Cyprus vs Wales, 2016 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage 2016

Gareth Bale scores to move Wales one win from qualifying for Euro 2016

Wales are poised to end their 58-year wait to play at a major tournament after Gareth Bale's late winner on a balmy night in Nicosia.

• 0': Game on!
• 1': Ashley Williams commits a foul on Konstantinos Charalampidis resulting on a free kick for Cyprus
• 1': Dossa Junior takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
• 2': Throw-in: Jason Demetriou takes it (Defending)
• 2': Throw-in: Neil Taylor takes it (Attacking)
• 3': Neil Taylor commits a foul on Konstantinos Charalampidis resulting on a free kick for Cyprus
• 3': Dossa Junior takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
• 3': Offside called on Gareth Bale
• 3': Dossa Junior takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
• 4': Konstantinos Charalampidis takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: open play
• 4': Marios Antoniades commits a foul on Aaron Ramsey resulting on a free kick for Wales
• 5': Ben Davies takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
• 6': Aaron Ramsey curls a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
• 6': Antonis Georgallides takes a long goal kick
• 7': Ben Davies commits a foul on Nestoras Mitidis resulting on a free kick for Cyprus
• 7': Dossa Junior takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right channel. Outcome: pass
• 7': Wayne Hennessey takes a long goal kick
• 8': Andy King commits a foul on Andreas Makris resulting on a free kick for Cyprus
• 8': Constantinos Laifis takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
• 9': Marios Nicolaou commits a foul on Aaron Ramsey resulting on a free kick for Wales
• 10': Gareth Bale takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the left channel. Outcome: shot
• 10': Gareth Bale hits a good left footed shot. Outcome: save
• 10': Antonis Georgallides makes a very good save (Parry)
• 10': Neil Taylor hits a good left footed shot. Outcome: save
• 11': Antonis Georgallides makes a very good save (Parry)
• 11': Antonis Georgallides takes a long goal kick
• 12': Konstantinos Charalampidis takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: open play
• 14': David Edwards commits a foul on Nestoras Mitidis resulting on a free kick for Cyprus
• 15': Konstantinos Charalampidis takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right wing. Outcome: cross
• 15': Konstantinos Charalampidis crosses the ball. Outcome: save
• 15': Wayne Hennessey makes a very good save (Catch)
• 18': Marios Antoniades commits a foul on David Edwards resulting on a free kick for Wales
• 18': Wayne Hennessey takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
• 21': Nestoras Mitidis crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
• 21': Andy King clears the ball from danger.
• 23': Aaron Ramsey commits a foul on Konstantinos Charalampidis resulting on a free kick for Cyprus
• 23': Konstantinos Charalampidis takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
• 25': Hal Robson-Kanu commits a foul on Dossa Junior resulting on a free kick for Cyprus
• 25': Antonis Georgallides takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
• 26': Konstantinos Makridis commits a foul on David Edwards resulting on a free kick for Wales
• 26': Andy King takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
• 27': Hal Robson-Kanu commits a foul on Constantinos Laifis resulting on a free kick for Cyprus
• 27': Antonis Georgallides takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
• 28': Aaron Ramsey takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: open play
• 29': Throw-in: Jason Demetriou takes it (Defending)
• 32': Handball called on Ashley Richards
• 33': Konstantinos Makridis takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the left wing. Outcome: pass
• 34': Hal Robson-Kanu commits a foul on Dossa Junior resulting on a free kick for Cyprus
• 34': Antonis Georgallides takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
• 37': Offside called on Nestoras Mitidis
• 37': Wayne Hennessey takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
• 38': Throw-in: Neil Taylor takes it (Defending)
• 38': Aaron Ramsey commits a foul on Konstantinos Makridis resulting on a free kick for Cyprus
• 39': Konstantinos Makridis takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
• 39': Throw-in: Jason Demetriou takes it (Attacking)
• 40': Handball called on Ashley Williams
• 40': Konstantinos Charalampidis takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right byline. Outcome: pass
• 40': Andreas Makris hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
• 40': Wayne Hennessey takes a long goal kick
• 41': Gareth Bale commits a foul on Dossa Junior resulting on a free kick for Cyprus
• 41': Dossa Junior takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
• 43': Throw-in: Jason Demetriou takes it (Attacking)
• 44': Throw-in: Ben Davies takes it (Defending)
• 44': Handball called on Aaron Ramsey
• 44': Antonis Georgallides takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
• 45': Throw-in: Jason Demetriou takes it (Defending)
• 45': The referee has signaled the end of the first half
• 45': The second half is under way
• 46': Marios Nicolaou hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
• 46': Wayne Hennessey makes a very good save (Parry)
• 47': Konstantinos Charalampidis takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: open play
• 48': Gareth Bale crosses the ball. Outcome: save
• 48': Antonis Georgallides makes a very good save (Catch)
• 49': Throw-in: Chris Gunter takes it (Defending)
• 49': Offside called on Gareth Bale
• 49': Marios Nicolaou takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
• 54': Throw-in: Neil Taylor takes it (Defending)
• 55': Throw-in: Marios Antoniades takes it (Attacking)
• 56': Wayne Hennessey takes a long goal kick
• 58': Giorgos Economides hits a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
• 58': Wayne Hennessey takes a long goal kick
• 58': Throw-in: Marios Antoniades takes it (Defending)
• 62': Throw-in: Marios Antoniades takes it (Attacking)
• 62': Throw-in: Ben Davies takes it (Defending)
• 64': Throw-in: Ashley Richards takes it (Defending)
• 65': Cyprus makes a sub: Georgios Kolokoudias enters for Nestoras Mitidis. Reason: Tactical
• 67': Offside called on Aaron Ramsey
• 67': Jason Demetriou takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
• 67': Wales makes a sub: Sam Vokes enters for Hal Robson-Kanu. Reason: Tactical
• 69': Jason Demetriou commits a foul on Neil Taylor resulting on a free kick for Wales
• 69': Ashley Williams takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
• 72': Gareth Bale crosses the ball. Outcome: shot
• 72': Sam Vokes hits a good left footed shot. Outcome: save
• 72': Antonis Georgallides makes a good save (Catch)
• 74': Cyprus makes a sub: Nikos Englezou enters for Konstantinos Charalampidis. Reason: Tactical
• 75': Throw-in: Andy King takes it (Defending)
• 75': Konstantinos Makridis commits a foul on Gareth Bale resulting on a free kick for Wales
• 76': Gareth Bale takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the right channel. Outcome: pass
• 76': Nikos Englezou hits a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
• 76': Wayne Hennessey takes a short goal kick
• 78': Throw-in: Jason Demetriou takes it (Defending)
• 80': Aaron Ramsey hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
• 80': Antonis Georgallides makes a very good save (Parry)
• 80': Aaron Ramsey takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: clearance
• 81': Jason Demetriou clears the ball from danger.
• 82': Ashley Richards crosses the ball. Outcome: shot
• 82': Gareth Bale hits a good header. Outcome: goal
• 82': Goal!! Gareth Bale hits a very good header to the upper left corner from the centre penalty area (aprox. 12 yards) and scores!! Wales now leads 1 - 0
• 83': That last goal was assisted by Ashley Richards (Cross from Right Wing)
• 84': Cyprus makes a sub: Pieros Sotiriou enters for Andreas Makris. Reason: Tactical
• 85': Throw-in: Konstantinos Makridis takes it (Defending)
• 86': Wayne Hennessey takes a long goal kick
• 88': Throw-in: Jason Demetriou takes it (Attacking)
• 88': Neil Taylor commits a foul on Konstantinos Makridis resulting on a free kick for Cyprus
• 88': Nikos Englezou takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the right wing. Outcome: cross
• 88': Nikos Englezou crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
• 88': Ben Davies clears the ball from danger.
• 89': Pieros Sotiriou hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
• 90': Wayne Hennessey makes a very good save (Parry)
• 90': Wales makes a sub: Simon Church enters for Gareth Bale. Reason: Tactical
• 90': The referee has signaled the end of the second half
• 90': End of the game
• 90'+1': Throw-in: Ashley Richards takes it (Attacking)
• 90'+2': Giorgos Economides hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
• 90'+3': Wales makes a sub: Shaun MacDonald enters for Aaron Ramsey. Reason: Tactical