FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Wales vs Belarus, 2022 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

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Wales
  • 2': Aaron Ramsey
  • 20': Neco Williams
  • 50': Aaron Ramsey (P)
  • 77': Ben Davies
  • 89': Connor Roberts
FT
5 - 1
Belarus
  • 87': Artem Kontsevoy

Ramsey scores twice as Wales thrash Belarus, Bale earns 100th cap

Wales moved clear in second place in World Cup qualifying Group E with a 5-1 home rout of Belarus on Saturday, as Gareth Bale earned his 100th cap.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Ethan Ampadu (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1': Foul by Pavel Sedko (Belarus).
  • 1': Corner, Wales. Conceded by Nikolay Zolotov.
  • 2': Attempt blocked. Joe Allen (Wales) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel James.
  • 2': Corner, Wales. Conceded by Vladislav Klimovich.
  • 2': Attempt saved. Ben Davies (Wales) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 2': Goal! Wales 1, Belarus 0. Aaron Ramsey (Wales) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a corner.
  • 4': Foul by Evgeni Yablonski (Belarus).
  • 4': Harry Wilson (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Aleksandr Selyava (Belarus).
  • 7': Joe Allen (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Neco Williams (Wales) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Daniel James (Wales) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 11': Hand ball by Vitali Lisakovich (Belarus).
  • 11': Attempt missed. Connor Roberts (Wales) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Gareth Bale.
  • 12': Corner, Belarus. Conceded by Joe Rodon.
  • 13': Danny Ward (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Foul by Nikita Naumov (Belarus).
  • 17': Hand ball by Joe Allen (Wales).
  • 17': Attempt missed. Kirill Pechenin (Belarus) header from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Vitali Lisakovich with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Nikolay Zolotov (Belarus) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 20': Goal! Wales 2, Belarus 0. Neco Williams (Wales) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gareth Bale.
  • 21': Foul by Neco Williams (Wales).
  • 21': Vitali Lisakovich (Belarus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 22': Ben Davies (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Vladislav Klimovich (Belarus).
  • 24': Ben Davies (Wales) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 24': Foul by Nikolay Zolotov (Belarus).
  • 25': Nikolay Zolotov (Belarus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 26': Offside, Wales. Ben Davies tries a through ball, but Daniel James is caught offside.
  • 26': Corner, Belarus. Conceded by Harry Wilson.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Connor Roberts (Wales) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Neco Williams with a cross.
  • 31': Offside, Wales. Harry Wilson tries a through ball, but Daniel James is caught offside.
  • 33': Foul by Ben Davies (Wales).
  • 33': Vladislav Klimovich (Belarus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 33': Aaron Ramsey (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Aleksandr Selyava (Belarus).
  • 36': Aaron Ramsey (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Foul by Aleksandr Selyava (Belarus).
  • 37': Attempt missed. Evgeni Yablonski (Belarus) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Aaron Ramsey (Wales) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Neco Williams (Wales) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 40': Foul by Neco Williams (Wales).
  • 40': Nikolay Zolotov (Belarus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Daniel James (Wales).
  • 43': Ruslan Yudenkov (Belarus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45': Foul by Ruslan Yudenkov (Belarus).
  • 45': Harry Wilson (Wales) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45': First Half ends, Wales 2, Belarus 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Wales 2, Belarus 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Wales. Brennan Johnson replaces Gareth Bale.
  • 47': Aaron Ramsey (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Nikita Naumov (Belarus).
  • 49': Penalty conceded by Ruslan Yudenkov (Belarus) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 50': Goal! Wales 3, Belarus 0. Aaron Ramsey (Wales) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 51': Foul by Nikolay Zolotov (Belarus).
  • 51': Joe Allen (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Neco Williams (Wales).
  • 53': Maksim Shvetsov (Belarus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Offside, Belarus. Pavel Sedko tries a through ball, but Vitali Lisakovich is caught offside.
  • 56': Corner, Wales. Conceded by Nikolay Zolotov.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Connor Roberts (Wales) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Pavel Sedko (Belarus) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Evgeni Yablonski with a headed pass.
  • 59': Foul by Ethan Ampadu (Wales).
  • 59': Vladislav Klimovich (Belarus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 59': Ethan Ampadu (Wales) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 60': Substitution, Belarus. Dmitri Antilevski replaces Pavel Sedko.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Connor Roberts (Wales) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Neco Williams with a cross.
  • 64': Dangerous play by Neco Williams (Wales).
  • 64': Maksim Shvetsov (Belarus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Corner, Wales. Conceded by Aleksandr Selyava.
  • 67': Foul by Kirill Pechenin (Belarus).
  • 67': Joe Allen (Wales) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Neco Williams (Wales) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
  • 70': Substitution, Belarus. Max Ebong replaces Vladislav Klimovich.
  • 71': Substitution, Belarus. Roman Yuzepchuk replaces Nikolay Zolotov.
  • 71': Substitution, Wales. Joe Morrell replaces Aaron Ramsey.
  • 73': Corner, Belarus. Conceded by Neco Williams.
  • 74': Offside, Belarus. Ruslan Yudenkov tries a through ball, but Evgeni Yablonski is caught offside.
  • 76': Corner, Wales. Conceded by Aleksandr Selyava.
  • 76': Substitution, Wales. Tyler Roberts replaces Daniel James.
  • 77': Goal! Wales 4, Belarus 0. Ben Davies (Wales) with an attempt from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Harry Wilson with a cross following a corner.
  • 78': Foul by Dmitri Antilevski (Belarus).
  • 78': Neco Williams (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Dmitri Antilevski (Belarus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 79': Foul by Aleksandr Selyava (Belarus).
  • 79': Harry Wilson (Wales) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Joe Allen (Wales) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Morrell.
  • 81': Foul by Brennan Johnson (Wales).
  • 81': Ruslan Yudenkov (Belarus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Substitution, Belarus. Ivan Bakhar replaces Vitali Lisakovich.
  • 82': Substitution, Belarus. Artem Kontsevoy replaces Ruslan Yudenkov.
  • 83': Foul by Max Ebong (Belarus).
  • 83': Tyler Roberts (Wales) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 83': Max Ebong (Belarus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 84': Attempt saved. Ben Davies (Wales) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Harry Wilson with a cross.
  • 85': Attempt saved. Ivan Bakhar (Belarus) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Kirill Pechenin with a cross.
  • 87': Goal! Wales 4, Belarus 1. Artem Kontsevoy (Belarus) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Evgeni Yablonski.
  • 89': Connor Roberts (Wales) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 89': Foul by Kirill Pechenin (Belarus).
  • 89': Goal! Wales 5, Belarus 1. Connor Roberts (Wales) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Harry Wilson with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Wales. Wayne Hennessey replaces Danny Ward.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Ivan Bakhar (Belarus).
  • 90'+3': Joe Morrell (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Wales 5, Belarus 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Wales 5, Belarus 1.

Statistics

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19 Fouls 9
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
3 Corner Kicks 5
2 Saves 1
33 Possession 67
6 SHOTS 18
2 ON GOAL 7
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
188 Accurate Passes 471
287 Passes 585
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 5
8 Crosses 17
0.5 Cross % 0.3
35 Long Balls 60
12 Accurate Long Balls 30
0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
0 Blocked Shots 5
7 Effective Tackles 4
15 Tackles 9
0.5 Tackle % 0.4
28 Interceptions 17
21 Effective Clearances 5
21 Clearances 5

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Venue: Cardiff City Stadium
Location: Cardiff, Wales
Attendance: 27,152

WCQ - UEFA Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Spain 6 +19 16
2 Türkiye 6 +5 13
3 Georgia 6 -8 3
4 Bulgaria 6 -16 3
Full Table

Line-Ups

WAL Wales (4-4-2)

No. Name
12 Danny Ward (GK)
4 Ben Davies
6 Joe Rodon
3 Neco Williams
15 Ethan Ampadu Yellow Card
7 Joe Allen
10 Aaron Ramsey
8 Harry Wilson
14 Connor Roberts
20 Daniel James
11 Gareth Bale
Wales Substitutes:
Chris Mepham, Jonny Williams, Mark Harris, Adam Rhys Davies, Chris Gunter, Joe Morrell, Tyler Roberts, Sorba Thomas, Will Vaulks, Wayne Hennessey, Rubin Colwill, Brennan Johnson.

BLR Belarus (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Sergey Chernik (GK)
4 Nikita Naumov
6 Ruslan Yudenkov
3 Maksim Shvetsov
8 Aleksandr Selyava
21 Vladislav Klimovich
14 Evgeni Yablonski
2 Kirill Pechenin
13 Nikolai Zolotov Yellow Card
17 Vitali Lisakovic
18 Pavel Sedko
Belarus Substitutes:
Ruslan Lisakovich, Gleb Shevchenko, Pavel Pavlyuchenko, Max Ebong, Dmitri Antilevski, Roman Yuzepchuk, Artem Kontsevoy, Artem Sokol, Ivan Bakhar, Denis Levitskiy, Egor Khatkevich, Andrey Solovey.

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