A 2-1 defeat for Wales in Macedonia, final score 2-1
. FYROM (1) 2 Wales (1) 1.
GOALS: Trickovski 21. Ramsey (Pen) 39. Trajkovski 80
Wales line up: B Myhill, C Gunter, B Davies, S Rickets, A Williams, J Ledley, D Vaughan, C Bellamy, J Collison, A Ramsey, J Williams
Subs: W Hennessey, D John, D Gabbidon, A Matthews, A Crofts, G Bale, A King, S Vokes, S Church, O Fon Williams, P Dummett.
Chris Coleman has named a 23-man squad for the World Cup qualifying matches against Macedonia (Away 6th Sept) and Serbia (Home 10th Sept). There is no place for James Collins (West Ham United).
NEWS:
David Vaughan (Sunderland) and Ashley Richards (Swansea City) are called up to replace the injured pair of Joe Allen and Neil Taylor.
Neal Eardley has withdrawn due to injury, Newcastle United's Paul Dummett is called up. Declan John (Cardiff City) called up as replacement for Ashley Richards.
Squad fly out on Thursday.
Gareth Bale not fully fit.
ORIGINAL WALES SQUAD: Goalkeepers: Wayne Hennessey, Boaz Myhill, Owain Fon-Williams.
Defenders: Ben Davies, Neal Eardley, Danny Gabbidon, Chris Gunter, Adam Matthews, Sam Ricketts, Neil Taylor, Ashley Williams.
Midfielders: Joe Allen, Jack Collison, Andrew Crofts, Andy King, Joe Ledley, Aaron Ramsey, Jonathan Williams.
Forwards: Gareth Bale, Craig Bellamy, Simon Church, Hal Robson-Kanu, Sam Vokes.
Wales Squad: PDF format Match referee: Sascha Kever (Switzerland). Wales will be in Green and White halves for the game in Macedonia.
MEDIA SCHEDULE: Tuesday, September 3rd, 2013 Players' media session, St David's Hotel, Cardiff. Training session at the FAW pitch, The Vale Resort, Hensol.
Wednesday, September 4th. "Behind the Line" launch. Manager and player. St David's Hotel, Cardiff. This is a campaign aimed at improving the behaviour of adults during junior football matches. Thursday, September 5th. In Skopje, Macedonia. National Manager and Captain Media Conference at Match Stadium. Official Training Session at Stadium.
NEWS:
Aaron Ramsey is doubtful with a groin injury. Neil Taylor is also sidelined, he is out for 4-6 weeks with a thigh injury.
Players already on yellow cards for the game in Macedonia are Joe Allen*, Chris Gunter, Gareth Bale, Ashley Williams, and Sam Vokes, Hal Robson-Kanu is suspended.
*injured
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