Highlights and Goals: Wales 1-0 Ukraine in Playoffs World Cup

Wales 1-0 Ukraine

The Red Dragons will be in the World Cup Qatar 2022, after 64 years without World Cup participation.

Hennessey, the hero of the afternoon in Cardiff, was amazing.

Change for Wales: Wilson for Bale.

Ukraine substitution: Mudryk for Zyngankov.

Ukraine substitution: Dovbyk for Yaremchuk.

Bale's shot is saved by Bushchan.

Johnson's shot hit the post.

Changes in Wales: Johnson for Dan James.

Deflected shot by Malinovskiy.

Ramsey's shot is sent to the corner.

Zyngankov's shot is saved by Hennessey and on the rebound Yaremchuk's shot is deflected.

Corner kick for Wales.

Yellow card for Wales coach Rob Page.

Ramsey's deflected shot.

The second 45 minutes of this match are already in play.

Wales beat Ukraine 1-0, with Andriy Yarmolenko's own goal.

Once again, Hennessey clears a shot for a corner.

Bale's shot is deflected by Yarmolenko and into his own net.

GOOOOOOOOOL FOR WALES

Yellow card for Mykolenko.

Corner kick for Ukraine.

Zinchenko's shot is blocked by Hennessey.

Bushchan seems to be unwell after a collision in a play with Bale.

Corner kick for Wales.

Yaremchuk's shot is blocked by Hennessey.

Another shot from Zyngankov was deflected for a corner by Hennessey.

Zyngankov's shot was deflected to the corner.

Williams' deflected shot.

Corner kick for Wales.

Goal disallowed for Ukraine.

Yellow cards for Allen and James for Wales.

The match is underway at Cardiff City Stadium.

The Welsh national team has not attended an orbital appointment since 1958, its great star Gareth Bale wants to take his country to its first World Cup in 64 years, it would be a great end of career for the Cardiff star.

Rob Page's side beat Austria 2-1 in the first round of the play-offs, thanks to a Gareth Bale brace last March, while Oleksandr Petrakov's side beat Scotland 1-3 last Wednesday, with goals from Andriy Yarmolenko, Roman Yaremchuk and Artem Dovbyk.

The Welsh national team is the bookmakers' favorite, at BetPlay a Welsh victory pays 2.60, while a Ukrainian victory pays 3.10, but a draw pays 3.05.

The winner of this matchup will be placed in Group B of the Qatar 2022 World Cup, along with England, the United States and Iran.

The ticket to Qatar 2022 is defined for a European team, both teams are looking to reach their second orbital appointment. In minutes, all the incidents of this great match.

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We are already beginning to feel everything that will be this commitment that will give us one more selection to qualify for the World Cup in Qatar 2022. 

In a few moments we will share with you the starting lineups for the Wales vs Ukraine live match, as well as the latest information from Cardiff City Stadium. Don't miss a single detail of the live match update and commentary from VAVEL's coverage.

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This is the kickoff time for the Wales vs Ukraine match on June 5, 2022 in several countries:
Argentina: 1:00 PM on ESPN and Star +
Bolivia: 12:00 PM on ESPN and Star +
Brazil: 1:00 PM on Star +
Chile: 1:00 PM on ESPN and Star +
Colombia: 11:00 AM on ESPN and Star +
Ecuador: 11:00 AM on ESPN and Star +
USA (ET): 12:00 PM on ViX, Fox Sports 2, Foxsports.com, FOX Sports App
Spain: 6:00 PM
Mexico: 11:00 AM on Sky HD and Blue To Go VE
Paraguay: 12:00 PM on ESPN and Star +
Peru: 11:00 PM on ESPN and Star +
Uruguay: 1:00 PM on ESPN and Star +

In Ukraine, the presence of Oleksandr Zinchenko stands out. The Manchester City player is leading his country's national team in its quest for a second World Cup appearance. Zinchenko provided an assist in the game against Scotland. 

In Wales, the presence of Gareth Bale stands out. The former Real Madrid player leads his country's national team in the search for his second participation in the World Cup. Bale scored the goals in last March's victory against Austria.

Goalkeepers: Georgiy Bushchan, Andriy Pyatov, Dmytro Riznyk and Andriy Lunin.

Defenders: Oleksandr Karavaev, Illia Zabarnyi, Oleksandr Syrota, Denys Popov, Mykola Matvienko, Valeriy Bondar, Vitalii Mykolenko, Eduard Sobol and Taras Kacharaba.

Midfielders: Taras Stepanenko, Mykhailo Mudryk, Serhiy Sydorchuk, Viktor Tsygankov, Mykola Shaparenko, Oleksandr Pikhalyonok, Andriy Yarmolenko, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Ruslan Malinovskyi, Oleksandr Zubkov.

Forwards: Artem Dovbyk, Roman Yaremchuk, Danylo Sikan.

Goalkeepers: Hennessey, Ward, A Davies.

Defenders: B Davies, Rodon, Mepham, Gunter, Norrington-Davies, Roberts, N Williams.

Midfielders: Allen, Morrell, Ampadu, Smith, Ramsey, Levitt, Matondo, Thomas, Colwill, Wilson, J Williams.

Forwards: Bale, James, Harris, Broadhead, Moore, Johnson.

The panel will be composed by: 

Antonio Mateu Lahoz (ESP)- Center Judge

Pau Cebrián Devís (ESP)- Roberto del Palomar (ESP)- assistant referees

Carlos del Cerro Grande (ESP) - Fourth official

Juan Martínez Munuera (ESP)- VAR Referee

Ricardo de Burgos (ESP)- VAR Assistant Referee

These two teams have faced each other on 2 occasions, with 2 draws. Four goals have been scored in these direct duels.

This will undoubtedly be one of the most important matches of Sunday's international soccer day, as the 30th ticket to the Qatar 2022 World Cup will be decided. 

Ukraine, with its pride wounded, will seek through soccer to give joy to its people, after leaving Scotland out with a score of 3-1, while Wales advanced to the final playoff after defeating Austria in the preliminary round by a score of 2-1. 

The Welsh and Ukrainian national teams dispute the last place for European teams for the World Cup Qatar 2022, the Welsh with a combination of experience and youth aspire to be in the World Cup, while Ukraine with a large base of young talents wants to reach its second World Cup.

The venue for this confrontation will be the Cardiff City Stadium, the natural scenario where the Welsh national team plays many of its home matches. 

The stadium has a capacity of 26,828 spectators.

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