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Wales

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  • Ballack 11’
  • Williams 48’ (o.g.)

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  1. Germany down Wales

    Germany down Wales

    Germany maintained their all-but flawless push for World Cup qualification with a 2-0 victory over a gutsy Wales side in Cardiff. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Wales
    • Germany
    • - Thanks for joining me this evening; make sure you stick around for more!
    • 90+3 FULL-TIME: Wales were game, but they were undone by a professional performance on the break by the Germans. Two goals with slight elements of fortune about them, but the visitors were deserved winners.
    • 90 Gomez thinks he has been played in by the quick free-kick, but he is caught offside...he missed the shot when faced with Hennessey anyway.
    • 89 Lahm leads the break down the left...halted when Ballack is tripped inside him...
    • 88 Wales win a late free-kick, on the right corner of the box...good delivery into the middle...but Collins gets too much on his flick and the ball flies harmlessly over.
    • 87 Earnshaw, busy all evening, comes short to collect a pass, spins and runs at the defence...but his pass out wide is intercepted.
    • 85 CLOSE! Gomez has been unlucky tonight! He almost bags himself a goal when a deflected cross lands at his feet in the box...but his shot on the turn flies over the crossbar.
    • 83 Patrick Helmes is coming on to give Germany even more of an attacking threat on the break in the final stages.
    • 81 Bastian Schweinsteiger is down holding his groin; looks like he might have tweaked something.
    • 80 The home side are still snapping at the heels of the German players in midfield; Toshack has clearly told them to get in amongst them.
    • 77 Wales have put in a lot of effort this evening, but they just don't look like breaking Germany down. The Euro 2008 runners up have just been too canny.
    • 75 ...Evans meets the corner, but his header is easily claimed by the German keeper.
    • 74 Wales win a corner...Davies goes over to the right as Evans holds his arms up in the middle...
    • 73 Westermann comes on to replace Rolfes, who has worked hard for Germany this evening.
    • 71 Cotterill comes on to replace Nyatanga at the back for Wales
    • 70 Crucial defensive header from Williams to stop Ballack's through ball reaching the rampaging Gomez.
    • 68 OH! Close to a third for Germany as Bastian Schweinsteiger brings a smart save out of Hennessey at his near post.
    • 67 Germany are picking Wales apart on the counter attack with some really neat, crisp passing...
    • 66 Beck clips a fine cross into the box...headed clear by Collins, who has been a giant at the back for Wales.
    • 65 Germany are looking ominously good again as they break when Wales commit men forward...
    • 63 OOH! Bastian Schweinsteiger collects a neat pass inside by Ballack, goes round his man on the edge of the box...but sees his left-foot shot driven straight at Hennessey.
    • 62 ...Hennessey easily comes through the crowd to collect Beck's free-kick.
    • 61 Bastian Schweinsteiger is crudly brought down by Bale on the Germany right...dangerous spot for a set-piece...
    • 60 Vokes is replaced by Ched Evans as Toshack looks to spark up his side.
    • 58 Wales mount a bit of pressre in the Germany half...a dangerous cross almost falls for Ledley, but he can't get his shot away on the turn at the back post.
    • 57 Tasci is down holding his calf after a very clumsy, frustrated challenge from behind on the touchline by Earnshaw.
    • 56 Earnshaw is inches away from turning Vokes's header into the goal after gambling inside the six-yard box.
    • 55 Ballack tees up Podolski...his shot from the corner of the box is dragged so badly that it almost turns into a dangerous cross for Gomez.
    • 54 SAVE! Enke saves smartly from Earnshaw, who turns his marker and fires in a snap-shot from 12 yards.
    • 53 Germany are pushing and probing; they know the hard work is done in breaking the back of the Wales defence.
    • 51 Vokes climbs to meet Davies cross from the right...but he is penalised for a clear push on his marker.
    • 50 Almost a third for Germany when Podolski dummies a ball in from the left, but Gomez just can't take the ball in his stride to profit.
    • 48 OH NO! OWN GOAL! Wales go two down right at the start of the second half, as Ashley Williams diverts a cross into his own net. A tough task has just been made near impossible.
    • 46 Off we go! The second half is underway! Can Wales build on their impressive first-half performance and get themselves a goal?
    • 45 HALF-TIME: Ballack's stunning strike is the difference at the break, although Wales have had their moments.
    • 43 Lahm gets forward down the left again...he has been a constant thorn in Wales' side; they have not been able to push any one forward down their right.
    • 42 Germany aren't content to sit on this lead, they are constantly probing for a second, really making Wales defend well.
    • 40 A tenatious takle from Ramsey in midfield sets Wales going forward...but the move breaks down when Earnshaw is caught a yard offside.
    • 39 Germany have definitely looked dangerous on the counter attack this evening, particularly down the flanks.
    • 37 Earnshaw gamely chases down a through ball down the middle...Enke comes out of his box and just gets there before him.
    • 35 Not really good enough...easy for the keeper to claim, and he launches a quick counter for the visitors.
    • 34 Wales force a couple of corners as they try to mount some pressure...Davies needs good delivery...
    • 33 Ballack lashes another shot from distance narrowly wide...Hennessey looked to have that one covered.
    • 31 Lahm lays the ball out to the overlapping Hitz...but with players waiting in the middle, his cross is straight at Hennessey.
    • 30 OOH! Collins heads just high and wide after climbing well to mee the free-kick, curled into the middle...
    • 28 Bale is awarded a fortunate freekick when Beck puts a hand on him as they chase down a long ball...good spot for a free-kick, out on the left...
    • 26 ANOTHER FINE SAVE! Podolski brings another save out of Hennessey with a shot with the outside of his left boot...the Wales keeper turns the ball round for a corner.
    • 25 CLOSE! Gomez lashes a low drive just wide after Ballack had superbly laid the ball back to him, stretching after a good burst through the middke.
    • 24 Wales are making a decent fist of this; they are threatening more than people might have thought.
    • 23 Hennessey pays attention to his wall as Ballack lines up a free-kick...short to Hitz...SAVE! The shot takes a deflection, and the Wales keeper does well to palm clear.
    • 22 Wales are furious not to get a penalty when Serdar Tasci seems to bring down Ledley...replays show there was no contact, and the Arsenal man went down far too easily.
    • 20 A really poor pass from Lahm as he cut inside on a break sets up a Wales counter, but the German defence is too wiley at the moment.
    • 18 SAVE! Robert Enke makes a fine stop from Earnshaw, who superbly read Vokes's flick on and jabbed a shot goalwards from a tight angle.
    • 17 Ledley cuts in from the left on to his right boot...he unleashes a shot, blocked, and Germany break at pace through Gomez.
    • 15 Germany are starting to look threatening now; they are working the ball about with ease.
    • 14 Wales win themselves a corner after a determined run down the right from Davies...he takes the set-piece...not dealt with all that well by the Germans, but they do eventually clear.
    • 13 Ledley lashes a left-foot volley over the bar from 25 yards after a corner was half-cleared to him on the edge of the box.
    • 11 Germany have had most of the possession, but that goal came right out of the blue; their first real effort on goal, and it was an incredible strike!
    • 9 GOAL! BALLACK! Absolute stunner from Ballack, who lashes an incredible drive into the top corner from 35 yards! Hennessey had no chance!
    • 8 Group leaders Germany have made just one change from the side that beat Liechtenstein at the weekend, Simon Rolfes taking over from flu victim Marcell Jansen.
    • 7 Wales are snapping at the heels of ther Germans in midfield, not allowing them any space or time to break.
    • 5 Bale is down taking treatment on a shin injury after a crunching challenge from Hitzlsperger; the Spurs youngster is taking his time to get to his feet.
    • 4 Lahm tries to play a one-two on the edge of the box with Podolski...Collins reads and intercepts.
    • 3 Germany attack down the left...superb cross from Hitzlsperger...Gomex is inches from heading it home, six yards out.
    • 2 A very small crowd in this evening; Wales would be better served playing internationals at a smaller ground to generate a better atmosphere
    • 1 OFF WE GO!
    • 0 Okay, the players are out, the anthems have been sung and we're about to get underway...
    • - Hi there; welcome to our coverage: the big news is that Aaron Ramsey makes his first start for Wales. Robert Earnshaw also starts for John Toshack's team.

  • Team Stats

    Wales Stats Germany
    36% Possession 63%
    14 Shots 14
    1 Shots on target 5
    2 Saves 1
    4 Corners 3
    10 Fouls 15
    3 Offsides 4
    0 Yellow cards 1
    0 Red cards 0
    20 Tackles 26
    284 Accurate passes 527
    34 Bad passes 77

  • 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
    • Wales
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Wayne Hennessey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 0
      3 Gareth Bale 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 30 11 5
      2 Sam Ricketts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0
      5 James Collins 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 32 0 0
      4 Ashley Williams 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 22 1 4
      8 Aaron Ramsey 0 4 0 2 3 0 0 59 5 2
      7 Simon Davies 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 11 0 1
      11 Joe Ledley 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 38 9 5
      6 Lewin Nyatanga 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 25 5 3
      9 Sam Vokes 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 10 2 0
      10 Robert Earnshaw 0 2 1 2 1 2 0 14 0 0
      14 Carl Fletcher 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      18 David Edwards 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      13 Ched Evans 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 8 0 0
      12 Boaz Myhill 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      15 David Cotterill 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
      16 Chris Gunter 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 0 0
    • Germany
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Robert Enke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0
      16 Philipp Lahm 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 72 21 6
      3 Andreas Beck 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 57 2 3
      17 Per Mertesacker 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 5
      4 Serdar Tasci 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 31 4 1
      13 Michael Ballack 1 2 1 1 3 0 0 55 7 2
      7 Bastian Schweinsteiger 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 55 6 3
      15 Thomas Hitzlsperger 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 76 7 0
      6 Simon Rolfes 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 65 12 1
      10 Lukas Podolski 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 37 10 0
      18 Mario Gomez 0 3 0 0 3 4 0 19 2 2
      14 Piotr Trochowski 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 5 3
      9 Patrick Helmes 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0
      11 Marcel Schäfer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      12 Tim Wiese 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      8 Marko Marin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      2 Andreas Hinkel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      5 Heiko Westermann 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0

  • Summary

    • 85 CLOSE! Gomez has been unlucky tonight! He almost bags himself a goal when a deflected cross lands at his feet in the box...but his shot on the turn flies over the crossbar.
    • 68 OH! Close to a third for Germany as Bastian Schweinsteiger brings a smart save out of Hennessey at his near post.
    • 48 OH NO! OWN GOAL! Wales go two down right at the start of the second half, as Ashley Williams diverts a cross into his own net. A tough task has just been made near impossible.
    • 30 OOH! Collins heads just high and wide after climbing well to mee the free-kick, curled into the middle...
    • 18 SAVE! Robert Enke makes a fine stop from Earnshaw, who superbly read Vokes's flick on and jabbed a shot goalwards from a tight angle.
    • 9 GOAL! BALLACK! Absolute stunner from Ballack, who lashes an incredible drive into the top corner from 35 yards! Hennessey had no chance!

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  1. germany deserved that even thou i'm an england fan.

    From Harbaljit, on Fri 3 Apr 8:22PM

  2. Gigs was born and bred in England he just didn't­ have belief that he could get into the England team so­ took the soft option. Like Hargreaves, Deco etc a­ football mercenary

    From Ronsenglish, on Thu 2 Apr 10:42AM

  3. germany obviously won

    From paul, on Thu 2 Apr 8:41AM

  4. wales never qualify the world cup anyway.

    From jabir, on Thu 2 Apr 5:09AM

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    From Aaron, on Wed 1 Apr 10:51PM

  6. ja, ja, ja we did it

    From THOMAS, on Wed 1 Apr 9:37PM

  7. Whats the score, sort it out!!

    From Yaprak K, on Wed 1 Apr 9:36PM

  8. wales will win euro 2012!!!!!!!!!!!!

    From fsdfdsf f, on Wed 1 Apr 9:34PM

  9. what is the score?????????????????????????

    From paulbennion, on Wed 1 Apr 9:32PM

  10. well done germany, brilliant stuff. well done ballack.­ and hence it shows that at Chelsea it is not Ballack­ that is the problem. It is something else that noone­ dares to say: Lampard and his pathetic way of playing.­ Ballack has been brilliant in both games pulling all­ the right strings in midfield.

    From go, on Wed 1 Apr 9:30PM

  11. The almighty Giggsy is retired....but sure lets blame­ it on fergie...even with giggs nobody can stop­ Deutschland!

    From alex, on Wed 1 Apr 9:21PM

  12. baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

    From alfy02000, on Wed 1 Apr 9:02PM

  13. Why is Giggs not there to help Wales?
    Forbidden by­ Fergie probably!

    From Bob P, on Wed 1 Apr 9:01PM

  14. You're such a T******* Antony G.....NERD

    From kevinluckett, on Wed 1 Apr 8:58PM

  15. go on germany

    From JULIEROO, on Wed 1 Apr 8:57PM

  16. well i guess wales winning 1-0 is out now

    From mark b, on Wed 1 Apr 8:54PM

  17. I wish the silly neighbours would be quiet and stop­ being racist and just enjoy football. What the heck do­ they mean we can'tplay rugby?Where were you at­ Cardiff?Oh yeah drifting in dear old Twickers­ pretending to play rugby.........you make me and my­ country laugh out loud, so juvenile and­ knowledgeless.Sad real sad.

    From cymrycymraeg, on Wed 1 Apr 8:52PM

  18. now 2:0

    From Peter, on Wed 1 Apr 8:50PM
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    From , on Wed 1 Apr 8:41PM

  20. Stick to rugby,oh I forgot you can't play that­ either.They will all be quiet in Cardiff tonight­ !!!!

    Come on Germany.

    Land of my farters

    Roger -­ Sandbanks

    From Anthony, on Wed 1 Apr 8:39PM
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