Soccer-Turkey go top after beating 10-man Wales

Soccer Football - UEFA Euro 2024 Qualifier - Group D - Turkey v Wales - Samsun 19 May Stadium, Tekkekoy, Samsun, Turkey - June 19, 2023 Turkey's Mehmet Umut Nayir celebrates scoring a goal that was later disallowed REUTERS/Murad Sezer

(Reuters) - Turkey moved top of Euro 2024 qualifying Group D with a hard-earned 2-0 home victory against 10-man Wales on Monday despite missing a penalty and having two goals ruled out by VAR.

A late header by Mehmet Umut Nayir and a superb curled effort by fellow substitute Arda Guler finally cracked Welsh resistance in Samsun to put Turkey top with nine points from four games.