UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Wales vs Armenia, 2024 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage

· UEFA European Championship Qualifying
Wales
  • 10': Daniel James
  • 72': Harry Wilson
  • Red Card 78': Kieffer Moore
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2 - 4
Armenia
  • 19': Lucas Zelarayán
  • 30': Grant-Leon Ranos
  • 66': Grant-Leon Ranos
  • 75': Lucas Zelarayán

About

Wales are hosting Armenia at Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA European Championship Qualifying.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by Ugochukwu Iwu (Armenia).
  • 2': Harry Wilson (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Attempt blocked. Kieffer Moore (Wales) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Connor Roberts.
  • 4': Corner, Wales. Conceded by Georgiy Harutyunyan.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Kieffer Moore (Wales) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Connor Roberts.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Kieffer Moore (Wales) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Connor Roberts.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Kieffer Moore (Wales) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Brennan Johnson with a cross.
  • 10': Goal! Wales 1, Armenia 0. Dan James (Wales) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Brennan Johnson.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Eduard Spertsyan (Armenia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Artak Dashyan with a cross.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Kieffer Moore (Wales) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dan James with a cross.
  • 19': Goal! Wales 1, Armenia 1. Lucas Zelarayán (Armenia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Nair Tiknizyan with a cross.
  • 22': Foul by Ethan Ampadu (Wales).
  • 22': Lucas Zelarayán (Armenia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 24': Delay in match because of an injury Harry Wilson (Wales).
  • 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Eduard Spertsyan (Armenia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Tigran Barseghyan.
  • 28': Foul by Styopa Mkrtchyan (Armenia).
  • 28': Harry Wilson (Wales) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 30': Goal! Wales 1, Armenia 2. Grant-Leon Ranos (Armenia) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Eduard Spertsyan with a cross.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Brennan Johnson (Wales) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Harry Wilson.
  • 33': Foul by Tigran Barseghyan (Armenia).
  • 33': Harry Wilson (Wales) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Tigran Barseghyan (Armenia) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lucas Zelarayán.
  • 36': Attempt saved. Kieffer Moore (Wales) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Harry Wilson.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Dan James (Wales) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brennan Johnson.
  • 38': Corner, Wales. Conceded by Lucas Zelarayán.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Joe Rodon (Wales) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Harry Wilson with a cross following a corner.
  • 41': Offside, Wales. Aaron Ramsey tries a through ball, but Harry Wilson is caught offside.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Lucas Zelarayán (Armenia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Harry Wilson (Wales) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aaron Ramsey.
  • 45'+1': Eduard Spertsyan (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Chris Mepham (Wales).
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Wales 1, Armenia 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Wales 1, Armenia 2.
  • 47': Dan James (Wales) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 47': Foul by Ugochukwu Iwu (Armenia).
  • 48': Delay in match because of an injury Eduard Spertsyan (Armenia).
  • 49': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Joe Rodon (Wales) header from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Harry Wilson with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 50': Attempt saved. Kieffer Moore (Wales) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dan James.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Artak Dashyan (Armenia) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tigran Barseghyan.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Dan James (Wales) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kieffer Moore.
  • 57': Chris Mepham (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Nair Tiknizyan (Armenia).
  • 60': Delay in match because of an injury André Calisir (Armenia).
  • 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 62': Substitution, Armenia. Varazdat Haroyan replaces André Calisir because of an injury.
  • 62': Substitution, Armenia. Vahan Bichakhchyan replaces Tigran Barseghyan.
  • 64': Corner, Armenia. Conceded by Chris Mepham.
  • 65': Corner, Armenia. Conceded by Kieffer Moore.
  • 66': Goal! Wales 1, Armenia 3. Grant-Leon Ranos (Armenia) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lucas Zelarayán with a through ball.
  • 67': Substitution, Wales. Joe Morrell replaces Aaron Ramsey.
  • 67': Substitution, Wales. Neco Williams replaces Joe Rodon.
  • 67': Grant-Leon Ranos (Armenia) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  • 70': Chris Mepham (Wales) is shown the yellow card.
  • 70': Nair Tiknizyan (Armenia) is shown the yellow card.
  • 70': Substitution, Wales. David Brooks replaces Brennan Johnson.
  • 71': Dan James (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Artak Dashyan (Armenia).
  • 72': Goal! Wales 2, Armenia 3. Harry Wilson (Wales) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Kieffer Moore.
  • 73': Grant-Leon Ranos (Armenia) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Vahan Bichakhchyan.
  • 74': Corner, Armenia. Conceded by Ethan Ampadu.
  • 75': Goal! Wales 2, Armenia 4. Lucas Zelarayán (Armenia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Ugochukwu Iwu.
  • 76': Substitution, Armenia. Norberto Briasco replaces Lucas Zelarayán.
  • 77': Foul by Kieffer Moore (Wales).
  • 77': Ognjen Cancarevic (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Delay in match because of an injury Ognjen Cancarevic (Armenia).
  • 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 78': Kieffer Moore (Wales) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  • 78': Ognjen Cancarevic (Armenia) is shown the yellow card.
  • 81': David Brooks (Wales) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 81': Foul by Eduard Spertsyan (Armenia).
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Dan James (Wales) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked.
  • 82': Substitution, Wales. Nathan Broadhead replaces Dan James.
  • 82': Substitution, Wales. Tom Bradshaw replaces Harry Wilson.
  • 84': Styopa Mkrtchyan (Armenia) is shown the yellow card.
  • 84': Artak Dashyan (Armenia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 84': Foul by Neco Williams (Wales).
  • 85': Neco Williams (Wales) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Tom Bradshaw (Wales) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ben Davies.
  • 88': Substitution, Armenia. Artur Serobyan replaces Grant-Leon Ranos.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Ugochukwu Iwu (Armenia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 89': Ben Davies (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Artur Serobyan (Armenia).
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. David Brooks (Wales) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
  • 90'+5': Norberto Briasco (Armenia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Wales 2, Armenia 4.
  • 0': Match ends, Wales 2, Armenia 4.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 4
5 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
0 Offsides 1
3 Corner Kicks 2
3 Saves 0
43.8 Possession 56.2
11 SHOTS 18
4 ON GOAL 5
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
305 Accurate Passes 394
368 Passes 472
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 5
14 Crosses 20
0.3 Cross % 0.3
43 Long Balls 35
16 Accurate Long Balls 21
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
0 Blocked Shots 4
10 Effective Tackles 18
14 Tackles 26
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
13 Interceptions 7
28 Effective Clearances 10
28 Clearances 10

Game Information

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Venue: Cardiff City Stadium
Location: Cardiff, Wales
Attendance: 32,774

EURO Qualifying Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Turkey 8 +7 17
2 Croatia 8 +9 16
3 Wales 8 0 12
4 Armenia 8 -2 8
Full Table

Line-Ups

WAL Wales (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
12 Danny Ward (GK)
6 Joe Rodon
5 Chris Mepham Yellow Card
4 Ben Davies
14 Connor Roberts
8 Harry Wilson
10 Aaron Ramsey
15 Ethan Ampadu
13 Kieffer Moore
20 Daniel James
9 Brennan Johnson
Wales Substitutes:
Ben Cabango, Nathan Broadhead, Joe Morrell, Jordan James, Morgan Fox, Tom Bradshaw, Neco Williams, Adam Rhys Davies, Wayne Hennessey, Luke Harris, Liam Cullen, David Brooks.

ARM Armenia (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Ognjen Cancarevic (GK) Yellow Card
4 Georgii Harutyunyan
5 Styopa Mkrtchyan Yellow Card
2 André Calisir
8 Eduard Spertsyan
6 Uguchukwu Iwu
21 Nayair Tiknizyan
20 Artak Dashyan
17 Grant-Leon Ranos
10 Lucas Zelarayán
11 Tigran Barseghyan
Armenia Substitutes:
David Davidyan, A. Serobyan, Vahan Bichakhchyan, Arsen Beglaryan, Norberto Briasco, Stanislav Buchnev, Zhirayr Margaryan, Wbeymar Angulo, Hovhannes Harutyunyan, Erik Piloyan, Varazdat Haroyan, Zhirayr Shaghoyan.

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