Doha / private:
The Welsh national team snatched a valuable draw against the United States of America, with a goal for each team, in the match that brought them together today, Monday, at Ahmed Bin Ali Stadium, in the first round of the group stage of the World Cup.
Timothy Weah took the lead for the United States in the 36th minute, while Gareth Bale equalized for the Welsh national team from a penalty kick in the 82nd minute.
With this tie, each team scored one point in the second and third places, behind the leaders England (3 points), while the Iranian team is at the bottom of the second group table without points.
The match began with control from the United States, and the first opportunity came in the ninth minute, after a cross from Timothy Weah from the right side, defender Rondon almost accidentally put it in his own net, after he met the cross with a wrong header, which goalkeeper Hennessy managed to clear.
The ball rebounded and returned to the American team on the left side of Pulisic, who passed a cross, which Robinson met with an excellent header, which passed next to the right post.
As for the Welsh national team, it tried to reach goalkeeper Turner's goal, and from a free kick that was carried out inside the area in the 14th minute, it was dispersed by the American defense to reach Ethan Empado, who fired a powerful shot, but it passed over the crossbar.
And in the 36th minute, Timothy was able to score the first goal of the match for the US national team, after an excellent pass from Pulisic, which hit the Welsh defense, so Weah singled the goal and hit a ground ball the moment the goalkeeper left his goal to pass into the net.
In the 44th minute, the Welsh national team got a corner that was executed by Aaron Ramsey inside the area, and defender Ben Davies met it with a header that passed next to the post.
In contrast to the first half, the start of the second half witnessed the Welsh national team's dominance and possession, but without much danger to the US goal.
In the 64th minute, an excellent opportunity arose for the Welsh national team, after dispersing the ball from the players of the two teams, to finally reach Ben Davies, who turned it with a header that almost hit the net had it not been for the ingenuity of the goalkeeper, who turned it away for a corner.
Striker Kiefer Moore, who participated as a substitute, missed the most dangerous opportunity of the match, after the corner was executed inside the area at the near corner, to meet it with an excellent header from within the six yards, but it crossed the crossbar to pass outside the field.
Substitute Brendan Aaronson almost added a second goal for the US team after a corner was executed inside the area, to reach the far post, and Aaronson followed it up with a header that passed near the left post in the 76th minute.
Gareth Bale got a penalty kick for his country after he was fouled inside the area by defender Zimmermann, and Bale shot it to shoot a projectile to the left of the goalkeeper, who failed to stop it, into the net, and Bale tied the score in the 82nd minute.
In the 89th minute, Bernan Johnson almost killed the match with a second goal for Wales, after he kicked off and penetrated towards the penalty area, but he fired a weak shot that easily reached the arms of goalkeeper Turner.
And in the 90th minute, Acosta prevented a goal, after the American goalkeeper left his goal before the middle of the field, when Bell received a dispersed ball and almost hit a cross-continental ball, taking advantage of the goalkeeper’s exit, before Acosta committed a mistake in which he received a yellow card, and the match ended with him.
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