know that Bale would have scored that if not for Acosta's intervention, just like I knew he would convert the PK despite how much I was cheering for Turner to come up huge with the save. In fact, just minutes before the PK, I texted my brothers that we really needed a second goal to Bale-proof the result. On my list of most despised players, Bale is pushing for the top spot.
Such a disappointing result after the opening 45. A second first half goal wouldn't have been undeserved and, as it turned out, was needed. Wales made halftime adjustments and we didn't really have an answer for that. Spent a lot of time (and energy) chasing and unable to keep possession or attack with numbers for much of the second half. Did a little better once the subs got made. Advancement could very well come down to goal difference now, and unfortunately I'm not feeling that good about us doing better against England than Wales does. Glad we get England first, then Iran so we have a better feel for what might be required in that last game.
