International Friendly

FT Thursday, March 22, 2018
Wales WWLLD 6
–
China DWWLL 0
1st2ndT
WAL426
CHN000
Guangxi Stadium

Match Report

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Gareth Bale becomes Wales' all-time goal scorer as they thrash China

Gareth Bale became Wales' all-time leading goal scorer thanks to a hat trick over China to ensure Ryan Giggs' spell got off to an emphatic start.

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Team Stats

6
Fouls
10
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
7
Offsides
0
5
Corner Kicks
1
3
Saves
4
54.3
Possession
45.7
17
SHOTS
6
10
ON GOAL
3
0.6
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
490
Accurate Passes
397
566
Passes
477
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
2
12
Crosses
8
0.3
Cross %
0.3
64
Long Balls
60
35
Accurate Long Balls
31
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
0
14
Effective Tackles
4
17
Tackles
8
0.8
Tackle %
0.5
0
Interceptions
0
6
Effective Clearances
10
6
Clearances
10

Lineups

CHN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 12Yan JunlingG
  2. 6Feng XiaotingCD-L
  3. 25He GuanCD-R
  4. 3ZhengLB
  5. 28Wang ShenchaoRB
  6. 19Wei ShihaoAM
  7. 16Huang BowenLM
  8. 11Hao JunminRM
  9. 22Yu DabaoF
  10. 18Gao LinAM-L
  11. 7Wu LeiAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 24Zhao XuriSUB
  2. 1Cheng ZengSUB
  3. 13Chao HeSUB
  4. 21Hanwen DengSUB
  5. 4Xuepeng LiSUB
  6. 9Xiao ZhiSUB
  7. 8Cai HuikangSUB
  8. 30Peng XinliSUB
  9. 29Long TanSUB
  10. 2Liu YimingSUB
  11. 17Xiaodong FanSUB
  12. 20Yu HanchaoSUB

WAL · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Wayne HennesseyG
  2. 6Ashley WilliamsCD
  3. 4Ben DaviesCD-L
  4. 5James ChesterCD-R
  5. 7Joe AllenCM-L
  6. 8Andy KingCM-R
  7. 14Declan JohnLM
  8. 2Chris GunterRM
  9. 9Sam VokesF
  10. 16Harry WilsonCF-L
  11. 11Gareth BaleCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 10Tom BradshawSUB
  2. 17Marley WatkinsSUB
  3. 12Chris MaxwellSUB
  4. 19Connor RobertsSUB
  5. 21Michael CroweSUB
  6. 20Ryan HedgesSUB
  7. 18Chris MephamSUB
  8. 15Lee EvansSUB
  9. 13Billy BodinSUB
  10. 3Adam MatthewsSUB
  11. 22Ben WoodburnSUB
  12. 23Tom LockyerSUB

Timeline

  1. 2' Goal! China PR 0, Wales 1. Gareth Bale (Wales) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Sam Vokes with a headed pass.
  2. 21' Goal! China PR 0, Wales 2. Gareth Bale (Wales) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sam Vokes with a through ball.
  3. 38' Goal! China PR 0, Wales 3. Sam Vokes (Wales) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andy King with a headed pass.
  4. 45' Goal! China PR 0, Wales 4. Harry Wilson (Wales) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gareth Bale following a fast break.
  5. 45' Substitution, China PR. He Chao replaces Huang Bowen.
  6. 45' Substitution, China PR. Liu Yiming replaces He Guan.
  7. 45' Substitution, China PR. Zhao Xuri replaces Yu Dabao.
  8. 46' Substitution, China PR. Yu Hanchao replaces Gao Lin.
  9. 46' Substitution, China PR. Li Xuepeng replaces Wang Shenchao.
  10. 58' Goal! China PR 0, Wales 5. Sam Vokes (Wales) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Harry Wilson with a through ball.
  11. 62' Goal! China PR 0, Wales 6. Gareth Bale (Wales) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joe Allen with a through ball.
  12. 63' Substitution, Wales. Tom Bradshaw replaces Sam Vokes.
  13. 63' Substitution, Wales. Ben Woodburn replaces Gareth Bale.
  14. 63' Substitution, Wales. Lee Evans replaces Joe Allen.
  15. 70' Substitution, Wales. Chris Mepham replaces Ben Davies.
  16. 71' Substitution, Wales. Tom Lockyer replaces James Chester.
  17. 71' Substitution, Wales. Marley Watkins replaces Harry Wilson.
  18. 71' Substitution, China PR. Deng Hanwen replaces Feng Xiaoting.

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