UEFA European Championship Qualifying

FT Friday, June 12, 2015
Belgium WDWWW 0
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Wales WDWDW 1
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WAL101
Principality Stadium · 33,280 att. · ESPN3

Match Report

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Gareth Bale goal beats Belgium, gives Wales three-point lead atop Group B

Wales took a massive step towards ending their 58-year wait for a major tournament appearance by beating Belgium 1-0 for one of the greatest victories

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
10
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
9
Corner Kicks
1
2
Saves
7
60
Possession
40
14
SHOTS
5
7
ON GOAL
2
0.5
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
0
Accurate Passes
0
0
Passes
0
0.0
Pass Completion %
0.0
2
Accurate Crosses
1
15
Crosses
6
0.1
Cross %
0.2
0
Long Balls
0
0
Accurate Long Balls
0
0.0
Long Balls %
0.0
0
Blocked Shots
4
0
Effective Tackles
0
0
Tackles
0
0.0
Tackle %
0.0
0
Interceptions
0
0
Effective Clearances
0
4
Clearances
7

Head to Head

Lineups

WAL

  1. 1Wayne HennesseyG
  2. 2Chris GunterD
  3. 6Ashley WilliamsD
  4. 5James ChesterD
  5. 4Jazz RichardsD
  6. 16Joe LedleyM
  7. 3Neil TaylorM
  8. 7Joe AllenM
  9. 10Aaron RamseyM
  10. 9Hal Robson-KanuF
  11. 11Gareth BaleF

Substitutes

  1. 12Owain fon WilliamsG
  2. 21Danny WardG
  3. 18Adam MatthewsD
  4. 23Adam HenleyD
  5. 8Andy KingM
  6. 13Shaun MacDonaldM
  7. 19David VaughanM
  8. 20David CotterillM
  9. 14Simon ChurchF
  10. 15Sam VokesF
  11. 17Tom LawrenceF

BEL

  1. 1Thibaut CourtoisG
  2. 2Toby AlderweireldD
  3. 18Jason DenayerD
  4. 3Nicolas LombaertsD
  5. 5Jan VertonghenD
  6. 14Dries MertensM
  7. 4Radja NainggolanM
  8. 6Axel WitselM
  9. 7Kevin De BruyneM
  10. 9Christian BentekeF
  11. 10Eden HazardF

Substitutes

  1. 12Simon MignoletG
  2. 13Jean-Francois GilletG
  3. 15Olivier DeschachtD
  4. 21Anthony Vanden BorreD
  5. 8Youri TielemansM
  6. 16Yannick CarrascoM
  7. 19Mousa DembéléM
  8. 22Nacer ChadliM
  9. 23Leander DendonckerM
  10. 11Kevin MirallasF
  11. 17Divock OrigiF
  12. 20Romelu LukakuF

Timeline

  1. 25' Goal!! Gareth Bale hits a very good right footed shot low through the middle from the left penalty area (aprox. 6 yards) and scores!! Wales now leads 1 - 0
  2. 28' Joe Allen is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  3. 46' Belgium makes a sub: Romelu Lukaku enters for Dries Mertens. Reason: Tactical
  4. 59' Nicolas Lombaerts is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  5. 76' Belgium makes a sub: Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco enters for Toby Alderweireld. Reason: Tactical
  6. 87' Wales makes a sub: Sam Vokes enters for Gareth Bale. Reason: Tactical
  7. 90' End of the game
  8. 90'+3' Wales makes a sub: Andy King enters for Hal Robson-Kanu. Reason: Tactical

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