Cymru 1-0 Montenegro
- Win sees Craig Bellamy maintain unbeaten run
- Harry Wilson scores third consecutive Cymru goal
- Joe Allen returns
Cymru deserved their win against Montenegro in the UEFA Nations League as they consolidated second place in Group B4. Craig Bellamy’s team dominated possession and dictated the tempo of the match.
Bellamy named seven changes to the starting line-up that had played in the previous match against Iceland with Joe Allen being named amongst the substitutes on the bench.
Neco Williams, David Brooks and Harry Wilson were impossible to play against and the Montenegro defence struggled to contain them. Their creative play created chance after chance for Cymru.
Igor Nikić was busy flying across his goal line on multiple occasions to deny Brooks and Wilson but he was unable to prevent a goal when one of his defenders conceded a penalty.
After Cymru had won a corner, Wilson received the ball on the edge of the 18-yard box where he was tripped. The referee was quick to award the penalty and Wilson stepped up to tuck it away in the back of the net. This was his third goal in three games for Cymru.
Montenegro made a quadruple substitution at half-time but it did little to change their fortunes. After an initial flurry of activity, Cymru gained control once again and always looked the more likely to score.
Nathan Broadhead made a positive impact when he came off the bench and came incredibly close to scoring Cymru’s second.
The second half however, will mostly be remembered for the return of Joe Allen, who returned to the red jersey of Cymru after coming out of international retirement.
Bellamy will be happy with the performance as he remains unbeaten in his first four games in charge of Cymru and most pleasingly of all will be that he’s seen the majority of his squad get some game time across this camp.