Wales tops Austria 2-1 with G. Bale scoring 2 goals
CARDIFF. Wales bested Austria to win 2-1. G. Bale was the key to score 2 goals.
CARDIFF. Wales bested Austria to win 2-1. G. Bale was the key to score 2 goals. It was Wales to strike first with a goal of G. Bale at the 25′. Then G. Bale scored again for Wales in the 51′ minute with a goal scoring a double. Eventually, B. Davies reduced the distance for Austria with an own goal. However, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Austria was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (66%).
The match was played at the Cardiff City Stadium stadium in Cardiff on Thursday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Szymon Marciniak who was helped by Pawel Sokolnicki and Tomasz Listkiewicz. The 4th official was Ovidiu Alin Hațegan. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold around 10 degrees Celsius or 50 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 62%.
Match Statistics
Austria was in firm control of the ball 66% while Wales was struggling with a 34% ball possession.
Austria was more aggressive with 59 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, Wales managed to find the solution to win this contest.
Wales shot 14 times, 8 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Austria shot 16 times, 4 on target, 12 off target.
Cards
Wales received 1 yellow card (H. Wilson). On the opposite side, Austria received 2 yellow cards (C. Baumgartner and S. Lainer).
After playing this encounter, Wales will have 15 points to stay in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Austria will stay with 16 points like Israel to stay in the 4th place.
Match Events
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24'24'
C. Baumgartner
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25'25'
G. Bale
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51'51'
G. Bale
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56'56'
S. Kalajdzic
K. Laimer
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60'60'
H. Wilson
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65'65'
B. Davies (OG)
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78'78'
A. Weimann
C. Baumgartner
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78'78'
V. Lazaro
X. Schlager
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88'88'
S. Lainer
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88'88'
B. Johnson
D. James
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89'89'
M. Gregoritsch
S. Lainer
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90'90'
C. Mepham
G. Bale
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90'90'
N. Williams
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Wales: Formation and Lineups
Wales started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Robert Page chose to play with the following team: .
Substitutes
Wales made 2 changes: D. James for B. Johnson (88′) and G. Bale for C. Mepham (90′).
Austria: Formation and Lineups
Austria started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
On the other side, Franco Foda played with: .
Substitutes
Austria made 4 changes: K. Laimer for S. Kalajdzic (56′), C. Baumgartner for A. Weimann (78′), X. Schlager for V. Lazaro (78′) and S. Lainer for M. Gregoritsch (89′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the WC Qualification Europe
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