UEFA Nations League

Wales

FIFA #38 · 3-1-0
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Wales beat Bulgaria
Wales3-1-0 1 – 0 Bulgaria0-1-3
FT · Wed, Oct 14

Match Details

Vasil Levski National Stadium (Sofia) · 478 fans · ESPN+ View tournament bracket →

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Bulgaria 0, Wales 1.
  • 90'+7'Second Half ends, Bulgaria 0, Wales 1.
  • 90'+6'Foul by Ismail Isa Mustafa (Bulgaria).
  • 90'+6'Ben Davies (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5'Rhys Norrington-Davies (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5'Foul by Birsent Karagaren (Bulgaria).
  • 90'+5'Kristian Traychev Dimitrov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5'Foul by Neco Williams (Wales).
  • 90'+4'Offside, Wales. Rabbi Matondo tries a through ball, but Jonathan Williams is caught offside.
  • 90'+3'Jonathan Williams (Wales) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+3'Ismail Isa Mustafa (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3'Foul by Jonathan Williams (Wales).

Line Score

12T
WAL 01 1
BUL 00 0

Match Leaders

Wales
Bulgaria

UEFA Nations League Standings
TeamGPWDLGDPts
1 Sweden 3210+37
2 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3120+25
3 Poland 3111+44
4 Romania 3003-90

Key Events

90'+3'Jonathan Williams (Wales) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
85'Goal! Bulgaria 0, Wales 1. Jonathan Williams (Wales) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Neco Williams with a cross.
84'Substitution, Bulgaria. Birsent Karagaren replaces Kiril Despodov.
79'Substitution, Wales. Adam Davies replaces Wayne Hennessey because of an injury.
75'Substitution, Bulgaria. Ismail Isa Mustafa replaces Bozhidar Kraev.
72'Substitution, Wales. Dylan Levitt replaces Matthew Smith.
72'Substitution, Wales. Jonathan Williams replaces Harry Wilson.
59'Kristian Traychev Dimitrov (Bulgaria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
54'Substitution, Wales. Rabbi Matondo replaces Daniel James.
52'Yanis Karabelyov (Bulgaria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
50'Cicinho (Bulgaria) is shown the yellow card.
50'Daniel James (Wales) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
49'Harry Wilson (Wales) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'Substitution, Bulgaria. Aleksandar Tsvetkov replaces Kristiyan Malinov.
27'Ben Davies (Wales) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Team Stats

WalesBulgaria
General
47.2 Possession % 52.8
13 Shots 4
5 On Target 0
4 Offsides 0
7 Corners 4
16 Fouls 15
Passing & Defense
347 Passes Completed 396
5 Crosses Won 3
9 Tackles Won 7
11 Interceptions 9
15 Clearances 15
Discipline
4 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0 Saves 4

Recent Form

Bulgaria L D L L L
Wales W W W L D

Starting Lineups

Bulgaria4-2-3-1
13 Mihaylov
6 Cicinho 3 Terziev 5 Dimitrov 14 Nedyalkov
16 Malinov 8 Nedelev
11 Despodov 12 Karabelyov 17 Yomov
10 Kraev
20 James 9 Roberts
7 Wilson
17 Norrington-Davies 19 Smith 15 Ampadu 3 Williams A
4 Davies 6 Rodon 13 Mepham
1 Hennessey
Wales3-4-1-2
Full lineups and substitutes

Bulgaria

  1. NM #13 Nikolay MihaylovG
  2. KD #5 Kristian DimitrovCD-L
  3. GT #3 Georgi TerzievCD-R
  4. #14 Anton NedyalkovLB
  5. C #6 CicinhoRB
  6. YK #12 Yanis KarabelyovAM
  7. TN #8 Todor NedelevLM
  8. KM #16 Kristiyan MalinovRM
  9. BK #10 Bozhidar KraevF
  10. GY #17 Georgi YomovAM-L
  11. KD #11 Kiril DespodovAM-R
Substitutes · 3 used

Wales

  1. WH #1 Wayne HennesseyG
  2. JR #6 Joe RodonCD
  3. BD #4 Ben DaviesCD-L
  4. CM #13 Chris MephamCD-R
  5. MS #19 Matt SmithCM-L
  6. EA #15 Ethan AmpaduCM-R
  7. HW #7 Harry WilsonAM
  8. RN #17 Rhys Norrington-DaviesLM
  9. NW #3 Neco WilliamsRM
  10. DJ #20 Daniel JamesCF-L
  11. TR #9 Tyler RobertsCF-R
Substitutes · 4 used

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