Wales vs Austria

WC Qualification Europe - Play-offs - Semi-finals 24 Mar 2022, 19:45
Wales
Wales
2–1
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Austria
Austria
🏟 Cardiff City Stadium (Cardiff (Caerdydd)) 👤 S. Marciniak Round Semi-finals

Match report

Wales edged past Austria 2-1 in the WC Qualification Europe - Play-offs - Semi-finals on 24 March 2022.

Austria dominated possession with 66% of the ball and had 16 shots to Wales' 14.

The match was played at Cardiff City Stadium (Cardiff (Caerdydd)), with S. Marciniak in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 34% - 66% Shots 14 - 16 On target 7 - 4 Corners 3 - 6 Fouls 7 - 15 Yellow cards 4
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Player of the match
Gareth Bale
Wales · 2 goals
8 Marcel Sabitzer 1 goal
8 Joe Rodon captained the side
7 Wayne Hennessey 3 saves
7 Ben Davies 1 assist
First half vs second half
Austria came out stronger after half-time, with 10 second-half shots against 6 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 6–6 8–10
Shots On Goal 4–1 3–3
Ball Possession 38–62 —
Corners 2–2 1–4
Attacks 44–62 27–81
Match statistics
15 Throw In 25
16 Free Kick 9
9 Goal Kick 7
2 Substitution 4
71 Attacks 143
28 Dangerous Attacks 59
8 On Target 4
6 Off Target 12
14 Shots Total 16
7 Shots On Goal 4
4 Shots Off Goal 5
3 Shots Blocked 7
9 Shots Inside Box 11
5 Shots Outside Box 5
7 Fouls 15
3 Corners 6
2 Offsides 2
34% Ball Possession 66%
2 Yellow Cards 2
3 Saves 5
331 Passes Total 624
234 Passes Accurate 532
Line-ups 3-5-2  vs  4-4-1-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Wales · 3-5-2
1 W. Hennessey
15 E. Ampadu 6 J. Rodon 4 B. Davies
14 C. Roberts 10 A. Ramsey 7 J. Allen 8 H. Wilson 3 N. Williams
11 G. Bale 20 D. James
Austria · 4-4-1-1
12 H. Lindner
21 S. Lainer 3 A. Dragovic 4 M. Hinteregger 8 D. Alaba
20 K. Laimer 23 X. Schlager 16 N. Seiwald 19 C. Baumgartner
9 M. Sabitzer
7 M. Arnautovic
Wales
Coach
R. Page
Substitutes
  • 12 Tom King
  • 21 Adam Davies
  • 17 Rhys Norrington-Davies
  • 2 Chris Gunter
  • 5 Chris Mepham
  • 19 Mark Harris
  • 22 Sorba Thomas
  • 18 Jonathan Williams
  • 13 Dylan Levitt
  • 9 Brennan Johnson
  • 23 Rubin Colwill
  • 16 Rabbi Matondo
Austria
Coach
F. Foda
Substitutes
  • 13 Daniel Bachmann
  • 1 Patrick Pentz
  • 5 Stefan Posch
  • 2 Andreas Ulmer
  • 6 Stefan Ilsanker
  • 10 Andreas Weimann
  • 22 Valentino Lazaro
  • 18 Alessandro Schöpf
  • 17 Louis Schaub
  • 15 Marco Grüll
  • 14 Sasa Kalajdzic
  • 11 Michael Gregoritsch
Substitutions
  • 55' ↑ S. Kalajdzic ↓ K. Laimer Austria
  • 77' ↑ V. Lazaro ↓ X. Schlager Austria
  • 77' ↑ A. Weimann ↓ C. Baumgartner Austria
  • 88' ↑ B. Johnson ↓ D. James Wales
  • 88' ↑ M. Gregoritsch ↓ S. Lainer Austria
  • 90+3' ↑ C. Mepham ↓ G. Bale Wales
Cards
  • 24' C. Baumgartner Austria
  • 59' H. Wilson Wales
  • 88' S. Lainer Austria
  • 90+5' N. Williams Wales
Head-to-head
Wales 1 1 draws 0 Austria
2022-03-24 Wales vs Austria 2 - 1
2020-03-27 Wales vs Austria 0 - 0
Recent form
Wales D D L L W
Austria D D W W L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Wales vs Austria?
Wales won 2-1 against Austria on 24 March 2022.
Who won Wales vs Austria?
Wales won the match 2-1.
Where was Wales vs Austria played?
The match was played at Cardiff City Stadium (Cardiff (Caerdydd)).
Who had more possession in Wales vs Austria?
Austria had 66% of possession, compared to 34% for the other side.