Watch Wales star Joe Morrell get SENT OFF for ‘stopping Turkish star having kids’ with shocking high lunge
JOE MORRELL was sent off for a shocking tackle during Wales’ Euro qualifier against Turkey that had fans fearing for his victim.
The Welsh midfielder lunged high into Turkey star Ferdi Kadioglu with his studs showing and caught the defender.
Referee Fabio Maresca was left with little option but to give Morrell his marching orders.
And the Portsmouth star left his Wales team a man down before the end of the first half.
Fans were quick to react to the tackle on social media.
One viewer claimed: “Joe Morrell just stopped some Turkish player having kids Card for Morrell.”
A second tweeted: “Ridiculous from Morrell. Just daft.”
A third wrote: “Silly from Morrell. Game is gone.”
A fourth commented: “And I hope that’s the last time we ever see Morrell in a Wales kit.”
A fifth said: “Wales reduced to 10 men yet again! A straight red from the ref after a foolish challenge from Joe Morrell. Not good at all.”
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Former Wales striker Nation Blake slammed the challenge as “dangerous” and was unable to defend Morrell.
He told BBC Radio Wales: “It is hard to defend that, it is so high, that is a dangerous tackle no matter how you try to dress it up.
“That has absolutely swung this game in Turkey‘s favour.”