UEFA Nations League

Wales

FIFA #38 · 3rdin Group A4 · 1-0-3
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Wales beat Norway
Norway1-0-3 1 – 2 Wales1-0-3
FT · Thu, Oct 1

Match Details

Cardiff City Stadium (Cardiff) · 32,076 fans · Fox Sports 1 View tournament bracket →

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Wales 2, Norway 1.
  • 90'+4'Second Half ends, Wales 2, Norway 1.
  • 90'+3'Ethan Ampadu (Wales) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+3'Sorba Thomas (Wales) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+3'Martin Ødegaard (Norway) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+3'Foul by Ethan Ampadu (Wales).
  • 90'+3'Antonio Nusa (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 88'Foul by Brennan Johnson (Wales).
  • 88'Kristoffer Ajer (Norway) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 87'Attempt missed. Jørgen Strand Larsen (Norway) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Antonio Nusa.
  • 86'Attempt saved. Mark Harris (Wales) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Ørjan Nyland (Norway). Assisted by Josh Sheehan.

Line Score

12T
NOR 10 1
WAL 11 2

Match Leaders

Norway
Wales

UEFA Nations League Standings
TeamGPWDLGDPts
1 Portugal 4400+512
2 Denmark 420206
3 Wales 4103-33
4 Norway 4103-23

Key Events

90'+3'Ethan Ampadu (Wales) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+3'Sorba Thomas (Wales) is shown the yellow card.
90'+3'Martin Ødegaard (Norway) is shown the yellow card.
85'Substitution, Wales. Mark Harris replaces Lewis Koumas.
76'Substitution, Wales. Brennan Johnson replaces Daniel James.
76'Substitution, Wales. Joel Colwill replaces Liam Cullen.
75'Substitution, Wales. Josh Sheehan replaces Jordan James.
75'Substitution, Norway. Antonio Nusa replaces Andreas Schjelderup.
75'Substitution, Norway. Jørgen Strand Larsen replaces David Møller Wolfe.
49'Substitution, Norway. Leo Østigård replaces Oscar Bobb.
48'Goal! Wales 2, Norway 1. Neco Williams (Wales) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
46'Torbjørn Heggem (Norway) is shown the red card.
45'Substitution, Norway. Thelo Aasgaard replaces Fredrik Aursnes.
38'Goal! Wales 1, Norway 1. Daniel James (Wales) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sorba Thomas with a cross.
37'Jordan James (Wales) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
16'Substitution, Norway. Marcus Pedersen replaces Julian Ryerson because of an injury.
11'Goal! Wales 0, Norway 1. Oscar Bobb (Norway) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a through ball.

Team Stats

NorwayWales
General
49.6 Possession % 50.4
12 Shots 12
4 On Target 6
0 Offsides 3
3 Corners 3
7 Fouls 11
Passing & Defense
456 Passes Completed 466
3 Crosses Won 3
5 Tackles Won 6
18 Interceptions 5
19 Clearances 22
Discipline
1 Yellow Cards 3
1 Red Cards 0
4 Saves 3

Recent Form

Wales D D L L L
Norway W W L W L

Starting Lineups

Norway4-3-3
1 Nyland
14 Ryerson 3 Ajer 17 Heggem 5 Møller Wolfe
10 Ødegaard A 8 Berge 7 Aursnes
22 Bobb 11' 9 Haaland 21 Schjelderup
9 Koumas
19 Thomas A 10 Cullen 20 James 38'
17 James 5 Ampadu
15 Da Silva 4 Davies 6 Cabango 3 Williams 48'
12 Ward
Wales4-2-3-1
Full lineups and substitutes

Wales

  1. DW #12 Danny WardG
  2. BD #4 Ben DaviesCD-L
  3. BC #6 Ben CabangoCD-R
  4. JD #15 Jay Da SilvaLB
  5. NW #3 Neco WilliamsRB48'
  6. LC #10 Liam CullenAM
  7. JJ #17 Jordan JamesLM
  8. EA #5 Ethan AmpaduRM
  9. LK #9 Lewis KoumasF
  10. ST #19 Sorba ThomasAM-L
  11. DJ #20 Daniel JamesAM-R38'
Substitutes · 4 used

Norway

  1. ØN #1 Ørjan NylandG
  2. TH #17 Torbjørn HeggemCD-L
  3. KA #3 Kristoffer AjerCD-R
  4. #5 David Møller WolfeLB
  5. JR #14 Julian RyersonRB
  6. SB #8 Sander BergeCM
  7. #7 Fredrik AursnesLM
  8. MØ #10 Martin ØdegaardRM
  9. EH #9 Erling HaalandF
  10. AS #21 Andreas SchjelderupLF
  11. OB #22 Oscar BobbRF11'
Substitutes · 5 used

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