UEFA Nations League
Wales
DDWWW
1-0
Finished
Bulgaria
LLWLD
Sunday, September 6 at 01:00 PMCardiff City Stadium
Summary
First half
- 43'Yellow card for Georgi Kostadinov
Second half
- Yellow card for Matthew Smith60'
- ⇅Hal Robson-Kanu on, Kieffer Moore off61'
- 61'⇅Dimitar Iliev on, Bozhidar Kraev off
- ⇅Neco Williams on, Connor Roberts off65'
- 70'⇅Spas Delev on, Galin Ivanov off
- ⇅Jonathan Williams on, David Brooks off76'
- 82'⇅Filip Yavorov Krastev on, Todor Nedelev off
- Yellow card for Neco Williams85'
Statistics
51%Possession49%
8Shots2
3Shots on target0
5Corners1
16Fouls13
2Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
0Offsides2
0Saves2
474Accurate passes460
534Total passes529
Commentary
Match ends, Wales 1, Bulgaria 0.Show full commentary
- Match ends, Wales 1, Bulgaria 0.
- 90'+5'Second Half ends, Wales 1, Bulgaria 0.
- 90'+4'Goal! Wales 1, Bulgaria 0. Neco Williams (Wales) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jonathan Williams with a cross.
- 90'+1'Attempt missed. Gareth Bale (Wales) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Joe Morrell.
- 90'Georgi Kostadinov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'Foul by Hal Robson-Kanu (Wales).
- 87'Hal Robson-Kanu (Wales) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87'Foul by Kristian Traychev Dimitrov (Bulgaria).
- 85'Neco Williams (Wales) is shown the yellow card.
- 85'Attempt missed. Birsent Karagaren (Bulgaria) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dimitar Iliev with a cross.
- 83'Georgi Georgiev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83'Foul by Hal Robson-Kanu (Wales).
- 82'Corner, Wales. Conceded by Georgi Kostadinov.
- 82'Substitution, Bulgaria. Filip Yavorov Krastev replaces Todor Nedelev.
- 78'Corner, Wales. Conceded by Birsent Karagaren.
- 76'Substitution, Wales. Jonathan Williams replaces David Brooks.
- 75'David Brooks (Wales) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Daniel James.
- 73'Hand ball by Cicinho (Bulgaria).
- 71'Spas Delev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71'Foul by Neco Williams (Wales).
- 70'Substitution, Bulgaria. Spas Delev replaces Galin Ivanov.
- 69'Offside, Bulgaria. Todor Nedelev tries a through ball, but Galin Ivanov is caught offside.
- 68'Attempt saved. Daniel James (Wales) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Brooks.
- 66'Corner, Wales. Conceded by Yanis Karabelyov.
- 65'Substitution, Wales. Neco Williams replaces Connor Roberts.
- 64'Corner, Wales. Conceded by Ivan Goranov.
- 63'Attempt missed. Yanis Karabelyov (Bulgaria) header from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Galin Ivanov with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 62'Hand ball by Connor Roberts (Wales).
- 61'Substitution, Bulgaria. Dimitar Iliev replaces Bozhidar Kraev.
- 61'Substitution, Wales. Hal Robson-Kanu replaces Kieffer Moore.
- 60'Matthew Smith (Wales) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60'Ivan Goranov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 60'Foul by Matthew Smith (Wales).
- 59'Gareth Bale (Wales) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 59'Foul by Birsent Karagaren (Bulgaria).
- 58'Attempt blocked. Gareth Bale (Wales) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel James.
- 57'Georgi Kostadinov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57'Foul by Joe Morrell (Wales).
- 56'Yanis Karabelyov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56'Foul by Joe Morrell (Wales).
- 54'Ivan Goranov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54'Foul by Kieffer Moore (Wales).
- 51'Georgi Georgiev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51'Foul by Kieffer Moore (Wales).
- 51'Foul by Bozhidar Kraev (Bulgaria).
- 51'Ben Davies (Wales) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 49'Kristian Traychev Dimitrov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49'Foul by Kieffer Moore (Wales).
- 48'Gareth Bale (Wales) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 48'Foul by Ivan Goranov (Bulgaria).
- 46'Kristian Traychev Dimitrov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46'Foul by Kieffer Moore (Wales).
- 45'Second Half begins Wales 0, Bulgaria 0.
- 45'+1'First Half ends, Wales 0, Bulgaria 0.
- 44'Attempt missed. David Brooks (Wales) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 44'Attempt saved. Gareth Bale (Wales) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 43'Georgi Kostadinov (Bulgaria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43'Foul by Georgi Kostadinov (Bulgaria).
- 43'Connor Roberts (Wales) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41'Foul by Cicinho (Bulgaria).
- 41'Daniel James (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41'Foul by Daniel James (Wales).
- 41'Cicinho (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39'Foul by Ben Davies (Wales).
- 39'Cicinho (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32'Offside, Bulgaria. Cicinho tries a through ball, but Bozhidar Kraev is caught offside.
- 31'Attempt blocked. Gareth Bale (Wales) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Brooks.
- 30'Foul by Tom Lockyer (Wales).
- 30'Bozhidar Kraev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27'Kieffer Moore (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27'Foul by Anton Nedyalkov (Bulgaria).
- 25'Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Connor Roberts.
- 23'Foul by Yanis Karabelyov (Bulgaria).
- 23'Daniel James (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21'Foul by Bozhidar Kraev (Bulgaria).
- 21'Connor Roberts (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19'Galin Ivanov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19'Foul by Matthew Smith (Wales).
- 14'Foul by Cicinho (Bulgaria).
- 14'Daniel James (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8'Joe Morrell (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8'Foul by Galin Ivanov (Bulgaria).
- 6'Georgi Georgiev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6'Foul by Matthew Smith (Wales).
- 5'Corner, Wales. Conceded by Ivan Goranov.
- 5'Foul by Cicinho (Bulgaria).
- 5'Daniel James (Wales) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- First Half begins.
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Momentum
WalesBulgaria
153045607590
Top performers
Wales
- Gareth BaleShots4
- Ethan AmpaduAccurate passes85
Bulgaria
- Birsent KaragerenShots1
- Anton NedyalkovAccurate passes86
- Georgi GeorgievSaves2
Line-ups
Wales4-2-3-14-2-3-1Bulgaria
1Georgiev
4Goranov
14Nedyalkov
6Cicinho
5Dimitrov
11Karabelyov
18Ivanov
8Nedelev
17Karageren
7Kostadinov
10Kraev
13Moore
18Morrell
20James
22Brooks
11Bale
19Smith
4Davies
15Ampadu
14Roberts
16Lockyer
1Hennessey
Wales
- 1Wayne HennesseyG
- 15Ethan AmpaduCD-L
- 16Tom LockyerCD-R
- 4Ben DaviesLB
- 14Connor RobertsRB
- 22David BrooksAM
- 18Joe MorrellLM
- 19Matt SmithRM
- 13Kieffer MooreF
- 20Daniel JamesAM-L
- 11Gareth BaleAM-R
Bulgaria
- 1Georgi GeorgievG
- 14Anton NedyalkovCD-L
- 5Kristian DimitrovCD-R
- 4Ivan GoranovLB
- 6CicinhoRB
- 8Todor NedelevAM
- 11Yanis KarabelyovLM
- 7Georgi KostadinovRM
- 10Bozhidar KraevF
- 18Galin IvanovAM-L
- 17Birsent KaragerenAM-R
Head to head
- Oct 11, 11Bulgaria0-1Wales
- Oct 08, 10Wales0-1Bulgaria
- Aug 22, 07Bulgaria0-1Wales
- Aug 15, 06Wales0-0Bulgaria