FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

FT Thursday, March 24, 2022
Austria LWLWW 1
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Wales DDWWD 2
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WAL112
Cardiff City Stadium · 32,053 att. · ESPN+

Match Report

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Bale inspires Wales to win over Austria in World Cup playoff semi

Gareth Bale scored both goals as Wales edged Austria 2-1 in their playoff semifinal on Thursday to move a step closer to the World Cup finals.

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
7
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
6
Corner Kicks
4
5
Saves
3
65.6
Possession
34.4
16
SHOTS
14
4
ON GOAL
7
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
531
Accurate Passes
236
623
Passes
333
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.7
10
Accurate Crosses
5
29
Crosses
12
0.3
Cross %
0.4
61
Long Balls
58
38
Accurate Long Balls
27
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
7
Blocked Shots
3
7
Effective Tackles
6
12
Tackles
8
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
12
Interceptions
6
7
Effective Clearances
29
7
Clearances
29

Highlights

01:36 Gab and Juls 'lost for words' over Gareth Bale Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

WAL · 3-5-2

  1. 1Wayne HennesseyG
  2. 6Joe RodonCD
  3. 4Ben DaviesCD-L
  4. 15Ethan AmpaduCD-R
  5. 8Harry WilsonCM-L
  6. 10Aaron RamseyCM-R
  7. 7Joe AllenAM
  8. 3Neco WilliamsLM
  9. 14Connor RobertsRM
  10. 20Daniel JamesCF-L
  11. 11Gareth BaleCF-R

AUT · 4-4-1-1

  1. 12Heinz LindnerG
  2. 4Martin HintereggerCD-L
  3. 3Aleksandar DragovicCD-R
  4. 8David AlabaLB
  5. 21Stefan LainerRB
  6. 16Nicolas SeiwaldCM-L
  7. 23Xaver SchlagerCM-R
  8. 19Christoph BaumgartnerLM
  9. 20Konrad LaimerRM
  10. 7Marko ArnautovicF
  11. 9Marcel SabitzerRCF

Timeline

  1. 24' Christoph Baumgartner (Austria) is shown the yellow card.
  2. 25' Goal! Wales 1, Austria 0. Gareth Bale (Wales) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
  3. 51' Goal! Wales 2, Austria 0. Gareth Bale (Wales) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ben Davies following a corner.
  4. 55' Substitution, Austria. Sasa Kalajdzic replaces Konrad Laimer.
  5. 59' Harry Wilson (Wales) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 64' Goal! Wales 2, Austria 1. Marcel Sabitzer (Austria) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Stefan Lainer.
  7. 65' VAR Decision: Goal Austria - Wales 2-1 Austria (Marcel Sabitzer).
  8. 77' Substitution, Austria. Andreas Weimann replaces Christoph Baumgartner.
  9. 77' Substitution, Austria. Valentino Lazaro replaces Xaver Schlager.
  10. 87' Stefan Lainer (Austria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 88' Substitution, Wales. Brennan Johnson replaces Daniel James.
  12. 88' Substitution, Austria. Michael Gregoritsch replaces Stefan Lainer.
  13. 90'+3' Substitution, Wales. Chris Mepham replaces Gareth Bale.
  14. 90'+4' Neco Williams (Wales) is shown the yellow card.

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