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  1. Young Wales win in Baku

    Young Wales win in Baku

    A young Welsh side produced a very professional performance to beat Azerbaijan 1-0 in World Cup qualifying group 4 in Baku. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Azerbaijan
    • Wales
    • FT And there is the final whistle - brave stuff from the Welsh they have picked up a hard earned win here.
    • 90+1 Ramsey booked for a foul on Shukurov.
    • 90' There will be three extra minutes.
    • 90' Shukurov fires well over the bar after the ball fell to him on the edge of the area.
    • 89' Joe Ledley fires a shot miles over the ball - it will kill a few seconds at least.
    • 87' Again another cross flashes across the face of the goal. Nervy final moments for the Welsh.
    • 86' Yellow card for Hennessey for time wasting.
    • 85' Shukarov whips in another good cross but there is nobody there!! Wales are hanging on a bit.
    • 84' Huseynov given a bit of space in the area and he again gets another shot away but once more it is straight at Hennessey.
    • 83' Very good shift from Simon Church as he makes away for Owain Tudur Jones.
    • 82' Azerbaijan having all the play but they have no cutting edge and Berti Vogts could be looking for a new job.
    • 80 Gunter okay now as he hacks away another ball - just 10 more minutes for Wales to hang on.
    • 79' Chris Gunter gets a bang in the head - the home fans think he is time wasting but he does look hurt.
    • 76' Nadirov with a header at the far post but Hennessey is again in the right area to palm it away for a corner.
    • 74' An overhit pass stop Subasic getting clear as Wales remain very organised at the back.
    • 71' Azerbaijan were enjoying a decent spell but Wales seem to have weathered that now and are looking quite comfortable.
    • 70 Wales make their first change Sam Vokes comes on for Robert Earnshaw. A big man for a little one.
    • 68' A surprising score the groups other game take a look Finland v Liechtenstein: LIVE
    • 67' Again it is passing on the edge of the area from Azerbaijan but no shot. They just lack confidence. The tannoy man is trying to get the crowd into it.
    • 65' The final ball from the Azerbaijan team is very poor but Wales are sitting back a little too deep at the moment and are playing a dangerous game.
    • 62' Great ball flashed across the edge of the area but there is no Azerbaijan man there despite some dodgy defending from Wales.
    • 61' Nadirov, who has just come on, with a cracking shot from distance but it is straight at Hennessey.
    • 60' Very good tackley from Ledley ends a Shukurov down the right.
    • 58' Ledley tries a shot from 40 yards out but it goes a mile over and was well wide too.
    • 55' The game seems to have opened up a little now and Wales could catch out Azerbaijan on the break.
    • 54' Ramsey takes it but it goes straight into the wall.
    • 53' David Edwards has been brought down on the edge of the area..chance here.
    • 52' The home side are looking a lot more dangerous in this half now that Subasic has come on.
    • 50' Azerbaijan forced to make another change - off comes Nabiyev who has been one of the home sides better players and Nadirov comes on.
    • 49' Sub Subasic does well to get a low shot in but Hennessey makes a good save at the near post.
    • 48' Another match in this group has just started and you can follow LIVE scoring of...wait for it.... Finland v Liechtenstein
    • 47' Nabiyev wins a header from a free-kick into the box but there is nobody there looking to get on the rebound.
    • 46' Berti Vogts has made one change at the break and the boy from Brazil Ramin is off with Subasic coming on. He is a more direct striker by all accounts.
    • 46' And we are back underway in Baku.
    • HT Azerbaijan end the half on top but Wales are looking very good at the back and are also 1-0 in front!!
    • 45' Zeynalov tries a shot from distance - he gets it on target but Hennessey was watching it all the way and makes a solid save.
    • 45' There will be two extra minutes.
    • 43' Crowd have gone very quiet now - Wales in a great position now to get a very good result here.
    • 41' GOAL FOR WALES!!! Great cross from Earnshaw down the right - Church does enough at the front post to distract keeper Veliyev and then the ball goes all the way to Edwards at the far post who puts it into the empty net.
    • 40' Great run by Shukurov and he then plays it to Ramin but the Brazilian man is quickly crowded out.
    • 39' Earnshaw has a free header from a corner but there is no power on it and it goes straight off Bakhshiyev.
    • 36' Earnshaw nearly gets on the end of a ball into the box but keeper Veliyez gets there first.
    • 35' The dagerous looking Javadov does well to find space and cut in from the right but then his shot is poor as it goes well over the bar.
    • 33' Just had a bit of a delay because Malikov was injured but he is ok and we are back underway.
    • 30' Great tackle from Sadigov as he denies Church who looked to be through for a moment after a poor back pass.
    • 27' Shukurov skips into the box down the right and his cut back has to be cleared away by Williams.
    • 25' Great little skill from Javadov sees him dummy past Morgan and then the Peterborough man pulls his man back and that is a yellow card. Ramin fires the free miles over though.
    • 23' Morgan heads off his own man Gunter after Veliyev flapped at a cross and then Ledley sees a shot blocked. Best little spell from either team.
    • 22' Clear sign that the action on the pitch is poor - we have a Mexican wave from the fans!!
    • 21' Nabiyev is kicking lumps out of the Welsh players but has not been booked yet. Ledley the latest man to get a boot.
    • 20' Wales have a "spell" of pressure but it is all in their own half - when they try and move it forward they lose possession.
    • 17' First sign that the pitch is not all that as Ramin tries to cut inside only for the ball to bobble up on him when he looked to play it into the box.
    • 15' Well I don't really know what to tell you guys! This match really is a non-event of a contest so far. If I was a gambling man (which I am) I think checking out the odds on a 0-0 draw would not be the worst thing to do!
    • 12' With the three at the back Wales seems to have everything under control as Azerbaijan do not have much creativity but Wales are not getting enough of the ball. Poor game so far.
    • 10' 10 minutes gone - Azerbaijan are very physical but Wales look to be a bit more skilful. No chances as of yet though.
    • 8' The crowd are getting very excited whenever Fabio Ramin gets the ball. The FK Baku man was born in Brazilian and has a bit of that South American flair about him.
    • 6' First little period of Azerbaijan pressure - they have put a free-kick and a corner into the box but Wales manage to defend both moments.
    • 5' Simon Church is making his first Welsh start tonight and he only started once for Reading this season too!
    • 4' Decent start from Wales - Church holds the ball up well and then plays the ball off to Ledley who gets in a decent cross but it is headed away.
    • 2' Ramsey has already been kicked to the ground in midfield - expect the home side to be aggressive on the Welsh playmaker throughout the game.
    • 1' And we are underway here in Baku.
    • - Wales are going to play three at the back with Ashley Williams coming in alongside Chris Morgan and Lewin Nyatanga. Ledley, Ramsey and Edwards will play in midfield and Church will play up front with Earnshaw.
    • - We are just having the national anthems at the moment and we should be underway shortly.
    • - When the two sides met in September Wales managed to win 1-0. Read the report here.
    • - 80 brave Welsh fans have made the trip and the FAW are even going to pay for their match tickets due to Visa problems they had.
    • - According to new Wales skipper Joe Ledley - the Welsh team have not switched off
    • - Big day today for young midfielder Simon Church of Reading who makes his full Wales debut. It is a very young Welsh team that John Toshack is putting out there today.
    • - It is said to say but both teams are really just playing for pride as you can see from the Group 4 table
    • - Welcome to over LIVE coverage of this World Cup qualifier from the Tofig Bakhramov Stadium in Baku between Azerbaijan and Wales.

  • Summary

    • 76' Nadirov with a header at the far post but Hennessey is again in the right area to palm it away for a corner.
    • 61' Nadirov, who has just come on, with a cracking shot from distance but it is straight at Hennessey.
    • 49' Sub Subasic does well to get a low shot in but Hennessey makes a good save at the near post.
    • 41' GOAL FOR WALES!!! Great cross from Earnshaw down the right - Church does enough at the front post to distract keeper Veliyev and then the ball goes all the way to Edwards at the far post who puts it into the empty net.
    • 39' Earnshaw has a free header from a corner but there is no power on it and it goes straight off Bakhshiyev.
    • 35' The dagerous looking Javadov does well to find space and cut in from the right but then his shot is poor as it goes well over the bar.
    • 30' Great tackle from Sadigov as he denies Church who looked to be through for a moment after a poor back pass.
    • 23' Morgan heads off his own man Gunter after Veliyev flapped at a cross and then Ledley sees a shot blocked. Best little spell from either team.

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