Wales wipes out Belarus 5-1 playing a great match

CARDIFF. Wales demolishes Belarus 5-1 with goals of

Wales wipes out Belarus 5-1 playing a great match

CARDIFF. Wales demolishes Belarus 5-1 with goals of A. Ramsey (3′), N. Williams (20′), A. Ramsey (50′ pen), B. Davies (77′) and C. Roberts (89′). Talking about the opposition, Belarus scored with ​A. Kontsevoy (87′). Wales was surely superior in terms of ball possession (67%) was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Cardiff City Stadium stadium in Cardiff on Saturday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Maurizio Mariani with the help of Alessandro Costanzo and Matteo Passeri. The 4th official was Daniele Chiffi. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 10.4 degrees Celsius or 50.77 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.​

Match Statistics​

  • ! 67 Ball Possession 33
Shots
  • 18 Total 6
  • 7 On Target 2
  • 6 Off Target 4
  • 5 Shots blocked 0
  • 110 Attack 103
  • 47 Dangerous attack 21
  • 107 Ball safe 70
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 3
  • 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 9 Total 18
  • 1 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Wales had a superior ball possession 67% while Belarus was struggling with a 33% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Wales was was putting more pressure with 47 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Wales won the match​.

Wales shot 18 times, 7 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Belarus shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Wales received 1 yellow card (E. Ampadu). On the other side, Belarus received 3 yellow cards (N. Zolotov, M. Ebong and D. Antilevski).

Match Timeline

3'
20'
25'
46'
50'
59'
60'
70'
71'
71'
76'
77'
79'
81'
82'
83'
87'
89'
90'

Standings

Standings

Group A

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
20
8

Group B

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
19
8
15
8
10
8

Group C

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
16
8

Group D

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
18
8
12
8
11
8

Group E

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
20
8
15
8

Group F

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
27
10
23
10
16
10
16
10
1
10

Group G

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
21
10
18
10
9
10

Group H

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
23
10
22
10
14
10
14
10
5
10
5
10

Group I

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
26
10
20
10
18
10
17
10
6
10

Group J

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
27
10
17
10
12
10
9
10

After playing this match, Wales will have 14 points to remain in the 2nd place. On the other side, Belarus will stay with 3 points to remain in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the WC Qualification Europe, Wales will host Belgium on the 16th of November with a 2-1 head to head record in favor of Belgium (2 draws).

Wales – Formation

Wales
G
D. Ward 12.Wales
6.4
90'
D
Ben Davies  4.Wales
7.4
Goals77'
D
Joe Rodon 6.Wales
7.3
D
Neco Williams 3.Wales
7.8
Goals20'
D
Ethan Ampadu 15.Wales
6.8
59'
M
Connor Roberts 14.Wales
7.5
Goals89'
M
Joe Allen 7.Wales
7.1
M
Aaron Ramsey 10.Wales
8.5
71' Goals3', 50'
M
Harry Wilson 8.Wales
8.2
F
Gareth Bale 11.Wales
7.0
46'
F
Daniel James 20.Wales
6.2
76'
Substitutes
G
Wayne Hennessey 1.Wales
90'
G
Adam Davies 21.Wales
D
Chris Mepham 5.Wales
D
Chris Gunter 2.Wales
M
R. Colwill 13.Wales
M
Brennan Johnson 22.Wales
6.2
46'
M
M
Will Vaulks 19.Wales
M
Joe Morrell 16.Wales
7.1
71'
F
Sorba Thomas 17.Wales
F
Mark Harris 18.Wales
F
Tyler Roberts 9.Wales
6.6
76'

Wales started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Robert Page decided to play with the following team: Danny Ward (6.4), Ethan Ampadu (6.8), Joe Rodon (7.3), Ben Davies (7.4), Neco Williams (7.8), Connor Roberts (7.5), Aaron Ramsey (8.5), Joe Allen (7.1), Harry Wilson (8.2), Gareth Bale (7.0) and Daniel James (6.2).

The home team had on the bench: Rubin Colwill, Wayne Hennessey, Sorba Thomas, Chris Mepham, Brennan Johnson (6.2), Mark Harris, Chris Gunter, Jonathan Williams, Will Vaulks, Tyler Roberts (6.6), Adam Davies and Joe Morrell (7.1).

Substitutions

Wales made 4 changes: G. Bale for B. Johnson (46′), A. Ramsey for J. Morrell (71′), D. James for T. Roberts (76′) and D. Ward for W. Hennessey (90′).

Best player: Aaron Ramsey​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Wales was Aaron Ramsey.

His rating is (8.5) with 2 goals, 46 passes (73% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8.

Belarus – Formation

Belarus
G
Sergey Chernik 1.Belarus
5.0
D
Ruslan Yudenkov 6.Belarus
6.3
82'
D
Nikita Naumov 4.Belarus
6.1
D
Maksim Shvetsov 3.Belarus
6.6
M
Nikolay Zolotov 13.Belarus
7.2
71' 25'
M
Kirill Pechenin 2.Belarus
6.4
M
Aleksandr Selyava 8.Belarus
6.7
M
Evgeniy Yablonskiy 14.Belarus
6.9
M
6.5
70'
F
Pavel Sedko 18.Belarus
6.5
60'
F
V. Lisakovich 17.Belarus
6.4
81'
Substitutes
G
Egor Khatkevich 12.Belarus
G
Pavel Pavlyuchenko 16.Belarus
D
Gleb Shevchenko 5.Belarus
D
Roman Yuzepchuk  15.Belarus
6.4
71'
D
Artem Sokol 7.Belarus
M
Artem Kontsevoy  19.Belarus
7.3
82' Goals87'
M
Ruslan Lisakovich 20.Belarus
M
Denis Levitskiy 22.Belarus
M
Ivan Bakhar  10.Belarus
6.4
81'
M
Maks Ebong 9.Belarus
6.3
70' 83'
F
Dmitriy Antilevskiy 23.Belarus
6.2
60' 79'
F
Andrey Solovei 11.Belarus

Belarus started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Georgi Kondratjev played with: Sergey Chernik (5.0), Maksim Shvetsov (6.6), Nikita Naumov (6.1), Ruslan Yudenkov (6.3), Nikolay Zolotov (7.2), Vladislav Klimovich (6.5), Evgeni Yablonski (6.9), Aleksandr Selyava (6.7), Kirill Pechenin (6.4), Pavel Sedko (6.5) and Vitali Lisakovich (6.4).

These were the players on the bench: Gleb Shevchenko, Egor Khatkevich, Artem Kontsevoj (7.3), Dmitri Antilevski (6.2), Ruslan Lisakovich, Denis Levitskiy, Ivan Bakhar (6.4), Pavel Pavlyuchenko, Roman Yuzepchuk (6.4), Andrey Solovei, Artem Sokol and Max Ebong (6.3).

Substitutions

Belarus made 5 changes: P. Sedko for D. Antilevski (60′), V. Klimovich for M. Ebong (70′), N. Zolotov for R. Yuzepchuk (71′), V. Lisakovich for I. Bakhar (81′) and R. Yudenkov for A. Kontsevoy (82′).

Best player: Artem Kontsevoj​

The player that probably impressed the most for Belarus was Artem Kontsevoj.

His rating is (7.3) with 1 goal, 4 passes (100% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 2.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 82′.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the WC Qualification Europe.​