International Friendly

FT Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Ghana LLLLL 1
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Wales LWWLD 1
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Cardiff City Stadium · 11,806 att.

Match Report

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Wales salvage draw with Ghana as Lewis Koumas opens account

Lewis Koumas scored his first international goal to salvage Wales a 1-1 draw with World Cup-bound Ghana in Cardiff.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
7
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
0
4
Corner Kicks
5
2
Saves
5
33.7
Possession
66.3
11
SHOTS
18
5
ON GOAL
3
0.5
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
260
Accurate Passes
564
322
Passes
625
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
8
12
Crosses
27
0.3
Cross %
0.3
61
Long Balls
25
24
Accurate Long Balls
7
0.4
Long Balls %
0.3
1
Blocked Shots
6
6
Effective Tackles
5
12
Tackles
8
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
12
Interceptions
6
35
Effective Clearances
13
35
Clearances
13

Highlights

01:23 Nicol downbeat on Ghana's World Cup chances after draw vs. Wales Watch on ESPN

Lineups

WAL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Karl DarlowG
  2. 16Dylan LawlorCD-L
  3. 6Joe RodonCD-R
  4. 3Neco WilliamsLB
  5. 15Jay Da SilvaRB
  6. 7David BrooksAM
  7. 22Josh SheehanLM
  8. 5Ethan AmpaduRM
  9. 13Kieffer MooreF
  10. 19Sorba ThomasAM-L
  11. 20Daniel JamesAM-R

GHA · 4-4-1-1

  1. 1Lawrence Ati ZigiG
  2. 26Marvin SenayaCD-L
  3. 4Jonas AdjeteyCD-R
  4. 14Gideon MensahLB
  5. 7Fatawu IssahakuRB
  6. 5Thomas ParteyCM-L
  7. 18Jerome OpokuCM-R
  8. 25Prince AduLM
  9. 15Elisha OwusuRM
  10. 9Jordan AyewF
  11. 22Kamaldeen SulemanaRCF

Timeline

  1. 4' Delay in match because of an injury Kamaldeen Sulemana (Ghana).
  2. 4'
  3. 4'
  4. 4' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  5. 30' Thomas Partey (Ghana) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 45' Substitution, Ghana. Kwasi Sibo replaces Thomas Partey.
  7. 45' Substitution, Ghana. Ernest Nuamah replaces Abdul Fatawu.
  8. 45' Substitution, Ghana. Brandon Thomas-Asante replaces Prince Adu.
  9. 45' Substitution, Ghana. Benjamin Asare replaces Lawrence Ati Zigi.
  10. 60' Substitution, Wales. Cameron Congreve replaces Daniel James.
  11. 60' Substitution, Wales. Lewis Koumas replaces Kieffer Moore.
  12. 60' Substitution, Wales. Nathan Broadhead replaces David Brooks.
  13. 60' Substitution, Ghana. Caleb Yirenkyi replaces Elisha Owusu.
  14. 60' Substitution, Ghana. Christopher Bonsu Baah replaces Kamaldeen Sulemana.
  15. 66' Goal! Wales 0, Ghana 1. Caleb Yirenkyi (Ghana) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a fast break.
  16. 67' Substitution, Wales. Isaak Davies replaces Sorba Thomas.
  17. 67' Substitution, Wales. Chris Mepham replaces Dylan Lawlor because of an injury.
  18. 72'
  19. 72' Delay in match because of an injury Jerome Opoku (Ghana).
  20. 73'
  21. 73' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  22. 75' Substitution, Ghana. Iñaki Williams replaces Jordan Ayew.
  23. 75' Substitution, Ghana. Alidu Seidu replaces Marvin Senaya.
  24. 76' Substitution, Ghana. Abdul Mumin replaces Jerome Opoku because of an injury.
  25. 83' Substitution, Wales. Kai Andrews replaces Joe Rodon because of an injury.
  26. 83' Substitution, Wales. Rhys Norrington-Davies replaces Jay Dasilva.
  27. 85' Substitution, Ghana. Abdul Rahman Baba replaces Gideon Mensah.
  28. 90'+2' Alidu Seidu (Ghana) is shown the yellow card.
  29. 90'+3' Goal! Wales 1, Ghana 1. Lewis Koumas (Wales) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Neco Williams with a cross.

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