Montenegro v Wales LIVE: Nations League final score and result after Moore and Wilson strike early
Craig Bellamy’s Wales side built on a positive first result against Turkey with victory over Montenegro in the Nations League
Wales have beaten Montenegro 2-1 in their Nations League match in Niksic.
The visitors got off to the perfect start when Kieffer Moore pounced on the ball in the box and lashed home off the post with only 38 seconds on the clock. And just two minutes later, Harry Wilson thumped a long-range strike into the net to give Wales a two-goal lead.
Montenegro came back into the game, with captain Stefan Jovetic hitting the bar from the halfway line and missing a sitter which was well saved by Welsh keeper Karl Darlow, among an array of chances. Driton Camaj eventually pulled one back in the second half, but it was too little, too late.
The game played out in driving rain as a soaked manager, Craig Bellamy, watched his new-look side continue their more aggressive, front-foot approach. And it paid off as they added to an initial draw with Turkey in Cardiff last week with three valuable points here.
Montenegro 0-2 Wales
69 min: Post! Vladimir Jovovic fires against the woodwork with Darlow beaten. This game could easily be 3-3.
Montenegro 0-2 Wales
66 min: A huge chance for Kieffer Moore! Wilson slips in Ben Davies sneaking into the box on the left side, who slots the ball across goal for Moore to tap home at the back post, but the big striker is sliding and can’t get full contact on the ball. He watches as it slides off his boot and just wide, with the goal gaping.
Montenegro 0-2 Wales
63 min: Wales have regained control of this game after a struggling at the start of the second half. They look the more likely to score the next goal.
Montenegro 0-2 Wales
60 min: Jordan James replaces Ollie Cooper in midfield.
Montenegro 0-2 Wales
56 min: Brennan Johnson cuts inside from the left and unleashes a shot which is parried away by Mijatovic in the Montenegro goal. The ball bounces out to Neco Williams on the edge of the box but his shot swerves off target.
Montenegro 0-2 Wales
53 min: Montenegro have been the better side at the start of this second half and Wales are struggling to make anything happen, so far.
Montenegro 0-2 Wales
50 min: The game is stopped because Chris Mepham has been told to take off a necklace. A lovely bit of Sunday League business, that.
Montenegro 0-2 Wales
48 min: Neco Williams gets in a little tussle on the touchline with Milos Brnovic, who tries to block the Wales wing-back from taking a quick throw-in. Brnovic then goes down holding his face as he’s pushed out of the way. Both players are booked.
Kick-off! Montenegro 0-2 Wales
We’re back on for the second half at Stadion Kraj Bistrice.
Lewis Koumas, who had a quiet 45 minutes on his first start for Wales, is replaced by Nantes’ Sorba Thomas, who was man of the match against Turkey.
Watch: Harry Wilson makes it 2-0 with stunner
A look at that lovely Harry Wilson strike:
Scoring screamers in the rain 😲@harrywilson_ #NationsLeague | #TogetherStronger
— Wales 🏴 (@Cymru) September 9, 2024
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