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EURO 2012: Wales 0 Bulgaria 1
Friday 8th October 2010

WALES (0) 0 BULGARIA (0) 1
GOALS
Wales:

Bulgaria: Popov 48

Brian Flynn’s first game in charge ended in a disappointing defeat against Bulgaria. Defeat in Cardiff leave Wales with no points from the opening two games in Group G.

Full Time: Wales 0 Bulgaria 1. Att 14,061

94 min. Gunter off. Straight red card.
92 min. Bulgaria are looking dangerous as Wales look for an equaliser.
90 min. 5 mins added time.
90 min. Bulgaria break away on the right, Yankov’s shot is saved well by Hennessey.
89 min. Great cross from Bale on the right, Robson-Kanu’s header just goes over the bar.
86 min. Gunter defends well, and set Wales on another attack, foul on Robson-Kanu. Free kick Wales.
82 min. Sub on: Robson-Kanu for Morison.
80 min. Bulgaria break well, and look dangerous, Ricketts lucky to get away with a shoulder charge.
79 min. Foul on Bale on the left, free kick comes to nothing.
76 min. Free kick Wales on the left, taken by Bale find Collins on the far post his header goes over.
68 min. Sub on: Church for Edwards.
67 min. Foul by James Collins on Makriev, Free kick Bulgaria 24 yards out from Georgiev is pushed away by Hennessey, corner Bulgaria, Wales clear the danger, goal kick Wales.
65 min. A run by Bale down the left, his cross goes over the line for a goal kick.
64 min. A quick free kick by Stiliyan Petrov from 45 yards flies over the bar.
61 min. Good play in midfield by Vaughan, sets Bale away on the right, his cross is cleared for a corner.
59 min. Sub on: King for Ledley.
56 min. A good through ball to Morison, he passes the last defender, 14 yards out on the right side, he shoots, Mihailov saves well, corner Wales.
54 min. A quick break by Bulgaria, Petrov’s left foot shot from outside the area goes wide.
51 min. A 35 yard shot from Stiliyan Petrov, is pushed away by Hennessey for a corner.
48 min. Good work by Bulgaria on the right, ball comes into the box for Popov, his right foot shot goes past Hennessey and in off the post. Wales 0 Bulgaria 1.
47 min. Bulgaria come close, with efforts from Stiliyan and Martin Petrov blocked by the Wales defence.

Half Time: Wales 0 Bulgaria 0.

45 min+2. Long range effort by Popov goes over the bar
45 min. Bale’s dangerous cross with his right foot on the right, is cleared to Danny Collins on the left, his excellent cross is meet by Morison, but his downward header from 6 yards out is saved well by Mihailov.
44 min. Makriev and Popov combine, but Ricketts clears the danger.
43 min. Great run by Bale down the middle, Bulgaria finally stop in, and clear the danger.
42 min. Yellow card Ricketts, now suspended for the game against Switzerland.
38 min. Morison and Ledley combine well, a great cross from the left by Ledley, flashes across the 6 yard box, Bale just missing it.
37 min. Good play on the Wales left by Bulgaria, shot by Martin Petrov goes over.
33 min. Good ball by Collins into Morison, he turns but Bulgaria defend it well.
29 min. Popov again causing problems to the Wales defence, corner Bulgaria on the left, Hennessey saves well.
28 min. Good move from Wales on the right between Gunter and Morison, Bulgaria clear the danger.
24 min. Poor marking by Wales on the right, let in Bulgaria, but they fail to take the opportunity.
19 min. Good work between Collins, Morison and Bale earn Wales a corner on the left.
10 min. Mistake in midfield for Wales, lets in Petrov, his shot from 18 yards is saved well by Hennessey.
8 min. Good work by Ledley and Bale on the left, Ledley’s cross finds Gunter coming in from the right, his shot goes narrowly wide.
7 min. A quick free kick by Edwards is intercepted, Bulgaria are quick on the break, and get a corner, Hennessey saves well.
3 min. Handball by Bulgaria, Free kick on the right for Wales comes to nothing.

Wales line up:
1. Wayne Hennessey (Wolves), 2. Chris Gunter (Nottingham Forest), 3. Danny Collins (Stoke City), 4. Ashley Williams (Swansea City) Capt, 5. James Collins (Aston Villa), 6. Sam Ricketts (Bolton), 7. David Edwards (Wolves), 8. David Vaughan (Blackpool), 9. Steve Morison (Millwall), 10. Joe Ledley (Celtic), 11. Gareth Bale (Tottenham Hotspur)

Subs: 12. Boaz Myhill (West Bromwich Albion), 13. Darcy Blake (Cardiff City), 14. Christian Ribeiro (Bristol City), 15. Andy King (Leicester City), 16. Andrew Crofts (Norwich City), 17. Hal Robson-Kanu (Reading), 18. Simon Church (Reading).

updated: Fri, 8 October, 2010 21:30 UK.

Both Ched Evans and Joe Allen are out due to groin injuries. Both players have returned to their clubs, for treatment. "Both have gone back to their clubs for intensive treatment and we are going to reassess the situation on Saturday." - Brian Flynn.

Defender Adam Matthews (Cardiff City) has been added to the squad.

Ashley Williams has been confirmed as captain. Tickets are selling well for the game, and it is hoped that fans will buy their tickets before the day of the game to ease congestion issues at the stadium.

TICKET NEWS: The 'Advance' ticket price for the Wales v Bulgaria Euro qualifier will apply on match day until 5pm. After this time, the higher priced 'Match Day' price will apply. This will increase ticket prices by £5 per ticket.

other information:
Euro 2012: Wales v Bulgaria.
Venue: Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff.
Date: Friday 8th October 2010.
Kick off: 7.30pm.
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden).
Other: -.
LIVE: Live on Sky Sports 3.

Robert Earnshaw has been forced to withdraw from the squad with a thigh injury. Neal Eardley is also out with an ankle injury, whilst Brian Stock is out with a back problem. Danny Gabbidon is another to withdraw after retiring from International football.

There is a first senior call-up for Southampton's Ryan Doble. Also called up are Swansea defender Neil Taylor, Darcy Blake (Cardiff City) and Norwich City midfielder Andrew Crofts.

Squad have meet up on Monday afternoon (4th October). The squad will also be at the FAW awards dinner on Monday evening.

So far around 9,000 tickets have been sold. (upto Friday 01/10.)

TRAINING	SESSION
Monday	1
Tuesday	2
Wednesday	1
Thursday	1
Friday	1
MEDIA
Tuesday	Player interviews
Thursday	Manager and Captain

Caretaker boss Brian Flynn, has named the Wales squad.

The squad sees two uncapped players - David Cornell (Swansea City) and Jonathan Bond (Watford). Both are included to give them an early taste of the senior international set-up.

There is a recall for Stoke City's defender, Danny Collins, who is back in the squad for the first time since August 2007.

Wales squad:
Goalkeepers: Jonathan Bond (Watford), David Cornell (Swansea City), Wayne Hennessey (Wolves), Boaz Myhill (West Bromwich Albion).

Defenders: Danny Collins (Stoke City), James Collins (Aston Villa), Neal Eardley (Blackpool), Danny Gabbidon (West Ham United), Chris Gunter (Nottingham Forest), Christian Ribeiro (Bristol City), Sam Ricketts (Bolton Wanderers), Ashley Williams (Swansea City).

Midfielders: Joe Allen (Swansea City), Gareth Bale (Tottenham Hotspur), David Edwards (Wolves), Andy King (Leicester City), Joe Ledley (Celtic), Brian Stock (Doncaster Rovers), David Vaughan (Blackpool).

Forwards: Simon Church (Reading), Robert Earnshaw (Nottingham Forest), Ched Evans (Sheffield United), Steve Morison (Millwall), Hal Robson-Kanu (Reading).

Bulgaria squad (overseas players only, home based players will be added shortly).

Goalkeepers: Nikolay Mihaylov (Twente Enschede), Vladislav Stoyanov (Sherif Tiraspol).

Defenders: Zhivko Milanov (Vaslui), Valentin Iliev (Universitatea Kraiova), Ivan Ivanov (Alania Vladikavkaz).

Midfielders: Stilian Petrov (Aston Villa), Stanislav Angelov (Steaua), Chavdar Yankov (Rostov), Georgi Peev (Amkar Perm), Blagoy Georgiev (Terek Groznyi), Nikolay Dimitrov (Kasimpasa), Ivan Stoyanov (Alania Vladikavkaz).

Strikers: Valeri Bojinov (Parma), Martin Petrov (Bolton Wanderers), Dimitar Rangelov (Maccabi Tel Aviv), Ivelin Popov (Gaziantepspor), Valeri Domovchiyski (Hertha Berlin), Dimitar Makriev (Ashdod).

earlier:

So far around 7,000 tickets have been sold. (upto Friday 24/09.)

Ticket sales information will follow shortly. Supporters are urged to join the Wales Supporters Club scheme that will ensure they are able to purchase match tickets for all of the Wales home matches. For further information, visit the FAW website - www.faw.org.uk

"I am delighted that we will open our home campaign at the Cardiff City Stadium. All the players appreciated the atmosphere and great facilities at the stadium when we played Scotland there last November. I feel certain the support we will get will give us a great start to the campaign" - John Toshack.

A decision on the venue does not have to be made until 60 days before the game.

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NEWS: Gabbidon retires
Monday 4th October 2010

GABBIDON RETIRES
The FAW has announced that West Ham United’s Danny Gabbidon has decided to retire from International Football.

Danny won 43 international caps in a career that began with Wales in 2001/02 against the Czech Republic at the Millennium Stadium. He has been part of the defence over the last nine years under managers Mark Hughes and John Toshack.

"After nine fantastic years of playing international football for Wales during which I had the honour and privilege of captaining my country, and after long consideration, I have decided to retire from international duty. On a personal note, I would like to thank the Football Association of Wales for their support over the years and I would like to thank people of Wales who supported me and my fellow team-mates at every game, home and away, giving their all to the cause - true supporters! I would also like to say a special thank you to my family, friends and management team, who have stood by me throughout the many good times and very few bad times. It has been a wonderful journey." - Danny Gabbidon

updated: Mon, 4 October, 2010 15:25 UK.

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PLAYERS: Appearance weekend 2 Oct 10
Saturday 2nd October 2010

Player	Club	Last game	Date	updated 02 Oct 10
Wayne Hennessey (Gk)	Wolves	v Wigan	02 Oct 10	-
Boaz Myhill (Gk)	WBA	v Bolton	02 Oct 10	-

Danny Gabbidon	West Ham Utd	v Fulham	02 Oct 10	-
James Collins	Aston Villa	v Tottenham	02 Oct 10	-
Chris Gunter	Nottm Forest	v Doncaster	02 Oct 10	-
Neal Eardley	Blackpool	v Liverpool	03 Oct 10	-
Lewin Nyatanga	Bristol City	v Norwich	02 Oct 10	-
Sam Ricketts	Bolton	v WBA	02 Oct 10	-
Gareth Bale	Tottenham	v Aston Villa	02 Oct 10	-
Craig Morgan	Preston	v Reading	02 Oct 10	-
Ashley Williams	Swansea	v Derby	02 Oct 10	-
Danny Collins	Stoke City	v Blackburn	02 Oct 10	-
Darcy Blake	Cardiff	v Barnsley	02 Oct 10	-

Craig Bellamy	^Cardiff City	v Barnsley	02 Oct 10	-
Robert Earnshaw	Nottm Forest	v Doncaster	02 Oct 10	-inj
Joe Ledley	Celtic	v Hamilton	02 Oct 10	-
Brian Stock	Doncaster	v Nottm Forest	02 Oct 10	-
Jack Collison	West Ham Utd	v Fulham	02 Oct 10	-inj
Aaron Ramsey	Arsenal	v Chelsea	03 Oct 10	-inj
David Edwards	Wolves	v Wigan	02 Oct 10	-
Andy King	Leicester City	v Scunthorpe	02 Oct 10	-
Andrew Crofts	Norwich City	v Bristol City	02 Oct 10	-
David Vaughan	Blackpool	v Liverpool	03 Oct 10	-
Andy Dorman	Crystal Palce	v QPR	02 Oct 10	-
Ched Evans	Sheff Utd	v Watford	02 Oct 10	-
Sam Vokes	^Bristol City	v Norwich City	02 Oct 10	-
Simon Church	Reading	v Preston	03 Oct 10	-
Steve Morison	Millwall	v Burnley	02 Oct 10	-
David Cotterill	Swansea	v Derby	02 Oct 10	-

Young Guns
David Cornell (Gk)	Swansea	v Derby	02 Oct 10	-
Jonathan Bond (Gk)	Watford	v Derby	02 Oct 10	-
Neil Taylor	Swansea	v Derby	02 Oct 10	-
Mark Bradley	Rotherham	v Bury	02 Oct 10	-
Hal Robson-Kanu	Reading	v Preston	02 Oct 10	-
Joe Partington	Bournemouth	v Southampton	02 Oct 10	-
Joe Allen	Swansea	v Derby	02 Oct 10	-
Shaun MacDonald	^Yeovil	v Walsall	02 Oct 10	-
Lloyd James	Colchester	v MK Dons	02 Oct 10	-
James Wilson	Bristol City	v Norwich City	02 Oct 10	-inj
Christian Ribeiro	Bristol City	v Norwich City	02 Oct 10	-
Ashley Richards	Swansea	v Derby	02 Oct 10	-
Ash Taylor	Tranmere Rovers	v Brighton	02 Oct 10	-inj
Adam Matthews	Cardiff	v Barnsley	02 Oct 10	-
David Stephens	Hibernian	v St Johnstone	02 Oct 10	-
Troy Brown	Ipswich Town	v Leeds Utd	02 Oct 10	-
Jake Taylor	Reading	v Preston	02 Oct 10	-

*other players*
Lewis Price (Gk)	Crystal Palace	vQPR	02 Oct 10	-
Jason Brown (Gk)	^Leeds	v Ipswich	02 Oct 10	-
Kyle Letheren	Kilmarnock	v Dundee Utd	02 Oct 10	-
Ben Turner	Coventry City	v Hull	02 Oct 10	-
Gareth Roberts	Derby County	v Swansea	02 Oct 10	-inj
Rob Edwards	Blackpool	v Liverpool	03 Oct 10	-
Gavin Williams	^Yeovil	v Walsall	02 Oct 10	-
Nicky Adams	Brentford	v Charlton	02 Oct 10	-
John Oster	Doncaster	v Nottm Forest	02 Oct 10	-
Daniel Nardiello	Exeter	v Rochdale	02 Oct 10	-
Owain Tudur Jones	^Yeovil	v Walsall	02 Oct 10	-
Paul Parry	Preston	v Reading	02 Oct 10	-
Freddy Eastwood	Coventry City	v Hull	02 Oct 10	-inj
Jermaine Easter	MK Dons	v Colchester	02 Oct 10	-
*David Jones*	*Wolves*	*v Wigan*	02 Oct 10	-

^ on loan = m = minutes; - = did not play, g= goal, t=tactical change, inj=injury, s=suspended, c=clean sheet

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CARLING NATIONS CUP: Matches to start in February 2011
Friday 1st October 2010

FAW: photo linked from faw.org.uk

CARLING NATIONS CUP

The Carling Nations Cup will kick off on Tuesday, February 8 2011.

The Carling Nations Cup will be the first senior international tournament hosted in Ireland. The competition will be played in a league format with six matches between the four neighbouring teams.

Tickets for the Carling Nations Cup will go on sale in November.

Giovanni Trapattoni, Republic of Ireland manager said: “The Carling Nations Cup is a tournament that we would very much like to win, particularly playing at home in Dublin, but speaking to my colleagues from Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland, I know we are not alone in wanting to claim the trophy. The matches will provide us with a good opportunity to see our players in games with a real competitive edge at an important time in our bid to qualify for 2012.”

Northern Ireland manager Nigel Worthington said: “I am really looking forward to the Carling Nations Cup, as competitive games against our neighbouring countries don’t come around too often. There are bragging rights at stake here, not only for the fans but also for the players as no-one will want to lose against their closest rivals. Northern Ireland are more than capable of winning this tournament and we hope to get off to a good start against Scotland in February.”

Craig Levein, Scotland national team manager, said: “Now that the schedule has been announced we are really looking forward to our visit to Dublin next year. This exciting new competition brings together four groups of passionate fans and also allows me to test my squad, in a competitive environment, in the middle of our UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying campaign."

Jonathan Ford, Chief Executive, FAW said: “It will be fantastic to see these games taking place. We can all remember great matches in the past in the Home Internationals, Championship qualifiers and friendlies. I am sure they will be a huge success and we look forward to generating competitive matches but maintaining the friendly rivalry that exists between our respective countries."

Fixtures:
Tuesday February 8 Republic of Ireland v Wales.
Wednesday February 9 Northern Ireland v Scotland.

The final dates of the May matches of the Carling Nations Cup have also been revised under a new schedule agreed between the four competing Associations and the broadcast partners as follows:

Republic of Ireland v Northern Ireland Tue, May 24 2011 Aviva Stadium KO 7.45pm.

Scotland v Wales Wed, May 25 2011 Aviva Stadium KO 7.45pm.

Wales v Northern Ireland Fri, May 27 2011 Aviva Stadium KO 7.45pm.

Republic of Ireland v Scotland Sun, May 29 2011 Aviva Stadium KO 6.30pm.

updated: Fri, 1 October, 2010 12:55 UK.

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CARLING NATIONS CUP: Fixtures
Wednesday 29th September 2010

CarlingFAW: photo linked from bbc.co.uk

CELTIC CUP FIXTURE DATES FOR 2011

Scotland v Wales:
Wed 25 May 2011, Venue: Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Rep.Ireland, kick off tbc

Northern Ireland v Wales:
Fri 27 May 2011, Venue: Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Rep.Ireland, kick off tbc.

Info taken from faw.org.uk/fixtures. The FAW to make a further announcement on Friday 1st October.

REVISED

The opening matches of the Carling Nations Cup will take place in Aviva Stadium on February 8 (Republic of Ireland v Wales) and February 9 (Northern Ireland v Scotland). The final dates of the May matches of the Carling Nations Cup have also been revised under a new schedule agreed between the four competing Associations and the broadcast partners as follows:

Republic of Ireland v Northern Ireland Tue, May 24 2011 Aviva Stadium KO 7.45pm.

Scotland v Wales Wed, May 25 2011 Aviva Stadium.

Wales v Northern Ireland Fri, May 27 2011 Aviva Stadium.

Republic of Ireland v Scotland Sun, May 29 2011 Aviva Stadium KO 6.30pm.

updated: Wed, 29 September, 2010 19:50 UK

earlier Aug 2010:

Fixture Dates
08 February 2011 Tuesday Four Nations International Football Tournament
09 February 2011 Wednesday Four Nations International Football Tournament
24 May 2011 Tuesday Four Nations International Football Tournament
25 May 2011 Wednesday Four Nations International Football Tournament
27 May 2011 Friday Four Nations International Football Tournament
28 May 2011 Saturday Four Nations International Football Tournament.

A Meeting was held in Dublin last week (Aug 2010), Match details to be confirmed etc.

info from avivastadium web site

please note dates tbc by FAW. Do not book anything before its confirmed.

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Archive: 25 Sep -
Wednesday 29th September 2010

NEWS ARCHIVE

- Happy with Millennium Stadium -10 Oct 10 09:48
- Williams wants to bounce back -9 Oct 10 13:30
- Stock fears exit -9 Oct 10 13:30
- Giggs would be perfect, says Earnshaw -9 Oct 10 13:30
- Williams thrilled -7 Oct 10 21:18
- Strategy excites Ricketts -7 Oct 10 08:45
- Allen wants a Wales united -6 Oct 10 19:32
- Bale named player of the year -4 Oct 10 22:14
- Hartson: 'I want Wales to take a chance on me' -6 Oct 10 19:32
- Williams - Captaincy an honour -6 Oct 10 19:32
- Nyatanga is one for the future -6 Oct 10 07:45
- Edwards eyes skippers spot - 5 Oct 10 21:05
- Collins relishing return - 5 Oct 10 19:25
- King out to impress - 5 Oct 10 19:25
- Collins takes a swipe at Tosh - 5 Oct 10 19:25
- Gunter gives a glowing reference to Flynn - 5 Oct 10 15:56
- Bale backs Flynn - 5 Oct 10 14:46
- Collins wants start -3 Oct 10 18:34
- Jones explains Bellamy knee worry -3 Oct 10 12:32
- Jones hails Bellamy return -2 Oct 10 19:02
- Brown hoping to extend stay with Leeds -2 Oct 10 07:40
- Call surprises Ribeiro -1 Oct 10 19:48
- Bale 'can become world's best' -1 Oct 10 16:38
- Flynn opens the door for Savage -1 Oct 10 16:38
- Talks on hold for Stock -1 Oct 10 11:02
- Flecher can't dodge jury duty -1

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Young Guns: Weekly update - Friday 8th March.
Friday 8th March 2013

Latest Young Guns update from Owain.

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In the news
Friday 8th March 2013

Bond new deal.

Keeping Edwards.

Hewitt chance.

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In the news
Thursday 21st March 2013

Bale tipped.

Ramsey potential.

Williams chance.

Coleman Bale out.

Lynch backed.

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In the news
Wednesday 20th March 2013

Faith in Williams.

Coleman job.

Williams reject.

Allen op tomorrow.

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In the news
Tuesday 19th March 2013

Earnshaw scorer.

Ledley warns Scotland.

Vaughan pressure.

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Wales v ROI
Monday 18th March 2013

The FAW have announced a Vauxhall Friendly International with the Republic of Ireland to be played at the Cardiff City Stadium on Wednesday 14th August 2013, kick-off at 7.45pm.

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Young Guns: Weekly update - Saturday 16th March.
Saturday 16th March 2013

Latest Young Guns update from Owain.

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In the news
Friday 15th March 2013

Now or never for Ramsey.

Neil Taylor will return stronger.

Paul Dummett final run-out.

Coleman urges Williams.

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Wales Under 17s
Thursday 14th March 2013

Wales will host a UEFA Development Tournament in April. Fixture dates.