Wales U-21 loses 2-1 to Romania

Wales U-21 suffered a tough 2-1 loss to Romania as they were unable to finish on numerous opportunities. This puts Wales in a tougher position to qualify for the UEFA Championships as they will need defeat Romania in the return engagement on September 9th.

Brian Flynn can take a great deal from this match as Ched Evans and Gareth Bale were stellar in the attack but suffered from poor finishing. The winning strike was set-up by at Dinamo Bucureşti eighteen year-old striking genius, a future star in the game, Gabriel Torje. Twenty minutes after the break, he neatly curled in a free kick which his Dinamo teammate Adrian Ropotan neatly flicked into the back of the net. Wales came close at drawing the match even but it was to no avail.

This is going to cause a great deal of difficulties in planning for the senior squad because I don’t think they can risk Aaron Ramsey, Gareth Bale and Ched Evans in the return match. Some tough decisions ahead for Wales.

Wales Under-21: Wayne Hennessey (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Chris Gunter (Tottenham Hotspur), Rhys Williams (Middlesbrough), Gareth Bale (Tottenham Hotspur), Rhoys Wiggins (Crystal Palace), Darcy Blake (Cardiff City), David Edwards (capt, Wolverhampton Wanderers), Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal), Shaun MacDonald (Swansea City), Sam Vokes (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Ched Evans (Manchester City).
Subs: Kyle Critchell (Wrexham), Owain Fon Williams (Stockport County), Lloyd James (Southampton), Mike Williams (Wrexham), Mark Bradley (Walsall), Jonathan Brown (Cardiff City), Simon Church (Yeovil Town).

Romania Under-21: Costel Panitilimon (FC Timisoara), Alexandru Tudose (Gloria Buzau), Hristu Chiacu (CS Otopeni), Adrian Ropotan (Dinamo), Stefan Radu (Lazio Roma), Emil Ducu Ninu (Gloria Buzau), Laszlo Sepsi (Racing Santander), Cristian Tanase (FC Arges), Gabriel Torje (Dinamo), Bogdan Stancu (FC Steaua Bucuresti), Claudiu Andrei Keseru (FC Nantes).
Subs: Srdjan Luchin (FC Timisoara), Stefan Adrian Mardare (Rapid Bucuresti), Florin Patrascu (FC Farul Constanta), Alexandru Curtean (Gaz Metan Medias), Razvan Ochirosii (Steaua Bucuresti), Raul Rusescu (Unirea Urziceni).