UEFA Nations League

Wales

FIFA #38 · 2-0-0
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Wales beat Bulgaria
Bulgaria0-1-1 0 – 1 Wales2-0-0
FT · Sun, Sep 6

Match Details

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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

12T
BUL 00 0
WAL 01 1

Match Leaders

Bulgaria
Wales

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'+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.
85'Neco Williams (Wales) is shown the yellow card.
82'Substitution, Bulgaria. Filip Yavorov Krastev replaces Todor Nedelev.
76'Substitution, Wales. Jonathan Williams replaces David Brooks.
70'Substitution, Bulgaria. Spas Delev replaces Galin Ivanov.
65'Substitution, Wales. Neco Williams replaces Connor Roberts.
61'Substitution, Bulgaria. Dimitar Iliev replaces Bozhidar Kraev.
61'Substitution, Wales. Hal Robson-Kanu replaces Kieffer Moore.
60'Matthew Smith (Wales) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
43'Georgi Kostadinov (Bulgaria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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
1 Georgiev
6 Cicinho 5 Dimitrov 14 Nedyalkov 4 Goranov
7 Kostadinov 11 Karabelyov
17 Karageren 8 Nedelev 18 Ivanov
10 Kraev
13 Moore
20 James 22 Brooks 11 Bale
18 Morrell 19 Smith
4 Davies 15 Ampadu 16 Lockyer 14 Roberts
1 Hennessey
Wales4-2-3-1
Full lineups and substitutes

Wales

  1. WH #1 Wayne HennesseyG
  2. EA #15 Ethan AmpaduCD-L
  3. TL #16 Tom LockyerCD-R
  4. BD #4 Ben DaviesLB
  5. CR #14 Connor RobertsRB
  6. DB #22 David BrooksAM
  7. JM #18 Joe MorrellLM
  8. MS #19 Matt SmithRM
  9. KM #13 Kieffer MooreF
  10. DJ #20 Daniel JamesAM-L
  11. #11 Gareth BaleAM-R
Substitutes · 3 used

Bulgaria

  1. GG #1 Georgi GeorgievG
  2. #14 Anton NedyalkovCD-L
  3. KD #5 Kristian DimitrovCD-R
  4. IG #4 Ivan GoranovLB
  5. C #6 CicinhoRB
  6. TN #8 Todor NedelevAM
  7. YK #11 Yanis KarabelyovLM
  8. GK #7 Georgi KostadinovRM
  9. BK #10 Bozhidar KraevF
  10. GI #18 Galin IvanovAM-L
  11. BK #17 Birsent KaragerenAM-R
Substitutes · 3 used

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