PRAHA. Czech Republic manages to recover against Wales with a goal on the A. Ramsey 36′ and a goal on the D. James 69′.

The match was played at the Sinobo stadium stadium in Praha on Friday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was Deniz Aytekin who had the assistance of Christian Dietz and Dominik Schaal. The 4th official was Martin Petersen. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 8.6 degrees Celsius or 47.39 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.​

Match Statistics​

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Czech Republic was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Wales that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Wales was more aggressive with 56 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. However, that was not enough Wales to win the contest​.

Czech Republic shot 12 times, 3 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Wales shot 16 times, 5 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

Czech Republic received 2 yellow cards (A. Barak and M. Sadilek). On the opposite side, Wales received 3 yellow cards (E. Ampadu, A. Ramsey and K. Moore).

Standings

After this match, Czech Republic will have 8 points like Wales to stay in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Wales will have 8 points like Czech Republic to stay in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the WC Qualification Europe, Czech Republic will play away against Belarus on the 11th of October with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Czech Republic (0 draws).

Wales will play away agasint Estonia on the 11th of October with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Wales (1 draw).

Czech Republic – Formation

Czech Republic started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Jaroslav Šilhavý decided to play with the following team: Tomáš Vaclík (6.6), Aleš Matějů (7.1), Ondřej Čelůstka (6.6), Tomáš Kalas (6.4), Filip Novák (6.5), Alex Král (6.4), Tomáš Souček (6.9), Jakub Pešek (6.5), Antonín Barák (6.7), Adam Hložek (6.6) and Patrik Schick (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Aleš Mandous, Jan Kuchta (6.4), Tomáš Wiesner (6.8), Jindřich Staněk, Matěj Vydra (6.8), Michal Sadílek (6.8), Jan Kopic, Jaromír Zmrhal, Milan Havel, Jakub Brabec and David Zima.

Substitutions

Czech Republic made 5 changes: A. Barak for M. Sadilek (76′), J. Pesek for M. Vydra (76′), A. Kral for J. Kuchta (83′), F. Novak for T. Wiesner (83′) and A. Hlozek for J. Zmrhal (90′).

Best player: Aleš Matějů​

The player that probably impressed the most for Czech Republic was Aleš Matějů.

His rating is (7.1) with 42 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.

Wales – Formation

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

On the opposite side, Robert Page played with: Danny Ward (6.1), Chris Gunter (6.4), Chris Mepham (6.9), Joe Rodon (6.8), Ethan Ampadu (6.6), Neco Williams (6.8), Joe Allen (6.1), Joe Morrell (6.6), Aaron Ramsey (7.1), Kieffer Moore (7.1) and Daniel James (8.5).

They had on the bench: Sorba Thomas (6.4), Harry Wilson (7.4), Brennan Johnson, Connor Roberts (7.1), Will Vaulks, Ben Cabango, Mark Harris, Jonathan Williams, Tyler Roberts (6.6), Wayne Hennessey, Adam Davies and James Lawrence.

Substitutions

Wales made 4 changes: C. Gunter for C. Roberts (60′), J. Morrell for H. Wilson (60′), N. Williams for S. Thomas (76′) and C. Mepham for T. Roberts (86′).

Best player: Daniel James​

The player that probably impressed the most for Wales was Daniel James.

His rating is (8.5) with 1 goal, 22 passes (77% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 8 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Liechtenstein – North Macedonia – 0-4
• Iceland – Armenia – 1-1
• Germany – Romania – 2-1
• Russia – Slovakia – 1-0
• Malta – Slovenia – 0-4
• Cyprus – Croatia – 0-3
• Turkey – Norway – 1-1
• Gibraltar – Montenegro – 0-3
• Latvia – Netherlands – 0-1
• Estonia – Belarus – 2-0
• Czech Republic – Wales – 2-2