101025 Wales U19 v Kazakhstan U19 (146 images)

Wales U19 1-1 Kazakhstan U19
UEFA Under 19 Championship - Qualifying Round Group 1
The Brewery Field, Bridgend, Wales
Monday, October 25th, 2010

The first half of the final group game for Wales saw plenty of possession for the home side, but little in the way of clear-cut chances.

Kazakhstan defended well throughout the opening 45 minutes and made it hard for Wales to find a way through a packed defence.

For Wales, Billy Bodin and...
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Wales U19 1-1 Kazakhstan U19
UEFA Under 19 Championship - Qualifying Round Group 1
The Brewery Field, Bridgend, Wales
Monday, October 25th, 2010

The first half of the final group game for Wales saw plenty of possession for the home side, but little in the way of clear-cut chances.

Kazakhstan defended well throughout the opening 45 minutes and made it hard for Wales to find a way through a packed defence.

For Wales, Billy Bodin and Elliot Chamberlain were prominent in attack, but little went their way.

The second half was only a few minutes old when Eliot Chamberlain was put through by a neat pass from Lee Lucas (Swansea City). He made no mistake to put Wales one-up. Soon afterwards, Elliot Chamberlain had a rasping drive that was tipped over the bar.

The Kazaks then began to stage a come-back and on 68 minutes, following some slack defending on the left hand side of the Wales defence, Sayat Sariyev struck a shot from the corner of the penalty area that flew past Daniel ward in the Wales goal to level the scores.

Despite Wales continuing to press the game ended at 1-1 which allows Wales to progress through to the Elite Round next Spring. All in all, a low-key finish, but the point was enough.

In the other game, Turkey beat Iceland 2-1.
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