Wales vs Montenegro, 2024-25 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage

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Wales

36': Harry Wilson (P)

FT
1 - 0

Montenegro

Wales still unbeaten under Bellamy with 1-0 win over Montenegro

Wales forward Harry Wilson was rewarded for a fine all-round performance when he converted a penalty to secure a 1-0 victory over Montenegro in the Nations League on Monday as the hosts' new manager Craig Bellamy extended his unbeaten start.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Corner, Wales. Conceded by Andrija Vukcevic.
4': Hand ball by Josh Sheehan (Wales).
6': Andrija Vukcevic (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Foul by Neco Williams (Wales).
7': Corner, Wales. Conceded by Nikola Sipcic.
12': Attempt missed. Wes Burns (Wales) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Harry Wilson with a cross.
14': Attempt saved. David Brooks (Wales) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Harry Wilson.
15': Foul by Marko Bakic (Montenegro).
15': Josh Sheehan (Wales) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
16': Foul by Liam Cullen (Wales).
16': Marko Bakic (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Attempt saved. Harry Wilson (Wales) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Neco Williams.
18': Corner, Wales. Conceded by Adam Marusic.
19': Foul by David Brooks (Wales).
19': Nikola Krstovic (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Attempt missed. Liam Cullen (Wales) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Harry Wilson with a through ball.
26': Corner, Wales. Conceded by Igor Vujacic.
26': Foul by Mark Harris (Wales).
26': Nikola Sipcic (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': David Brooks (Wales) wins a free kick on the right wing.
27': Foul by Nikola Krstovic (Montenegro).
28': Attempt blocked. Vladimir Jovovic (Montenegro) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marko Jankovic.
28': Foul by Liam Cullen (Wales).
28': Marko Jankovic (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
29': Corner, Wales. Conceded by Adam Marusic.
30': Foul by Ben Davies (Wales).
30': Nikola Krstovic (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Delay in match because of an injury Nikola Krstovic (Montenegro).
31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
33': Attempt saved. David Brooks (Wales) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
33': Corner, Wales. Conceded by Igor Nikic.
34': Penalty Wales. Harry Wilson draws a foul in the penalty area.
34': Penalty conceded by Vladimir Jovovic (Montenegro) after a foul in the penalty area.
36': Goal! Wales 1, Montenegro 0. Harry Wilson (Wales) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
38': David Brooks (Wales) wins a free kick on the right wing.
38': Foul by Andrija Vukcevic (Montenegro).
39': Foul by Mark Harris (Wales).
39': Stefan Mugosa (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Foul by Liam Cullen (Wales).
39': Marko Jankovic (Montenegro) wins a free kick on the right wing.
41': Attempt blocked. David Brooks (Wales) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Wilson.
42': Attempt missed. Harry Wilson (Wales) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mark Harris.
45': Foul by Mark Harris (Wales).
45': Marko Bakic (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Corner, Montenegro. Conceded by Josh Sheehan.
45'+2': David Brooks (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': Foul by Driton Camaj (Montenegro).
45'+2': First Half ends, Wales 1, Montenegro 0.
45': Second Half begins Wales 1, Montenegro 0.
45': Substitution, Montenegro. Andrija Radulovic replaces Driton Camaj.
45': Substitution, Montenegro. Marko Vukcevic replaces Adam Marusic.
45': Substitution, Montenegro. Risto Radunovic replaces Andrija Vukcevic.
45': Substitution, Montenegro. Stevan Jovetic replaces Stefan Mugosa.
47': Foul by Neco Williams (Wales).
47': Vladimir Jovovic (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Foul by Harry Wilson (Wales).
48': Stevan Jovetic (Montenegro) wins a free kick on the right wing.
49': Foul by Stevan Jovetic (Montenegro).
49': Harry Wilson (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Stevan Jovetic (Montenegro) is shown the yellow card.
50': David Brooks (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Foul by Risto Radunovic (Montenegro).
52': Ben Davies (Wales) wins a free kick on the left wing.
52': Foul by Marko Vukcevic (Montenegro).
52': Marko Vukcevic (Montenegro) is shown the yellow card.
53': Foul by Harry Wilson (Wales).
53': Marko Jankovic (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Offside, Wales. Wes Burns is caught offside.
56': Andrija Radulovic (Montenegro) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Stevan Jovetic.
56': Foul by Andrija Radulovic (Montenegro).
56': Wes Burns (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Foul by Marko Bakic (Montenegro).
57': Josh Sheehan (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Marko Bakic (Montenegro) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
58': Attempt missed. Wes Burns (Wales) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by David Brooks.
59': Substitution, Wales. Joe Allen replaces David Brooks.
62': Foul by Marko Jankovic (Montenegro).
62': Liam Cullen (Wales) wins a free kick on the left wing.
63': Foul by Liam Cullen (Wales).
63': Igor Vujacic (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Foul by Liam Cullen (Wales).
63': Marko Jankovic (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Foul by Marko Bakic (Montenegro).
64': Harry Wilson (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Foul by Mark Harris (Wales).
65': Marko Jankovic (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
66': Attempt missed. Stevan Jovetic (Montenegro) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
69': Substitution, Wales. Sorba Thomas replaces Wes Burns.
69': Substitution, Wales. Nathan Broadhead replaces Harry Wilson.
70': Corner, Wales. Conceded by Risto Radunovic.
71': Attempt missed. Sorba Thomas (Wales) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mark Harris.
72': Attempt missed. Neco Williams (Wales) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Sorba Thomas with a cross.
73': Attempt missed. Stevan Jovetic (Montenegro) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Marko Jankovic.
74': Foul by Sorba Thomas (Wales).
74': Marko Vukcevic (Montenegro) wins a free kick on the right wing.
75': Corner, Montenegro. Conceded by Sorba Thomas.
76': Corner, Wales. Conceded by Nikola Sipcic.
77': Attempt blocked. Neco Williams (Wales) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
77': Foul by Ben Cabango (Wales).
77': Nikola Krstovic (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
79': Foul by Nikola Sipcic (Montenegro).
79': Mark Harris (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Foul by Nathan Broadhead (Wales).
79': Marko Vukcevic (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Foul by Liam Cullen (Wales).
80': Risto Radunovic (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
81': Attempt missed. Nikola Krstovic (Montenegro) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Vladimir Jovovic with a cross.
82': Substitution, Montenegro. Edvin Kuc replaces Marko Jankovic.
84': Offside, Montenegro. Nikola Krstovic is caught offside.
84': Delay in match because of an injury Ben Davies (Wales).
86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
89': Substitution, Wales. Ollie Cooper replaces Liam Cullen.
89': Substitution, Wales. Kieffer Moore replaces Mark Harris.
90': Foul by Joe Allen (Wales).
90': Marko Bakic (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Foul by Risto Radunovic (Montenegro).
90': Joe Allen (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Foul by Nikola Sipcic (Montenegro).
90'+1': Kieffer Moore (Wales) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+1': Nikola Sipcic (Montenegro) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+2': Attempt saved. Neco Williams (Wales) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
90'+2': Corner, Wales. Conceded by Igor Nikic.
90'+4': Foul by Marko Vukcevic (Montenegro).
90'+4': Sorba Thomas (Wales) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Wales 1, Montenegro 0.
0': Match ends, Wales 1, Montenegro 0.

Statistics

MNE		WAL
16	Fouls	21
4	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
2	Corner Kicks	9
4	Saves	0
34.1	Possession	65.9
5	SHOTS	13
0	ON GOAL	5
0.0	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
210	Accurate Passes	507
288	Passes	578
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.9
3	Accurate Crosses	4
18	Crosses	18
0.2	Cross %	0.2
61	Long Balls	37
22	Accurate Long Balls	13
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
1	Blocked Shots	2
9	Effective Tackles	7
16	Tackles	13
0.6	Tackle %	0.5
12	Interceptions	4
21	Effective Clearances	20
21	Clearances	20

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Nations League

Venue: Cardiff City Stadium
Location: Cardiff, Wales
Attendance: 27,326

UEFA Nations League Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Wales	6	+5	12
2	Turkey	6	+3	11
3	Iceland	6	-3	7
4	Montenegro	6	-5	3

Full Table

Line-Ups

Wales (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Karl Darlow (GK)
16	Ben Cabango
6	Joe Rodon
4	Ben Davies
3	Neco Williams
15	Liam Cullen
22	Josh Sheehan
8	Harry Wilson
18	Mark Harris
20	Wes Burns
11	David Brooks

Wales Substitutes:

Adam Rhys Davies, Nathan Broadhead, Connor Roberts, Owen Beck, Danny Ward, Joe Allen, Lewis Koumas, Oliver Cooper, Chris Mepham, Sorba Thomas, Kieffer Moore, Rhys Norrington-Davies.

Montenegro (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
13	Igor Nikic (GK)
15	Nikola Sipcic
5	Igor Vujacic
2	Andrija Vukcevic
23	Adam Marusic
16	Vladmir Jovovic
18	Marko Bakic
8	Marko Jankovic
9	Stefan Mugosa
11	Nikola Krstovic
7	Driton Camaj

Montenegro Substitutes:

Stevan Jovetic, Danijel Petković, Slobodan Rubezic, Risto Radunovic, Andrija Radulovic, Edvin Kuc, Milan Mijatovic, Marko Vukcevic, Ilija Vukotic, Milan Vukotic, Marko Tuci.

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