UEFA European Championship Qualifying

FT Tuesday, September 9, 2014
Wales WDDWL 2
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Andorra LLLLL 1
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WAL112
AND101
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Match Report

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Gareth Bale scores twice as Wales beat Andorra

Gareth Bale saved Wales from severe embarrassment in Andorra as Chris Coleman's side began their Euro 2016 campaign with a nervous 2-1 victory.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
13
2
Yellow Cards
6
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
8
Corner Kicks
0
0
Saves
3
50
Possession
50
9
SHOTS
2
6
ON GOAL
1
0.7
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
0
Accurate Passes
0
0
Passes
0
0.0
Pass Completion %
0.0
2
Accurate Crosses
0
4
Crosses
1
0.5
Cross %
0.0
0
Long Balls
0
0
Accurate Long Balls
0
0.0
Long Balls %
0.0
0
Blocked Shots
0
0
Effective Tackles
0
0
Tackles
0
0.0
Tackle %
0.0
0
Interceptions
0
0
Effective Clearances
0
1
Clearances
4

Lineups

AND

  1. 13Ferrán PolG
  2. 5Emili GarcíaD
  3. 6Ildefons LimaD
  4. 22David ManeiroD
  5. 23Jordi RubioM
  6. 3Marco ValezM
  7. 14Carlos Edu PeppeM
  8. 18Josep AyalaM
  9. 2Christian Martinez MuñozM
  10. 19Ivan LorenzoM
  11. 9Gabi RieraF

WAL

  1. 1Wayne HennesseyG
  2. 2Chris GunterD
  3. 3Neil TaylorD
  4. 4James ChesterD
  5. 5Ben DaviesD
  6. 6Ashley WilliamsD
  7. 7Joe AllenM
  8. 8Andy KingM
  9. 10Aaron RamseyM
  10. 11Gareth BaleM
  11. 9Simon ChurchF

Timeline

  1. 6' Ildefons Sola Lima places the penalty kick with his right foot to the lower right corner and scores!! The goalkeeper was nowhere near the shot.
  2. 22' Goal!! Gareth Bale hits a very good header to the lower right corner from the centre penalty area (aprox. 12 yards) and scores!! The game is now tied at 1
  3. 45' Carlos Eduardo Peppe is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  4. 45'+1' Joe Allen is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  5. 52' Andorra makes a sub: Marcio Vieira enters for Carlos Eduardo Peppe. Reason: Tactical
  6. 58' Simon Church is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  7. 62' Wales makes a sub: Joe Ledley enters for Simon Church. Reason: Tactical
  8. 68' Ivan Lorenzo is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  9. 69' David Maneiro is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  10. 75' Marcio Vieira is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  11. 76' Wales makes a sub: George Williams enters for Andy King. Reason: Tactical
  12. 81' Gabi Lancha Riera is awarded a yellow card. Reason: persistent infringement
  13. 81' Goal!! Gareth Bale hits a very good left footed shot to the upper right corner from the right channel (aprox. 25 yards) and scores!! Wales now leads 2 - 1
  14. 83' Andorra makes a sub: Oscar Mansad Sonejee enters for Christian Jorge Martinez Muñoz. Reason: Tactical
  15. 86' Andorra makes a sub: Juli Sanchez enters for Josep Manuel Ayala. Reason: Tactical
  16. 90' End of the game
  17. 90'+4' Wales makes a sub: Emyr Huws enters for Aaron Ramsey. Reason: Injury
  18. 90'+5' Marco Valez is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour

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