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Wales 3-1 Kazakhstan · World Cup Qualification UEFA

Wales beat Kazakhstan 3-1 in the World Cup Qualification UEFA. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Wales and Kazakhstan met in the World Cup Qualification UEFA at Cardiff City Stadium in Cardiff on Saturday, 22 March 2025.

Goalscorers

Wales: D. James 9'; B. Davies 47'; R. Matondo 90'. Kazakhstan: A. Tagybergen 32'.

How the match went

Wales saw more of the ball, 72% of it. Wales had 12 shots with 7 on target, Kazakhstan 10 with 2 on target. There were 8 corners in total, 4 to Wales and 4 to Kazakhstan. Wales conceded 5 fouls, Kazakhstan 7. The referee showed 2 yellow cards (0 for Wales, 2 for Kazakhstan).

Line-ups

Wales started in a 4-2-3-1: Karl Darlow, Connor Roberts, Joe Rodon, Ben Davies, Neco Williams, Josh Sheehan, Liam Cullen, Daniel James, David Brooks, Sorba Thomas, Brennan Johnson.

Kazakhstan started in a 5-4-1: Aleksandr Zarutskiy, Erkin Tapalov, M. Bystrov, A. Marochkin, Nuraly Alip, Yan Vorogovskiy, Islam Chesnokov, A. Tagybergen, Serikzhan Muzhikov, Maksim Samorodov, A. Zhaksylykov.

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Minute by minute

  1. 9'Goal! Wales 1-0 Kazakhstan. D. James (Wales) scores, assisted by B. Davies.
  2. 32'Goal! Wales 1-1 Kazakhstan. A. Tagybergen (Kazakhstan) converts the penalty.
  3. 40'VAR: card upgraded for M. Samorodov (Kazakhstan).
  4. 45'Half-time. Wales 1-1 Kazakhstan.
  5. 47'Goal! Wales 2-1 Kazakhstan. B. Davies (Wales) scores, assisted by S. Thomas.
  6. 90'Goal! Wales 3-1 Kazakhstan. R. Matondo (Wales) scores, assisted by S. Thomas.
  7. 90'Full-time. Wales 3-1 Kazakhstan.
Full commentary (38 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Wales vs Kazakhstan.
  2. 4'Attempt blocked. M. Samorodov (Kazakhstan), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  3. 4'Attempt blocked. M. Samorodov (Kazakhstan), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  4. 9'Goal! Wales 1-0 Kazakhstan. D. James (Wales) scores, assisted by B. Davies.
  5. 13'Attempt blocked. B. Johnson (Wales), right-footed shot. xG 0.12.
  6. 14'Attempt missed. J. Rodon (Wales), header from a corner. xG 0.05.
  7. 32'Goal! Wales 1-1 Kazakhstan. A. Tagybergen (Kazakhstan) converts the penalty.
  8. 40'VAR: card upgraded for M. Samorodov (Kazakhstan).
  9. 42'Yellow card for M. Samorodov (Kazakhstan).
  10. 43'Attempt missed. D. Brooks (Wales), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.02.
  11. 45'4 minutes of added time.
  12. 45+2'Attempt saved. E. Tapalov (Kazakhstan), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  13. 45'Half-time. Wales 1-1 Kazakhstan.
  14. 46'The second half is under way.
  15. 47'Goal! Wales 2-1 Kazakhstan. B. Davies (Wales) scores, assisted by S. Thomas.
  16. 56'Attempt missed. S. Muzhikov (Kazakhstan), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  17. 57'Attempt missed. L. Cullen (Wales), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  18. 60'Attempt blocked. Y. Vorogovskiy (Kazakhstan), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  19. 61'Yellow card for I. Chesnokov (Kazakhstan).
  20. 62'Substitution, Wales: M. Harris comes on for B. Johnson.
  21. 62'Substitution, Wales: J. James comes on for D. Brooks.
  22. 62'Substitution, Kazakhstan: G. Zhukov comes on for S. Muzhikov.
  23. 65'Attempt saved. M. Harris (Wales), right-footed shot. xG 0.48.
  24. 65'Attempt saved. J. James (Wales), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  25. 68'Attempt blocked. J. Sheehan (Wales), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  26. 68'Attempt saved. N. Williams (Wales), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.06.
  27. 73'Attempt saved. L. Cullen (Wales), right-footed shot. xG 0.15.
  28. 74'Substitution, Kazakhstan: D. Satpayev comes on for M. Samorodov.
  29. 74'Substitution, Kazakhstan: A. Aimbetov comes on for A. Zhaksylykov.
  30. 74'Attempt blocked. M. Samorodov (Kazakhstan), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  31. 79'Attempt missed. A. Aimbetov (Kazakhstan), header. xG 0.04.
  32. 82'Attempt missed. I. Chesnokov (Kazakhstan), header. xG 0.04.
  33. 86'Substitution, Kazakhstan: G. Kenzhebek comes on for I. Chesnokov.
  34. 86'Substitution, Wales: R. Matondo comes on for D. James.
  35. 90'Goal! Wales 3-1 Kazakhstan. R. Matondo (Wales) scores, assisted by S. Thomas.
  36. 90'3 minutes of added time.
  37. 90+3'Attempt missed. Y. Vorogovskiy (Kazakhstan), header from a corner. xG 0.06.
  38. 90'Full-time. Wales 3-1 Kazakhstan.
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