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Germany 1 - 0 Walesby Badfinger_Taffy (U2169089) 13 October 2008
 Wales were narrowly defeated against Germany in their 2010 World Cup qualifying Group Four match in Moenchengladbach tonight however they did themselves and the nation proud. My man of the match James Collins and keeper Hennessy held the back line like troopers until the 72nd minute when Piotr Trochowski's swerving shot teased its way into the back of the net.
Liechtenstein's Darlington defender Franz Burgmeier, who’s side lost 6-0 to the Germans last month, has said "Germany and Russia are the strongest teams in the group, but if Wales can hold Germany I think they could finish third in the group." Not the words Welshman would like to hear as 2nd spot will be the target and the hope of qualifying as one of the best runners up. You know what to expect, you know you are going to be up against it and you know you have to be right on top of your game, otherwise it will be a very tough evening." Wales Manager John Toshack Eleven months ago Wales went to Germany and held them to a 0-0 score-line in the European Championships after a 2-0 home defeat 2 months earlier. In the last 7 meetings Wales have won just 2 games and drawn 2 with the biggest defeat being 4-1 in 1991.
Wayne Hennessey (Wolves), Boaz Myhill (Hull City), Lewis Price (Derby County), Gareth Bale (Tottenham Hotspur), Chris Gunter (Tottenham Hotspur), James Collins (West Ham), Craig Morgan (Peterborough United), Lewin Nyatanga (Derby County), Sam Ricketts (Hull City), Ashley Williams (Swansea City), Andrew Crofts (Gillingham), Simon Davies (Fulham), David Edwards (Wolves), Carl Fletcher (Crystal Palace), Owain Tudur Jones (Swansea City), Jason Koumas (Wigan Athletic), Carl Robinson (Toronto FC), David Vaughan (Blackpool), Craig Bellamy (captain, West Ham United), David Cotterill (Sheffield United), Ched Evans (Manchester City). Latest 10 commentsRead members' comments or add your own
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tonnaboy10 (U9074560) posted Oct 16, 2008 I thought "brave" was only allowed to be used when talking about John Terry?
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Chazy77 (U9457861) posted Oct 16, 2008 My respect goes to Wales. Very determined performance only to be beaten by a wonder strike from Trochowski.
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warren_richards04 (U13185363) posted Oct 16, 2008 tonnaboy10 (U9074560)
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JackTheGiantSlayer (U13373937) posted Oct 16, 2008 OK, so no points from this game but a very solid performance from Wales all the same. I think the Germans will look upon this victory as having been harder earned than their win against Russia - although that was a very different type of game so it's hard to say. What is certain is that they had to work very hard to create their chances and the goal they scored, when it eventually came, was pure class and a credit to Wales that it took something so special to finally crack the defence open. On that subject, I thought Ashley Williams had a very good game and played a pivotal role in defence for Wales last night.
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JM-Sixto-Diabolos (U12294007) posted Oct 16, 2008 Craig Bellamy made a great point:
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Limerickjohn (U6846988) posted Oct 16, 2008 Is Bellamy the Captian???..........says it all about Toshack.....what an example..........
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sionicwmrhondda (U9306462) posted Oct 16, 2008 I remember when Steve Hanson he was in charge of the rugby team stating over and over again that the quality of the performance would have to come before the results. Ultimately, he was proved correct and I believe that with this game and the U21 effort we have shown that we now have to be given at least respect even by the biggest teams.
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Superwolf16 (U2137158) posted Oct 16, 2008 Limerick John is that sarcasm about bellamy...he may of been a prat on the pitch at times and especially coming from a Wolves fan in 2003 when we beat Newcastle he pointed to his premier league badge....but fair play to him he has donated lots of money in his time to charitys and even helped wrexham sign a few players....
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EyesontheAction (U5632170) posted Oct 16, 2008 Bellamy has done more than donate to charity,
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london-swede (U12665191) posted Oct 16, 2008 Watch the game didn,t think they played to bad defence had a really good game got a bit tired in the finish shame ,when they did get forward they didn,t get any favours from the linesman, Comment on this article
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