UEFA Nations League

FULL TIME
Wales DLLLW 0
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Denmark DWLWL 1
  • Rasmus Højlund 75' P
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Cardiff City Stadium · 25,108 att.

Match Report

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Rasmus Højlund punishes Danny Ward error to sink Wales

Wales suffered a 1-0 Nations League defeat to Denmark as Rasmus Højlund struck from the penalty spot.

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Team Stats

DEN WAL
9
Fouls
11
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
0
3
Corner Kicks
3
1
Saves
3
44
Possession
56
13
SHOTS
6
4
ON GOAL
1
30
On Target %
20
0
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
375
Accurate Passes
481
440
Passes
564
90
Pass Completion %
90
5
Accurate Crosses
4
15
Crosses
18
30
Cross %
20
40
Long Balls
54
20
Accurate Long Balls
25
50
Long Balls %
50
3
Blocked Shots
0
8
Effective Tackles
12
9
Tackles
14
90
Tackle %
90
9
Interceptions
7
22
Effective Clearances
17
22
Clearances
17

Match Leaders

WAL

  • Brennan Johnson F Total Shots 2
  • Ben Davies D Accurate Passes 71
  • Neco Williams D Defensive Interventions 10
  • Danny Ward G Saves 3

DEN

  • Rasmus Højlund F Total Shots 5
  • Oliver Provstgaard D Accurate Passes 74
  • Mads Hermansen G Saves 1

Head to Head

DEN leads series 4-1

Lineups

Confirmed

WAL · 4-2-3-1

  1. Danny WardG12
  2. Ben DaviesCD-L4
  3. Ben CabangoCD-R6
  4. Jay Da SilvaLB15
  5. Neco WilliamsRB3
  6. Liam CullenAM10
  7. Jordan JamesLM17
  8. Ethan AmpaduRM5
  9. Lewis KoumasF9
  10. Sorba ThomasAM-L19
  11. Brennan JohnsonAM-R11

Substitutes

  1. Chris MephamSUB2
  2. David CornellSUB1
  3. Jayden LienouSUB16
  4. Mark HarrisSUB18
  5. Wes BurnsSUB8
  6. Daniel JamesSUB20
  7. Tom KingSUB21
  8. Josh SheehanSUB22
  9. Kieffer MooreSUB13
  10. Cian AshfordSUB7
  11. Connor RobertsSUB14
  12. Joel ColwillSUB23

DEN · 4-4-2

  1. Mads HermansenG16
  2. Oliver ProvstgaardCD-L3
  3. Joachim AndersenCD-R2
  4. Joakim MaehleLB5
  5. Rasmus KristensenRB13
  6. Pierre-Emile HøjbjergCM-L23
  7. Morten HjulmandCM-R21
  8. Mohamed DaramyLM20
  9. Gustav IsaksenRM8
  10. Victor FroholdtCF-L7
  11. Rasmus HøjlundCF-R9

Substitutes

  1. Lucas HøgsbergSUB4
  2. Anton GaaeiSUB18
  3. Kasper HøghSUB19
  4. Andreas Skov OlsenSUB11
  5. Thomas JørgensenSUB10
  6. Mads BidstrupSUB12
  7. Victor NelssonSUB6
  8. Mathias KvistgaardenSUB15
  9. Adam DaghimSUB17
  10. Filip JørgensenSUB22
  11. Andreas JungdalSUB1

Play by Play

  1. Yellow Card 90'+4'

    Mads Hermansen (Denmark) is shown the yellow card.

    Mads Hermansen
  2. Substitution 83'

    Substitution, Wales. Kieffer Moore replaces Ben Davies.

    Kieffer Moore
  3. Substitution 82'

    Substitution, Denmark. Mathias Kvistgaarden replaces Gustav Isaksen.

    Mathias Kvistgaarden
  4. Substitution 82'

    Substitution, Denmark. Kasper Høgh replaces Rasmus Højlund.

    Kasper Høgh
  5. Yellow Card 80'

    Sorba Thomas (Wales) is shown the yellow card for handball.

    Sorba Thomas
  6. Substitution 76'

    Substitution, Wales. Wes Burns replaces Brennan Johnson.

    Wes Burns
  7. Substitution 76'

    Substitution, Wales. Joel Colwill replaces Liam Cullen.

    Joel Colwill
  8. Substitution 76'

    Substitution, Denmark. Anton Gaaei replaces Rasmus Kristensen.

    Anton Gaaei
  9. Penalty - Scored 75'

    Goal! Wales 0, Denmark 1. Rasmus Højlund (Denmark) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.

    Rasmus Højlund
  10. Yellow Card 66'

    Ben Cabango (Wales) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Ben Cabango
  11. Substitution 56'

    Substitution, Wales. Mark Harris replaces Lewis Koumas.

    Mark Harris
  12. Substitution 56'

    Substitution, Wales. Josh Sheehan replaces Jordan James.

    Josh Sheehan
  13. Yellow Card 29'

    Liam Cullen (Wales) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Liam Cullen
  14. Substitution 10'

    Substitution, Denmark. Andreas Skov Olsen replaces Pierre-Emile Højbjerg because of an injury.

    Andreas Skov Olsen
  1. End Regular Time 90'+5'
  2. Yellow Card 90'+4'

    Mads Hermansen (Denmark) is shown the yellow card.

    Mads Hermansen
  3. Substitution 83'

    Substitution, Wales. Kieffer Moore replaces Ben Davies.

    Kieffer Moore
  4. Substitution 82'

    Substitution, Denmark. Mathias Kvistgaarden replaces Gustav Isaksen.

    Mathias Kvistgaarden
  5. Substitution 82'

    Substitution, Denmark. Kasper Høgh replaces Rasmus Højlund.

    Kasper Høgh
  6. Yellow Card 80'

    Sorba Thomas (Wales) is shown the yellow card for handball.

    Sorba Thomas
  7. Substitution 76'

    Substitution, Wales. Wes Burns replaces Brennan Johnson.

    Wes Burns
  8. Substitution 76'

    Substitution, Wales. Joel Colwill replaces Liam Cullen.

    Joel Colwill
  9. Substitution 76'

    Substitution, Denmark. Anton Gaaei replaces Rasmus Kristensen.

    Anton Gaaei
  10. Penalty - Scored 75'

    Goal! Wales 0, Denmark 1. Rasmus Højlund (Denmark) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.

    Rasmus Højlund
  11. End Delay 74'
  12. Start Delay 73'
  13. Yellow Card 66'

    Ben Cabango (Wales) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Ben Cabango
  14. Substitution 56'

    Substitution, Wales. Mark Harris replaces Lewis Koumas.

    Mark Harris
  15. Substitution 56'

    Substitution, Wales. Josh Sheehan replaces Jordan James.

    Josh Sheehan
  16. Start 2nd Half 45'
  17. Halftime 45'+3'
  18. Yellow Card 29'

    Liam Cullen (Wales) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Liam Cullen
  19. Substitution 10'

    Substitution, Denmark. Andreas Skov Olsen replaces Pierre-Emile Højbjerg because of an injury.

    Andreas Skov Olsen
  20. End Delay 9'
  21. End Delay 9'

    Delay over. They are ready to continue.

  22. Start Delay 8'
  23. Start Delay 8'

    Delay in match because of an injury Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Denmark).

  24. Kickoff

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