Wales 1-0 Belarus: Daniel James’ stunning strike seals friendly win
Wales vs Belarus
International Match
7:45pm Monday 9th September
Cardiff City Stadium
Daniel James’ target gave a 1-0 friendly victory over Belarus to Wales in Cardiff.
James has been in scoring form since his summer switch from Swansea to Manchester United, along with also the 21-year-old winger was on target after 17 minutes.
Jonny Williams fed him across goalkeeper Maksim Plotnikov out of 18 yards the ball brilliantly down the left and James curled and into the far corner of the net.
The target lit up that which was a low-key game played before one of Wales’ smallest crowds in the 10-year history of the Cardiff City Stadium. It had been feared the attendance would fight to high the 6,373 figure that saw a friendly is lost by Wales into Australia in August 2011.
There was little setting in the 33,000-capacity stadium, although in case, 7,666 turned up to view Wales listing back-to-back wins following Friday’s Euro 2020 continuing victory over Azerbaijan.
Wales manager Ryan Giggs, who bore the brunt of some significant criticism from supporters to get a limp performance against Azerbaijanand will take positives from this competition. Although Giggs is going to be thankful for that which was only a fourth clean sheet at 12 games than there was to Friday, a cohesion was to a lot of their drama.
Allen was responsible for the game’s first attack of notice, dispossessing Evgeni Yablonski at the seventh minute and also progressing 40 yards to set up Harry Wilson.
The rebound fell to Allen although Scottish referee William Collum wasn’t considering Welsh penalty appeals and he seemed to be barged from the back by Yablonski.
Wales took the lead once the lively Williams headed a counter-attack and discovered James, who ended.
Yablonski watched his 25-yard effort held by Ward, but it had been pretty much one-way visitors together with Wales feeding James at each opportunity.
James’ cross has been turned into his own net by Belarus skipper Sergei Politevich along with the winger saw yet another goalbound effort blocked before Davies’ deflected shot went wide.
Bale replaced five minutes to James after the restart and Wilson struck the moments later after working a short-corner regular with Morrell.
Moore went close to marking his debut with a goal when he fulfilled with Connor Roberts’ cross, but his header fell just the wrong side of a pole.
Belarus stirred when Denis Polyakov fired wide but when Wilson produced an inch-perfect delivery Bale somehow contrived to send the ball skywards.
As he ended up knowing that he had must have scored his 33rd goal that is international, the Real Madrid striker had a rueful smile. However, Wales held to get a victory before a month’s more demanding Euro 2020 qualifiers from Croatia and Slovakia.
James has found the back of the internet in four of his last six appearances in all competitions for club and country (4 objects ), after failing to score in his past seven games.
Ryan Giggs praised Daniel James because of his quality and mindset following scoring a goal in Wales’ 1-0 victory over Belarus.
