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  1. World Cup qual. - Brave Wales fall in Germany

    World Cup qual. - Brave Wales fall in Germany

    Piotr Trochowski's second-half thunderbolt broke stubborn Wales resistance in Moenchengladbach as Germany laboured to 1-0 win in Group 4. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Germany
    • Wales
    • 90+2 All over in Germany, and the home side have laboured to a 1-0 win against a brave Wales - who came here to defend and came mighty close to quite an upset.
    • 87' Hull's Ricketts has taken one minute to get a yellow card. Nice work.
    • 85' Sam Ricketts replaces the impressive Gunter as Toshack makes his final move.
    • 82' Mario Gomez replaces Podolski for Germany.
    • 80' Bellamy is through, and his cut-back reaches GUNTER!!! Who pauses for just too long, and the opportunity passes.
    • 78' Fletcher and Edwards make way for Wales, with Ched Evans and Carl Robinson into the action.
    • 75' BALLACK HITS THE POST!! The Chelsea midfielder strikes a low free-kick against the upright and the home side threaten to run riot.
    • 72' GOOOOOAAAAAALLL!!! Trochowski fires an absolute belter past Hennessey to give Germany the lead. He made space on the left, cut inside and ripped a swerving thunderbolt into the top-right corner. You have to say they deserve their lead.
    • 71' Schweinsteiger with another long-range effort, and this time Hennessey is called upon to make a sharp save. A corner follows and once again Hennessey is on hand to deny the Germans.
    • 70' BELLAMY!!! Good hit from the Wales skipper, but Adler is equal to it.
    • 65' Arne Friedrich makes way for Clemens Fritz as Germany seek to break the deadlock.
    • 64' LAHM CUTS INSIDE AND SMASHES A SHOT JUST WIDE!!
    • 61' Bale is receiving treatment after a blow to the face. He shakes himself down and should be fine to continue. The German fans whistle, and well they might.
    • 59' COLLINS AGAIN FOR WALES!!! This time the West Ham defender blocks Helmes at the foot of the post and denies Ballack as he races in for the kill.
    • 57' Hennessey comes confidently to gather a cross, as the rain begins to fall in Munich.
    • 54' WHAT A CHANCE FOR WALES!!! Bellamy gets on the end of David Edwards's flick and draws a sharp save from Adler in the German goal.
    • 53' Corner for Wales - their first. Bellamy is adjudged to have fouled, and it goes to waste.
    • 51' Bellamy bursts forward and his shot slides across the six-yard box.
    • 49' Germany swarm forward and Podolski finds space in the box before laying on Trochowski, but once again that man COLLINS throws himself in the way of his shot.
    • 46' Germany have made a change at half-time. Patrick Helmes enters the fray at the expense of Klose.
    • 46' And we're away with the second half in Germany. The crowd need some lifting, but here's hoping Wales can keep them quiet.
    • 45' Half-time in Munich, and Toshack will be extremely happy with an impressive defensive performance from his team. Germany have had all the possession, but are yet to create a decent opening. The home side have been reduced to long-range shots.
    • 42' Ballack shoots low from 25 yards, but Wayne Hennessey gets down well to smother.
    • 40' The home fans do not look happy. Wales enjoy a rare period of possession and suddenly it's Ballack and Co. chasing shadows.
    • 37' Corner for Germany on their right. Hitzlsperger whips it in dangerously, but Wales clear.
    • 34' Loud roars from the travelling Welsh fans, as Podolski is penalised in the box. The home support are quiet.
    • 31' SCHWEINSTEIGER!!! The midfielder lets fly from 25 yards and the ball fizzes inches over the bar. Germany are getting closer.
    • 28' Bale plays in Bellamy down the left, and the striker cracks a fine shot across Rene Adler, but it's just wide of the far post. On the rare occasion they get the ball, Wales look dangerous on the break.
    • 27' Plotr Trochowski has a wild shot from 30 yards. The result is rather predictable.
    • 24' Chris Gunter bursts down the right wing and looks to have out-muscled Lahm, but the referee gives a generous free-kick to the home side.
    • 21' Schweinsteiger whips over a free-kick from the right and Klose leaps highest, but his header is high and wide. The German crowd are growing frustrated.
    • 20' Germany continue to dominate possession, but they're simply not finding a the final ball. To Wales' credit, they've been well organised defensively and dealt with everything so far.
    • 16' Bastian Schweinsteiger gets free on the right, and his cross is deflected into the path of MIROSLAV KLOSE!!! Who shoots just wide from just inside the box. That was the first real chance for Germany.
    • 15' Phillipp Lahm is caught by Carl Fletcher and requires treatment. He'll be ok.
    • 13' Loose pass from Ballack, who must have seen an invisible German running down the right flank.
    • 10' BALLACK SHOOTS FROM THE EDGE OF THE BOX...But James Collins throws himself in the way to make a vital block.
    • 9' Podolski cuts in from the right and floats a ball into the box, but it's too long. For all their early possession, Germany are yet to fashion an opening.
    • 6' A rare foray forward for Wales, but Germany quickly deal with the danger and that man Ballack strides forward with the ball.
    • 4' Ominous early signs for Wales, as the Germans launch straight into slick pass-and-move. Easy on the eye, very easy. John Toshack's team have barely had a touch since Bellamy's shot.
    • 1' And we're away! Captain Craig Bellamy gets things started with a shot from the kick-off. Now that's the spirit.
    • - It's clear night in Moenchengladbach and the playing surface looks in tip-top condition. Here come the teams.
    • - TEAM NEWS: Germany start with Miroslav Klose and Lukas Podolski leading what is a formidable front line. Michael Ballack and Thomas Hitzlsperger form a not too shabby central midfield partnership behind them. Line-up: Adler, Friedrich, Westermann, Mertesacker, Lahm, Schweinsteiger, Ballack, Hitzlsperger, Trochowski, Podolski, Klose
    • - TEAM NEWS: The Wales starting line-up has been announced and there's great news for fans of Gareth Bale - who starts as expected. Here's the team: Hennessey, Gunter, Morgan, Collins, Bale, Williams, Davies, Edwards, Fletcher, Koumas, Bellamy
    • - Hello and welcome to Eurosport-Yahoo!'s LIVE coverage of Germany against Wales, with comments and scoring from just before the 19:45 kick off!

  • Team Stats

    Germany Stats Wales
    71% Possession 28%
    34 Shots 8
    8 Shots on target 3
    2 Saves 1
    8 Corners 3
    13 Fouls 4
    1 Offsides 6
    0 Yellow cards 1
    0 Red cards 0
    17 Tackles 22
    621 Accurate passes 208
    131 Bad passes 31

  • Player Stats

    G =
    Goals
    S =
    Shots
    SoT =
    Shot on Target
    F =
    Fouls
    FW =
    Fouls Won
    O =
    Offsides
    A =
    Assists
    AP =
    Accurate Passes
    BP =
    Bad Passes
    T =
    Tackles
    • Germany
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 René Adler 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 1 0
      5 Heiko Westermann 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 61 10 1
      16 Philipp Lahm 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 100 32 4
      3 Arne Friedrich 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 42 0 2
      17 Per Mertesacker 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 67 1 0
      13 Michael Ballack 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 66 12 2
      14 Piotr Trochowski 1 6 1 0 1 1 0 62 24 0
      7 Bastian Schweinsteiger 0 7 2 0 4 0 1 67 12 3
      15 Thomas Hitzlsperger 0 5 1 0 1 0 0 85 20 1
      11 Miroslav Klose 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 8 1 0
      10 Lukas Podolski 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 25 15 0
      9 Patrick Helmes 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 1
      18 Mario Gomez 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      4 Serdar Tasci 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      8 Torsten Frings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      12 Tim Wiese 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      6 Simon Rolfes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      2 Clemens Fritz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 1 3
    • Wales
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Wayne Hennessey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 0
      5 James Collins 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 23 2 0
      6 Ashley Williams 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 12 0 3
      3 Gareth Bale 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 18 9 2
      2 Chris Gunter 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 20 0 2
      4 Craig Morgan 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 8 0 3
      10 Carl Fletcher 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 2 3
      7 Simon Davies 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 23 0 4
      9 Jason Koumas 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 33 8 1
      8 Craig Bellamy 0 5 2 1 0 6 0 13 2 1
      11 David Edwards 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 13 3 2
      12 Boaz Myhill 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      18 Carl Robinson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 2 1
      15 Lewin Nyatanga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      13 Sam Ricketts 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0
      14 David Cotterill 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      16 David Vaughan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      17 Ched Evans 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0

  • Summary

    • 75' BALLACK HITS THE POST!! The Chelsea midfielder strikes a low free-kick against the upright and the home side threaten to run riot.
    • 72' GOOOOOAAAAAALLL!!! Trochowski fires an absolute belter past Hennessey to give Germany the lead. He made space on the left, cut inside and ripped a swerving thunderbolt into the top-right corner. You have to say they deserve their lead.
    • 71' Schweinsteiger with another long-range effort, and this time Hennessey is called upon to make a sharp save. A corner follows and once again Hennessey is on hand to deny the Germans.
    • 59' COLLINS AGAIN FOR WALES!!! This time the West Ham defender blocks Helmes at the foot of the post and denies Ballack as he races in for the kill.
    • 54' WHAT A CHANCE FOR WALES!!! Bellamy gets on the end of David Edwards's flick and draws a sharp save from Adler in the German goal.
    • 49' Germany swarm forward and Podolski finds space in the box before laying on Trochowski, but once again that man COLLINS throws himself in the way of his shot.
    • 40' The home fans do not look happy. Wales enjoy a rare period of possession and suddenly it's Ballack and Co. chasing shadows.
    • 31' SCHWEINSTEIGER!!! The midfielder lets fly from 25 yards and the ball fizzes inches over the bar. Germany are getting closer.
    • 28' Bale plays in Bellamy down the left, and the striker cracks a fine shot across Rene Adler, but it's just wide of the far post. On the rare occasion they get the ball, Wales look dangerous on the break.
    • 21' Schweinsteiger whips over a free-kick from the right and Klose leaps highest, but his header is high and wide. The German crowd are growing frustrated.
    • 16' Bastian Schweinsteiger gets free on the right, and his cross is deflected into the path of MIROSLAV KLOSE!!! Who shoots just wide from just inside the box. That was the first real chance for Germany.
    • - Hello and welcome to Eurosport-Yahoo!'s LIVE coverage of Germany against Wales, with comments and scoring from just before the 19:45 kick off!

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