If he stays fit and gets a good run going in the Premier League, this man can light up the World Cup for us.Sports Desk, May 14 (EFE).- Just as they did in February in the Carabao Cup final, Chelsea and Liverpool held each scoreless for 120-plus minutes Saturday in the battle for the FA Cup. An outlet for any counterattack and he took his goal like a veteran striker. Wales’ next match will be away to Belgium in September. Martins Indi delivered a long ball which was headed into the area by Denzel Dumfries, and Memphis Depay had timed his run excellently to poke the ball past Hennessey, and Welsh fans’ ecstasy turned to despair in a blink of an eye. Just like in Cardiff on Wednesday night, the Dutch went up field and snatched a winner just after Wales had equalised. Up stepped Bale who powered it into the corner to give Wales, what looked like, a point.įootball, however, is a cruel game, and Wales bore the brunt of that once again. Connor Roberts was bundled over in the box by Tyrell Malacia, leaving the referee with no hesitation but to point to the spot. Just as the game looked like it was going to fizzle out, Wales had a lifeline. Yet, as the appeals were being made, the ball fell kindly to Johnson who had time and space in the box, but his volley was expertly blocked by Bruno Martins Indi. Quick one touch play got Wales forward very quickly, before a Gareth Bale shot resulted in handball claims. With just under 20 minutes left, Cymru had a great chance to equalise. Johnson then went close just before the hour mark, as he weaved his way through the stout Dutch defence, but his effort was well saved by Jasper Cillesen. Hennessey did well to keep out efforts from Frenkie de Jong and Gakpo.
The home side started the second half where they started the first, on top. Wales v Belgium in a 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifier at the Cardiff City Stadium on the 16th November 2021. Brennan Johnson of Wales in action against Hans Vanaken of Belgium Wilson carried the ball for a while, before picking out Brennan Johnson with a clever through ball, and the Forest man composed himself, before passing the ball through the legs of Matthijs de Ligt and into the bottom corner. It was easy to see that the game could get away from Wales very quickly, but this squad is made of stern stuff, and they reduced the deficit to one three minutes after Gakpo’s goal.ĭan James tracked back well to win the ball before laying it off quickly to Harry Wilson. Unfortunately for Wales, the rebound fell kindly for Gakpo, and he kept his shot low and out of Hennessey’s reach, to double the lead. Gakpo ran around 30-yards unchallenged before having a shot on the edge of the area, which was blocked by Rodon. Janssen once again with an assist, as he headed the ball to Cody Gakpo in the middle of the park, and the PSV star did the rest. The home fans only had to wait six minutes before they were celebrating again. Former Spurs striker Vincent Janssen played it into Noa Long, whose quick feet fooled Joe Rodon and Chris Mepham, and he rifled the ball past Hennessey. Wes Burns lost the ball on the by-line and the Dutch pounced. However, 17 minutes in, the hosts opened the scoring. While the Netherlands were more than happy to pass in between the lines, Wales had set themselves up in a counter attacking style, and you could see that they posed a threat. It was a very balanced start to the game. Yet, just like last week in Cardiff, Memphis Depay scored a minute after Bale’s penalty to seal the win for Holland.
But Brennan Johnson struck in the first half and Gareth Bale’s penalty in the 90 th minute looked to have sealed a point. Goals from Noa Lang and Cody Gakpo saw Netherlands go into a deserved lead. History repeated itself again in the space of a week in Rotterdam, as the Netherlands scored late on to beat Wales 3-2.
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