Good morrow one and all. Apparently, Wales are now an international footballing power. I know!
- G. Bale(31')
- A. Mitrovic(87')
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Anyway, thanks all for your comments - Wales are four points off the top of the group, in third place, while Serbia lie second, three behind.
Thanks all for your company - have a good rest of the weekend, to the extent that's even possible.
FULL-TIME: WALES 1-1 SERBIA
This is probably a common sense when watching Wales, but if Serbia had showed more gumption, they might have won this. And there's Nemanja Matic, nashing down the left! He's past Allen, but loses the ball to a retaliatory slide, winning a corner. It comes to nothing.
It cussed his mum, apparently.
It's a cautionary tale, really. If you're going to sit on a 1-0, you'll need a better defence than Gunter, Williams, Chester, Taylor.
There shall be three added minutes.
Williams allows himself to be wound by Katai and is booked. It's not going to matter tonight, but he'll miss the next game, I think.
Mitrovic departs, as slowly as possible,taking as much pleasure as possible, and Gudelj replaces him.
There's aminor and nondescript kerfuffle, so Stojkovic comes out of his goal to join in and is booked.
GOAL! WALES 1-1 SERBIA (MITROVIC) What a header! Rukavina dawdles on the right, knocking infield and taking it back before arcing a flat, fast cross towards Mitrovic around the penalty spot. He's marked by Chester, but arrives first to guide a deft finish behind him into the far corner.
And as I was saying, here come Wales! A lovely touch from Lawrence finds Ramsey, who sets Bale in, charging into the box right of centre - he drills a low shot back across goal, and it clatters the face of the post!
I've been trying not to say it, but this half has been bile.
An exhausted Ledley is replaced by Edwards.
Katai looks a decent player. He's got a very low running style, a little like Xherdan Shaqiri, and isn't scared to run with the ball. He breaks to start an attack and picks up possession later in it, drilling a crossfield ball to Obradovic, whose cross is dustbins and drains.
Matic does very well to hold off Ledley, then plays in Obradovic outside him. And the ensuing cross is excellent, fast and flat, but Mitrovic can't quite get to it, and when Rukavina picks up the pieces, Chester is on-hand to clear.
Oh this is lovely from Bale, drawing Rukavina in, touching the ball left and skipping right, then spinning into the space. Naturally, Ivanovic is over forthwith, introducing coupon to turf, and the free-kick comes to nowt.
I wonder if Wales will go to three centre-backs shortly - they're not mad to score again, so may as well play the system with which they're most familiar.
Wales have quelled Serbia these last few minutes - Lawrence has already made three important interventions in that regard. And there's Ledley again, robbing Katai before a break can even get started - he's played superbly tonight.
Katai lumbers infield and leathers a shot - oooh! Eeesh! Right into Ramsey's dress circle! There's a break while all concerned guffaw and he receives treatment.
Kostic departs; Katai arrives.