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Wales
v Belarus - 2002 World Cup. |
INFORMATION |
Wales (0) 1 |
Belarus (0) 0 |
Hartson 47 |
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Match Report |
A John Hartson header two minutes
into the second half gave Wales a deserved victory against Belarus in Cardiff. Wales who
showed five chances from the side that lost in Oslo a month earlier started well with both
Craig Bellamy and Simon Davies missing easy chances.
Wales dominated territory and possession with Paul Jones a lone spectator for most the
game. Hartson's goal early in the second half came from a flowing three man as Mark
Delaney carried the ball out of defence, he fed Simon Davies on the right his pinpoint
right wing cross on the run was meet by Hartson who buried his header low into the corner.
In the end the 1- 0 scoreline did not reflect Wales' performance which could have resulted
in at least a winning margin of 3 or 4 goals. |
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Key
moments |
First half |
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Half time score Wales..0
Belarus..0 |
Second half |
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Full-time
score Wales..1 Belarus..0 |
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Reaction |
"We've worked tirelessly to
get a win. I'm pleased to have scored, but I don't particularly like taking all the
credit.' " - John Hartson
"For them not to have won that game would have been an injustice." - Mark
Hughes
"That was certainly the best I've done in a Wales shirt." - Simon Davies
"Hopefully the win will give us the confidence to kick on in
the next campaign and turn those draws into wins." - Gary Speed |
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Half-time
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0-0 |
Full-time |
1-0 |
Date |
06.10.2001 |
Kick
off |
2.30pm |
Venue |
Millennium Stadium |
City
/ town |
Cardiff |
Attendance |
10,201 |
Referee |
P Rodomonti (Italy) |
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