RESULT: Wales (3) 4 Hungary (1) 1.
Scorers:
MacDonald 16, Korcsmar 18,
Evans 36 , 42, King 90.
Att: 1,403.
Brian Flynn’s Under 21 side moved to the top of Group 3 with an excellent 4-1 win against Hungary at the Racecourse Ground. First half goals from Shaun MacDonald and two from Ched Evans gave Wales a 3-1 lead at the break. A late Andy King goal earned Wales the victory and gave the home side their second win in the group.
"There were a lot of good individual performances out there tonight and I'd be hard pushed to pick a man of the match, Individually they each have their strengths and collectively they are a very good, very tight group and we are fortunate that we have three or four who have a lot of experience of under-21 football. In tournaments like this it is important to win your home games. That's what we aim to do and then we'll hope to nick a result or two on our travels". - Brian Flynn.
Wales line up:
1. Chris Maxwell. 2. Darcy Blake, 3. Neil Taylor, 4. Andy King, 5. Christian Ribeiro, 6. Arron Morris, 8. Mark Bradley, 9. Ched Evans, 10. Marc Williams, 11. Shaun MacDonald (Capt), 16. Joe Partington.
Subs:
12. David Cornell, 7. Adam Matthews, 13. James Wilson, 14. Ashley Richards, 15. James Bloom, 17. Nathan Craig, 18. Casey Thomas.
updated: Wednesday,12th August 2009, 22:32 UK.
TEAM NEWS:
Both Rhys Taylor and Joe Allen are out after being being withdrawn by their clubs. There are call ups for David Cornell (Swansea City) and Adam Matthews (Cardiff City). Also goalkeeper Jonathan North (Watford) has a hand injury.
Shaun MacDonald is set to captain the side.
earlier:
Brian Flynn has named a 18-man squad for the UEFA Under 21 qualifier against Hungary.
Original squad:
Goalkeepers: Chris Maxwell (Wrexham), Rhys Taylor (Chelsea).
Defenders: Darcy Blake (Cardiff City), James Bloom (Falkirk), Arron Morris (Cardiff City), Christian Ribeiro (Bristol City), Ashley Richards (Swansea City), Neil Taylor (Wrexham), James Wilson (Bristol City).
Midfielders: Joe Allen* (Swansea City), Mark Bradley (Walsall), Nathan Craig (Everton), Andy King (Leicester City), Shaun MacDonald (Swansea City), Joe Partington* (Bournemouth).
Forwards: Ched Evans (Sheffield United), Casey Thomas (Swansea City), Marc Williams (Wrexham).
* on a yellow card.
Stand by players:
Jonathan North (Watford), Daniel Alfei (Swansea City), Adam Matthews (Cardiff City), Billy Bodin (Swindon Town), Ryan Doble (Southampton), Lee Lucas (Swansea City), Jonathan Brown (Unattached), Kayne McLaggon (Southampton), Jake Taylor (Reading).
earlier:
Match to be played at the Racecourse Ground, Wrexham on Wednesday 12 August 2009. Kick off 7.30pm.
Brian Flynn will name an 18 player squad on Wednesday 29th July 2009 around mid-morning.
Tickets will be on sale from Monday 20th July from Wrexham FC on 01978 262129 and will also be on sale at the stadium until kick off on the day of the match. Ticket prices are £8.00 for adults and £4.00 for juveniles.
The Racecourse Ground will also host Wales game against Bosnia-Herzegovina in October.
