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USA midfielder Kellyn Acosta has been praised for his 'great' tactical foul that denied Gareth Bale scoring a potential winner in their 1-1 draw with Wales.
It was in the ninth minute of stoppage time when goalkeeper Matt Turner came way out of his goal to head clear the danger as they hoped to hang onto the point.
The Arsenal back-up's clearance, however, fell into the feet of former Real Madrid star Gareth Bale who looked to pull the trigger.
USA midfielder Kellyn Acosta lunged in to foul Wales star Gareth Bale at the half-way line
His tackle denied Bale the chance of scoring a potential winner with Matt Turner out of his goal
Up stepped Acosta, to foul his LAFC team-mate as he lunged in to deny the Wales star at the half-way line and prevent any chance of
