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Wales beat Bulgaria
Match Details
Cardiff City Stadium
(Cardiff)
· ESPN3
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Commentary
- ·Match ends, Wales 1, Bulgaria 0.
- 90'+5'Second Half ends, Wales 1, Bulgaria 0.
- 90'+4'Goal! Wales 1, Bulgaria 0. Neco Williams (Wales) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jonathan Williams with a cross.
- 90'+1'Attempt missed. Gareth Bale (Wales) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Joe Morrell.
- 90'Georgi Kostadinov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'Foul by Hal Robson-Kanu (Wales).
- 87'Hal Robson-Kanu (Wales) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87'Foul by Kristian Traychev Dimitrov (Bulgaria).
- 85'Neco Williams (Wales) is shown the yellow card.
- 85'Attempt missed. Birsent Karagaren (Bulgaria) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dimitar Iliev with a cross.
- 83'Georgi Georgiev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83'Foul by Hal Robson-Kanu (Wales).
Line Score
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUL | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WAL | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Match Leaders
Bulgaria- BK Birsent Karageren · 1Total Shots
- GG Georgi Georgiev · 2Saves
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Anton Nedyalkov · 86Accurate Passes
Wales- NW Neco Williams · 1Goals
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Gareth Bale · 4Total Shots
- EA Ethan Ampadu · 85Accurate Passes
UEFA Nations League Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 7 |
| 2 | Bosnia-Herzegovina | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 5 |
| 3 | Poland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +4 | 4 |
| 4 | Romania | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -9 | 0 |
Key Events
90'+4'Goal! Wales 1, Bulgaria 0. Neco Williams (Wales) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jonathan Williams with a cross.
Team Stats
BulgariaWales
General
49.4
Possession %
50.6
2
Shots
8
0
On Target
3
2
Offsides
0
1
Corners
5
13
Fouls
16
Passing & Defense
460
Passes Completed
474
3
Crosses Won
2
8
Tackles Won
5
5
Interceptions
11
11
Clearances
6
Discipline
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Saves
0
Recent Form
Wales
D
D
W
W
W
Bulgaria
L
L
W
L
D
Starting Lineups
Bulgaria4-2-3-1
Wales4-2-3-1
Full lineups and substitutes
Wales
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WH #1 Wayne HennesseyG
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EA #15 Ethan AmpaduCD-L
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TL #16 Tom LockyerCD-R
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BD #4 Ben DaviesLB
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CR #14 Connor RobertsRB
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DB #22 David BrooksAM
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JM #18 Joe MorrellLM
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MS #19 Matt SmithRM
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KM #13 Kieffer MooreF
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DJ #20 Daniel JamesAM-L
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#11 Gareth BaleAM-R
Substitutes · 3 used
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JL #6 Jamie Lawrence
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DW #12 Danny Ward
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CG #2 Chris Gunter
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BC #5 Ben Cabango
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JW #8 Jonny Williams 76' for David Brooks
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HR #9 Hal Robson-Kanu 61' for Kieffer Moore
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HW #10 Harry Wilson
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WV #23 Will Vaulks
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DL #7 Dylan Levitt
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AR #21 Adam Rhys Davies
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NW #3 Neco Williams90'+4' 65' for Connor Roberts
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RM #17 Rabbi Matondo
Bulgaria
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GG #1 Georgi GeorgievG
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#14 Anton NedyalkovCD-L
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KD #5 Kristian DimitrovCD-R
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IG #4 Ivan GoranovLB
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C #6 CicinhoRB
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TN #8 Todor NedelevAM
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YK #11 Yanis KarabelyovLM
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GK #7 Georgi KostadinovRM
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BK #10 Bozhidar KraevF
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GI #18 Galin IvanovAM-L
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BK #17 Birsent KaragerenAM-R
Substitutes · 3 used
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ML #23 Martin Lukov
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VP #3 Viktor Popov
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PG #15 Plamen Galabov
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II #19 Ismail Isa
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AT #22 Aleksandar Tsvetkov
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SP #2 Strahil Popov
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SD #9 Spas Delev 70' for Galin Ivanov
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FY #21 Filip Yavorov Krastev 82' for Todor Nedelev
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DI #20 Dimitar Iliev 61' for Bozhidar Kraev
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NM #13 Nikolay Mihaylov
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SS #12 Stanislav Slavov Rabotov
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SK #16 Svetoslav Kovachev
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