give away a cheap free kick

[Kontol]

I want to understand the words "give away" and "cheap" in this sentence. The word "cheap" usually means low in price and "give away" means to provide something to someone for free. So in football context, I guess it means to unleash a weak free kick.

West Ham 0-1 Man City (45 mins)
Joao Cancelo gives away a cheap free-kick as we reach stoppage-time, he goes into the book as well. Chance for West Ham? No the delivery is poor.

 

[Rover_KE]

He fouls an opponent unnecessarily, giving West Ham the advantage of a free kick which they wouldn't otherwise have had.

 

[Kontol]

Am I right that "cheap" means "weak" in that sentence? "Give away" means to unleash.

 

[emsr2d2]

No. Both "give away" and "cheap" indicate that West Ham didn't have to work for the free kick. It was, presumably, the result of a silly mistake on the part of a Man City player.

 

[jutfrank]

The word cheap in this context basically means that there was no advantage for City to commit a foul. The verb give away, as other members have already suggested, means 'concede'.