Key occasions
88 min Ah, mea culpa: apparently it was Walker Zimmerman who fouled Bale, not Tim Ream. A stunning little bit of manbunism from me, for which I apologise.
88 min Robinson is fortunate to not be booked for a cynical foul on Johnson.
87 min Some folks declare Gareth Bale is a big-game participant, and admittedly that’s absolute nonsense: he’s and all the time has been a huge-game participant.
86 min Looks like that e-mail in regards to the Cubs simply earlier than half-time wasn’t too far off the mark. Wales have been excellent within the second half, however the USA will surprise in the event that they had been a bit too content material to take a seat on their 1-0 lead. You do this at your peril when Gareth Bale’s scriptwriter is within the temper.
84 min “Felt like I didn’t breathe for a long time there!” says Matt Dony. “I love Bale so much. He has a Stokes-esque ability to make things happen. Unbelievable force of will.”
83 min I’m unsure Ream did get the ball, on reflection. Either manner it was a foul, and a reasonably silly one, as a result of he went via Bale.
He smashed it in! Turner went the precise manner, to his left, however Bale bulleted it into the nook. He has finished bugger all tonight, the sq. root of bugger all, and it issues not one jot. This is spine-tingling stuff!
GOAL! USA 1-1 Wales (Bale 82 pen)
Take that peg off the nostril, inhale the candy perfume: Gareth Bale has scored Wales’ first World Cup aim in 64 years!
PENALTY TO WALES!
80 min A cross from the precise bobbles in the direction of Bale, again to aim within the space. Ream goes straight via him and the referee offers a penalty! Ream did get the ball, however he took an absurd shortcut via the again of Bale to get there. It’s a transparent penalty.
80 min “Bale’s having a peg-on-the-nose stinker tonight,” says Tony Hughes.
How many instances have I instructed you in regards to the phrase but.
79 min: Wales substitution Weah goes down and the referee stops play. Wales aren’t blissful, and Wilson offers him a mouthful. The break in play permits Brennan Johnson to return on instead of Neco Williams; that ought to imply a change to 4-3-3.
77 min Pulisic’s very deep nook is headed huge by the off steadiness Aaronson. A half probability at greatest.
77 min Wales had a very good spell firstly of the second half, however the USA appear to have weathered the storm. I’m shocked we haven’t seen Brennan Johnson but.
76 min Wright will get concerned immediately, flicking a header huge from about 15 yards. It wasn’t a lot of an opportunity – he was operating away from aim when he met Weah’s cross.
75 min “Hiya Rob,” writes Bethan McKernan. “I’m the Jerusalem correspondent for the paper and I’m watching at the British consulate here — a room full of Americans and a few very supportive English people. They’ve decorated with Welsh flags. Atmosphere completely different this half. I am bursting with pride! Great job on the blog, da iawn!”
Diolch yn fawr iawn! (I actually hope I haven’t cocked that up.)
74 min: Triple substitution for the USA Haji Wright, Kellyn Acosta and DeAndre Yedlin replaces Dest, Musah and Sargent. Musah, {the teenager} who made historical past tonight because the USMNT’s youngest participant at a World Cup, has had a superb recreation in midfield.
73 min Rodon performs a free cross straight to Musah. He runs 40 yards and finds Pulisic on the left of the realm. He stands up a superb cross in the direction of the penalty spot, the place Aaronson and Weah (I believe) get in one another’s manner.
71 min Now Pulisic is down, however he appears okay. The US are about to make a triple substitution.
70 min Wilson loses the ball to Pulisic close to the byline. Ben Davies will get him out of bother, blocking Pulisic’s subsequent cross.
69 min Williams remains to be receiving therapy. It didn’t look nice, though he’s attending to his toes as I kind.
67 min Weah, the goalscorer, runs at Williams to win a nook. Williams was horribly off steadiness when he lunged to deal with Weah, and he’s in numerous ache.
66 min: USA substitution Brenden Aaronson replaces Weston McKennie.
65 min: Chance for Moore! Wilson curls the ensuing nook to the close to publish, the place Moore will get away from Turner however flicks a header over from 4 yards! That was a good chance; he simply couldn’t fairly recover from the ball.
64 min: Good save from Turner! That’s the closest Wales have come to scoring. Wilson’s inswinging free-kick was headed up within the air, which led to an impromptu recreation of head tennis. Eventually Davies’s diving header was tipped over by Turner, a dramatic however comparatively comfy save above his head.
62 min Weah’s lengthy cross from the precise nearly breaks for Pulisic on the far publish. The sliding Mepham will get the slighest contact on the ball, which then hits Pulisic and goes behind for a goalkick. It was proper on the sting of the realm, so with out that contact the USA might need had a penalty; Mepham will surely have been given a second yellow card. I’d wish to see it once more to make certain, however I’m fairly certain it was a good deal with from Mepham.
59 min Wales are pinning the USA again now. Rodon sparks one other assault with a beautiful sliding deal with on Sargent. Eventually Roberts’ curling cross is barely too heavy for Bale past the far publish.
58 min “I rarely watch football,” says Filip from Macedonia, “but Wales clearly need someone who can pass and be the designated playmaker. And they also happen to have Joe Allen on the bench.”
He’s not absolutely match – he’s a sure starter when he’s.
57 min Dest concedes what appears like a nook, however the referee offers a throw-in. Then Williams’ harmful cross is headed away from Bale on the close to publish. Wales are proper on this recreation now.
54 min Ben Davies performs cross via the strains to launch Wilson. He finds Williams, who twists previous Dest on the sting of the realm. McKennie comes throughout to clear, however that is a lot better from Wales.
52 min Wales are enjoying with higher depth and aggression within the second half, presumably after an almighty roasting within the dressing-room from Michael Sheen.
51 min Bale dribbles previous Ream, who wrestles him to the bottom and takes the yellow card.
50 min Wilson’s nook is dropped by Turner, who recovers to punch the free ball clear. The referee gave a foul towards Turner, although I’m unsure there was one.
47 min “Greetings from Chicago,” says Matt Burtz. “The point about Pulisic is well taken, but I don’t think it’s necessarily a slight on him if he can’t do similar things in a Chelsea squad packed with international talents.
“I’m not saying he should have turned Chelsea down, but sometimes I wonder if he would have been better off going to say, Aston Villa, where he would likely be guaranteed 90 minutes every week instead of having to compete for playing time, which probably compels him to try too hard, which leads to mistakes and bad decisions, which leads to benching. Lather, rinse, repeat.”
46 min Musah wins an early nook down the left. Pulisic’s inswinger is headed away by Roberts. Actually, nearly as good as Pulisic has been in open play, his set-pieces have been poor.
46 min Peep peep!
A half-time change for Wales Kieffer Moore replaces Dan James up entrance.
“The Cubs are pre-2005 Ashes England,” says Joseph Harvey. “Hope that clears things up.”
No additional questions your honour.
“Am in a packed bar in NYC,” writes Rachel Clifton. “Amazing turnout for a Monday afternoon (albeit thanksgiving week). Ref seems a touch card-happy tho… feel like a red card in the second half seems likely.”
I believe his selections have been superb (Bale’s reserving apart), however he has been on the officious facet.
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“Pulisic plays well when he is the best player on the field, as when the opponent is outmatched in CONCACAF or here,” says Paul Pooley. “Far less productive for club and country when the quality of opponent improves. Sure, not a novel concept, but being direct is a feature that is also a limit in his case.”
Depressing half-time studying
Half time: USA 1-0 Wales
After a 64-year wait, that was a forty five minutes to neglect for Wales. They had been overrun by a younger, aggressive US facet, who lead deservedly via a terrific aim from Timothy Weah. It was made by Christian Pulisic, who has been the most effective participant on the pitch.
Wales defended fairly properly, the aim apart, however they had been actually disappointing in possession. Gareth Bale’s solely notable contribution was to obtain a barely unlucky yellow card.
45+2 min Mepham, who might need been booked earlier, will get a yellow card this time for pulling again Pulisic. Wales can’t deal with him.
45+1 min Four added minutes.
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