- 45+3′ – Yellow – Chris Mepham
- 40′ – Geel – Gareth Bale
- 36′ – Goal – Timothy Weah (1 – 0)
- 13′ – Yellow – Weston McKennie
- 11′ – Geel – Sergiño Start
- 90+10′ – Geel – Kelly’s Acosta
- 90+5′ – Verv. Ethan Ampadu by Joe Morrell
- 90+3′ – Cont. Harry Wilson by Sorba Thomas
- 88′ – Verv. Timothy Weah door Jordan Morris
- 82′ – Penalty goal – Gareth Bale (1 – 1)
- 79′ – Verv. Neco Williams door Brennan Johnson
- 75′ – Verv. Yunus Musah by Kellyn Acosta
- 74′ – Verv. Sergiño Dest door DeAndre Yedlin
- 74′ – Verv. Josh Sargent door Haji Wright
- 66′ – Cont. Weston McKennie by Brenden Aaronson
- 51′ – Yellow – Tim Ream
FIFA World Championship
He is invisible for almost the entire season, but Gareth Bale suddenly appears at Wales. He gave his country a hard-fought point against the United States. With a self-enforced penalty kick, he erased Weah’s opening goal.
United States – Wales in a nutshell:
- Key moment: About ten minutes before the end, Gareth Bale is brought down in America’s sixteen. Wales receive a penalty that Bale also converts himself to avoid defeat.
- Man of the match: America’s danger came mainly from the foot of Christian Pulisic. He served Timothy Weah with an excellent deep pass for the 1-0. Deemsterde, like the whole team, went away a bit in the second half.
- Remarkable: For Timothy Weah, the then 17-year-old Pelé was the last player to score against Wales at a World Cup. That was in 1958. Just to indicate how long it has been since the Welshmen were present at the biggest tournament again.
United States buddy too big for the rest
National coach Robert Page pulled the card of the organization with Wales. In a loss of ball, a solid block was put down in a 5-3-2. On the other hand, America got the ball thrown into their lap and they often did something good with it in the first half. Rodon first almost outwitted his own goalkeeper, after which Sargent hit the post.
A goal for the United States was in the air. Pulisic sent Timothy Weah down the street and he tapped in the 1-0. Liberia’s president, Father George Weah, no doubt watched approvingly. Weah was a bit like Jeremy Doku in the first half. With his flashes on the flank.
What did Wales do before the break? Hardly anything. Bale was languishing in the front on an island and Page’s troops hardly created any chances.
Bale does it again for Wales
That was Robert Page’s signal to throw Kieffer Moore between the lines. Bale got a partner next to him at the front and Wales started to believe in it a bit more.
In a match with two faces, Wales suddenly took the upper hand. They were particularly dangerous in the air, but Davies and Moore were unable to embarrass goalkeeper Turner.
But the equalizer came anyway. Zimmerman clearly knocked Bale down in the box: penalty kick for Wales. Bale converted the eleven meter hard and thus foiled a defeat for his Wales.
Gareth Bale: When his country needs him, he’s there. In a group that also includes England and Iran, Wales and the United States now have a point.
Gareth Bale scores the equalizer from the spot: 1-1
