Gareth Bale rescued Wales with a late penalty to grab a 1-1 draw with the US of their World Cup Group B conflict on Monday in Qatar. Welsh skipper Bale lashed dwelling an 82nd-minute spot kick after incomes the penalty moments earlier when defender Walker Zimmerman crashed into the previous Actual Madrid star. It cancelled out Tim Weah’s excellent first-half objective for the Individuals which had threatened to smash Wales’s return to the World Cup after a 64-year absence.
Bale’s equaliser triggered roars from a big and raucous contingent of Wales followers in a crowd of 43,418 followers on the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium on the outskirts of Doha.
Till that second it appeared as if Wales have been heading for a defeat, struggling to interrupt down a skillful and energetic US squad that’s the second youngest on the event.
Wales have been outplayed for lengthy durations of the primary half, with supervisor Rob Web page’s choice to not begin towering centre-forward Kieffer Moore depriving them of an attacking outlet.
As an alternative it was the US who made all of the early operating, with Chelsea’s Christian Pulisic a relentless darting menace.
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The optimistic early play nearly resulted in a objective after simply 9 minutes when Sergino Dest performed in Weah down the fitting.
The Lille winger’s cross prompted panic within the Welsh space as Joe Rodon powered a header that cannoned off goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey’s midriff.
The hazard was not over as Pulisic gathered and crossed for Norwich striker Josh Sargent, who beat Rodon simply however headed simply large.
The early US exuberance led to a flurry of playing cards for the Individuals early on, with Dest and Weston McKennie each booked in fast succession for a pair of untamed tackles on Neco Williams.
The relentless US urgent recreation meant Wales have been unable to assemble something in midfield, the place Aaron Ramsey and Ethan Ampadu have been hardly ever afforded time or area.
The breakthrough got here on 36 minutes. Good hold-up play by Sargent close to midway despatched Pulisic accelerating in the direction of objective earlier than choosing out Weah who had darted in behind objective.
The son of African soccer icon George Weah confirmed terrific composure, dinking a cool end with the surface of his proper foot over Hennessey for a objective that was at least the optimistic US opening deserved.
Wales have been in disciplinary bother once more quickly afterwards, Bale incomes a yellow card for clattering into Yunus Musah on 40 minutes.
Chris Mepham joined the Welsh captain within the e book after hauling Pulisic down close to half-time.
Web page introduced on Moore at half-time for Daniel James and the substitution instantly began to have an impact.
Tottenham’s Ben Davies nearly headed Wales degree on 64 minutes however was denied by US goalkeeper Matt Turner with an acrobatic parry over the bar.
Moore powered a header simply over from the following nook.
The US dropped deeper and Wales pressed extra aggressively as they chased an equaliser.
On 80 minutes Ramsey surged down the fitting and reduce for Bale, who shielded the ball and tempted Zimmerman right into a wild lunge.
Qatari referee Abdulrahman Al-Jassim pointed to the spot and Bale stepped as much as save Wales.
Wales face Iran on Friday of their second Group B recreation whereas the US face England, 6-2 winners over the Iranians earlier on Monday.
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