Wales slipped to a 2-1 defeat of their UEFA Nations League opener in opposition to Poland.
Just some days earlier than their World Cup play-off remaining, Jonny Williams fired Wales forward within the 52nd minute.
However Jakub Kaminski and Karol Swiderski got here off the bench to show the sport round earlier than the ultimate whistle.
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Captain Gareth Bale was absent from Wales’ matchday squad after arriving from Actual Madrid’s Champions League celebrations, with boss Robert Web page shuffling his pack forward of Sunday’s decider in Cardiff.
Bale had grow to be the primary British participant to win the Champions League on 5 events when Actual beat Liverpool on Saturday, and Web page refused to danger his talismanic ahead for the Nations League opener.
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Aaron Ramsey, Ben Davies and Joe Allen have been additionally rested as Ipswich wing-back Wes Burns received his first cap.
Burns was in Wales’ preliminary squad for Euro 2016 earlier than lacking out on the event in France.
This was Wales’ first fixture within the prime tier of the Nations League following their promotion two years in the past, however Web page’s staff choice was comprehensible given the magnitude of Sunday’s sport.
Poland had secured their very own World Cup qualification in March, and skipper Robert Lewandowski was the centre of consideration following his promise to give up Bayern Munich this summer season.
Jan Bednarek and Mateusz Klich have been representing the Premier League, however Aston Villa defender Matty Money missed out by damage.
Wales fielded an unfamiliar back-three of Chris Gunter, Chris Mepham and Rhys Norrington-Davies and they need to have fallen behind within the first minute.
However the unmarked Piotr Zielinski despatched his header large of the close to put up and Mepham quickly superior rapidly to dam Lewandowski’s highly effective shot.
Lewandowski had a clearer sight of purpose after 21 minutes when two Wales defenders collided, however Danny Ward reacted effectively to push his effort round a put up.
Dylan Levitt noticed an early effort held on the second try by Kamil Grabara, and Wales carried a real counter-attacking menace by Daniel James and Kieffer Moore.
Their clever mixture play stretched the Poland defence and Moore was off beam following one incisive break.
James didn’t take Wales’ greatest opening after being discovered beautifully by Joe Morrell, the Leeds ahead sliding his shot large of Grabara’s close to put up.
Poland have been additionally responsible of wastefulness in entrance of purpose as Adam Buksa failed to show in Tymoteusz Puchacz’s inviting cross.
Wales withdrew James and Moore on the interval with Mark Harris and Rabbi Matondo approaching and Wayne Hennessey changing Ward.
The transfer paid off as Wales took a 52nd-minute lead when Williams picked up possession on the sting of the Poland space and arrowed a low shot previous Grabara.
The rhythm of the sport was interrupted by a raft of substitutions and Poland struggled to reply to falling behind.
However Kaminski was afforded time and area within the Wales penalty space to beat Hennessey from 12 yards.
It received higher for Poland 5 minutes from time after some pinball within the Wales field.
Lewandowski’s shot was diverted into the trail of Swiderski, and the substitute bundled the ball residence from shut vary.
