Wales head to Trnava this night to tackle Slovakia in a sport that has taken on a level of significance for the reason that embarrassing 0-0 draw with Gibraltar in midweek.
Manager Rob Page fielded a younger aspect in opposition to the European minnows within the conflict on the Algarve however even when he launched his massive weapons halfway by means of the second half they nonetheless couldn’t break their hosts down.
Page addressed the boos from the travelling contingent in his post-match press convention, saying: “When you are a supervisor of a soccer membership or a global crew you set your self up for criticism. We’ve had a consequence that is not gone our means in opposition to Gibraltar and I’ll take the criticism. I took it as a participant and as a supervisor.
“We were a penalty kick away from qualifying for the Euros and we’re unbeaten since September. The form at the minute has been OK with regards to results. We haven’t qualified for the Euros, but we’ll regroup and go again (against Slovakia) on Sunday.”
Bookmakers have opened a ebook on Page surviving after tonight’s sport, such is the stress the boss is beneath. The conflict is being proven reside on S4C from 7.15pm and you may comply with our reside weblog right here.
Slovakia: Dubravka; Pekarik, Vavro (De Marco 77), Skriniar, Hancko (Obert 71); Kucka (Bero 82), Lobotka, Duda (Benes 71); Schranz (Suslov 71), Bozenik (Tupta 77), Haraslin
Subs: Rodak, Ravas, Rigo, Gyomber, Hrosovsky, Strelec, Duris, Sauer, Kosa
Wales: Ward; Stevens, Ampadu (c), Cabango, Dasilva; J. James, Sheehan; Johnson (Koumas 62), Broadhead (Burns 62), D.James (Cullen 71); Moore
Sub: King, Davies, Low, Baker, Crew, Savage, Colwill, Matondo
Kick-off is 7.45pm, scroll down for updates.
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21:35Key Event
Full-time
Another ugly night time for Wales….
90+1 minutesKey Event
GOAL! Slovakia 4-0 Wales (Benes)
Benes rattles residence a fourth from 20 yards or so.
88 minutesTom Coleman
Straight at Ward
Haraslin fires an effort straight at Ward from distance.
Jordan James has been booked for a foul on Pekarik, by the way in which.
85 minutesTom Coleman
Yellow
Bero penalised for a foul on Koumas as he appears to break.
81 minutesTom Coleman
Freekick
Moore breaks away from his man and fires goalwards. Penalised for a foul.
71 minutesTom Coleman
Sub
Cullen is on for Daniel James
68 minutesTom Coleman
Some indicators of life
Burns has a shot parried behiend for nook.
Played in, however it comes to nothing.
62 minutesTom Coleman
Double sub
Burns and Koumas on for Johnson and Broadhead.
60 minutesKey Event
GOAL! Slovakia 3-0 Wales (Ampadu og)
Oh expensive.
Haraslin goes for the spectacular contained in the field as the ball is available in.
It appears to come off Ampadu and previous Ward.
21:01Key Event
GOAL! Slovakia 2-0 Wales (Bozenik)
Bozenik heads residence to put the hosts 2-0 up.
Long means again for Wales now.
52 minutesTom Coleman
Crossbar!
It’s Vavro once more!
Gets up very well to meet Duda’s supply and, whereas he does not appear to know an terrible lot about it, the ball comes off him and rattles off the bar earlier than bouncing into the arms of Ward.
51 minutesTom Coleman
Work to do for Wales
Slovakia have compelled three corners right here.
Vavro is the newest to win one after his header is deflected vast.
20:50Key Event
Second half
We’re again underway right here!
20:35Key Event
Half-time
That’s the tip of the primary half.
Wales behind in Trnava.
45 minutesKey Event
GOAL! Slovakia 1-0 Wales (Kucka)
Kucka fires a low effort previous a wrong-footed Ward from 25 yards.
20:26Tom Coleman
Freekick
Sheehan delivers the nook, however the referee’s seen one thing he does not like and Slovakia have a freekick.
39 minutesTom Coleman
Another nook
First nook is headed again throughout purpose by Cabango.
Moore appears to nod in, however it’s deflected behind.
38 minutesTom Coleman
Close!
Lovely flicked header from Moore, and Dubravka has to produce a superb save to tip it over the bar.
37 minutesTom Coleman
Corner comes to nothing
But Wales do have a freekick
Sheehan to whip this in.
35 minutesTom Coleman
Better from Wales
Daniel James wins a nook.
Sheehan to take.
31 minutesTom Coleman
Slovakia making use of some stress now
Sheehan has to be alert to flip one other threatening Slovakian ball behind for a nook.
Again, it comes to nothing.
29 minutesTom Coleman
Let off
Bozenik guides a header excessive and vast after coasthing behind Cabango.
Should actually be 1-0.
26 minutesTom Coleman
Disallowed purpose!
Corner’s performed quick and whipped in in the direction of Hancko, who duly heads residence.
Flag’s up.
25 minutesTom Coleman
Another Slovakia nook
Duda’s shot is deflected vast this time.
21 minutesTom Coleman
Moore bundled over
Looks to dart his means by means of the center of the Slovakia defence however is bundled over by Vavro.
Nothing given.
21 minutesTom Coleman
Corner to Slovakia
Haraslin fires goalwards after a neat one-two on the sting of the realm. Cabango does properly to flip it behind.
Corner comes to nothing.
19 minutesTom Coleman
Reasonably strong begin
Hasn’t been a large quantity to get enthusiastic about so removed from both aspect but. Wales have seemed the higher within the build-up, however Danny Ward is the one keeper to have made a save up to now.
17 minutesTom Coleman
Blocked
Dan James lets fly on the sting of the field, however his low shot is blocked.
12 minutesTom Coleman
Bit too heavy from Moore
James lofts a cross in in the direction of the close to publish from the left.
He’s on the lookout for Moore, however it’s too shut to the keeper and the towering striker goes crashing into Dubravka.
Freekick. Wales doing okay up to now, although.
6 minutesTom Coleman
Johnson tries to make one thing occur
First actual opening for the guests. Johnson will get away and fizzes a ball throughout the field, however it might probably’t discover a pink shirt.
5 minutesTom Coleman
Wide
Haraslin cuts in from the left and fires goalwards. Mis-hits it and it is properly vast.
4 minutesTom Coleman
Ward referred to as into motion
Early save for the Wales keeper as he is down low to maintain out Bozenik’s shot close to the sting of the field.
19:42Tom Coleman
Anthem time
Teams are out and it is time for the anthems right here.
18:43Key Event
Team information – Slovakia
Here’s how the hosts line up tonight:
Slovakia: Dubravka; Pekarik, Vavro, Skriniar, Hancko; Kucka, Lobotka, Duda; Schranz, Bozenik, Haraslin
Subs: Rodak, Ravas, Obert, Rigo, Gyomber, Suslov, Tupta, BenesHrosovsky, De Marco, Strelec, Duris, Bero, Sauer, Kosa
18:37Tom Coleman
Seven modifications
As anticipated, Rob Page has selected quite a lot of modifications for this one.
Fin Stevens, Ben Cabango, Jay Dasilva and Josh Sheehan are the one survivors from the disappointing draw with Gibraltar.
Ethan Ampadu returns to the beginning XI to take the captaincy, whereas massive hitters like Daniel James, Brennan Johnson and Kieffer Moore are among the many others to begin tonight.
18:34Key Event
Team information – Wales
Wales: Ward; Stevens, Ampadu (c), Cabango, Dasilva; J. James, Sheehan; Johnson, Broadhead, D.James; Moore
Sub: King, Davies, Low, Baker, Crew, Savage, Bruns, Colwill, Matondo, Cullen, Koumas
18:24Tom Coleman
Welcome
Evening all.
This abruptly seems like as massive sport for Wales and Rob Page.
After the dismal draw with Gibraltar on Thursday night time, this journey to Slovakia abruptly feels vital for the Wales boss, who has undoubtedly discovered himself beneath additional stress as a consequence.
It’s price taking into account that it was one thing of an experimental line-up in Portugal. Tonight’s XI is probably going to be so much stronger.
But even so, Page will likely be hoping to see a response from his crew this night in opposition to a Slovakia aspect getting ready for Euro 2024.
We’ll have crew information very quickly. Stick round.
