Gibraltar U21s 0-7 Wales U21s

Brentford's Joe Adams scores Wales' second goal from the penalty spot.

Wales enjoyed their biggest ever win at under-21 level with a comfortable victory over Gibraltar in a Uefa U21 Euro 2023 qualifier.

Joe Adams scored twice, including a first-half penalty, while Owen Beck, Luke Jephcott and Dan Williams netted their first goals at this level.

Captain Terry Taylor and debutant Ryan Astley completed the rout.

Paul Bodin's side host Group E leaders Switzerland at Newport's Rodney Parade on Tuesday.

Wales move up to fourth in the group after their second win of the campaign.

Liverpool's Beck opened the scoring, finishing off a fine move which he had started.

Two minutes later Adams doubled the lead from the penalty spot after Taylor had been brought down.

Plymouth striker Jephcott's first under-21 goal, from Jack Vale's pull back, underlined Wales' dominance during the first half.

Adams scored his second of the game five minutes into the second half, netting from close range after Sam Pearson was denied by Jaylan Hankins.

Ayoub El Hmidi had Gibraltar's best chance, with his effort hitting the post after a defensive lapse by Wales.

Williams struck from the edge of the box after being picked out by Rhys Hughes' cross.

Taylor scored Wales' sixth following Hughes' corner while Everton's Astley marked his debut by heading home.

Line-ups
Match Stats
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Line-ups

Gibraltar U21

Formation 4-4-2

1HankinsSubstituted forLopezat 72'minutes
2Montovio
4Thorne-Llambias
5Parkinson
3Bautista
15JonesSubstituted forJessopat 87'minutes
6De Haro
7Peacock
16RuizSubstituted forDean Gibsonat 45'minutes
10BorgeBooked at 51minsSubstituted forPozoat 59'minutes
11El HmidiSubstituted forGraciaat 72'minutes

Substitutes

8Pozo
9Gracia
13Lopez
14Dean Gibson
17Avellano
18Parral
19Jessop
20Galliano
23Avellano

Wales U21

Formation 4-4-2

1Ratcliffe
2Astley
4Sass-Davies
5CooperSubstituted forBoyesat 59'minutes
14Beck
7PearsonBooked at 50minsSubstituted forDaviesat 59'minutes
8Taylor
6WilliamsSubstituted forKingat 77'minutes
11AdamsSubstituted forHughesat 70'minutes
10Vale
9JephcottBooked at 37mins

Substitutes

3Jones
12Shepperd
13Boyes
15Davies
16Hughes
17King
19Hammond
21Webb

Referee:: Marian Barbu
Attendance:: 334

Match Stats

Home TeamGibraltar U21Away TeamWales U21

Possession: Home23%; Away77%

Shots: Home3; Away25

Shots on Target: Home0; Away13

Corners: Home0; Away9

Fouls: Home13; Away13

Live Text

Post update
Match ends, Gibraltar U21 0, Wales U21 7.
90'+4'
Full Time
Second Half ends, Gibraltar U21 0, Wales U21 7.

90'+1'
Post update
Foul by Eli King (Wales U21).
90'+1'
Post update
Nicholas Pozo (Gibraltar U21) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
89'
Post update
Foul by Jack Vale (Wales U21).
89'
Post update
Luke Bautista (Gibraltar U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88'
Goal!
Goal! Gibraltar U21 0, Wales U21 7. Ryan Astley (Wales U21) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rhys Hughes with a cross following a set piece situation.
88'
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Ryan Astley (Wales U21) wins a free kick on the right wing.
88'
Post update
Foul by Luke Bautista (Gibraltar U21).
87'
Substitution
Substitution, Gibraltar U21. Liam Jessop replaces Shay Jones.
84'
Goal!
Goal! Gibraltar U21 0, Wales U21 6. Terry Taylor (Wales U21) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a corner.
83'
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Corner, Wales U21. Conceded by Sean Montovio.
83'
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Corner, Wales U21. Conceded by Ethan Thorne-Llambias.
81'
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Offside, Wales U21. Morgan Boyes tries a through ball, but Rhys Hughes is caught offside.
79'
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Foul by Owen Beck (Wales U21).
79'
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Adam Gracia (Gibraltar U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79'
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Attempt blocked. Morgan Boyes (Wales U21) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Vale.
79'
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Corner, Wales U21. Conceded by James Michael Parkinson.
79'
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Attempt blocked. Isaak Davies (Wales U21) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Eli King.
77'
Substitution
Substitution, Wales U21. Eli King replaces Daniel Williams.

Scores, Results & Fixtures

Friday 12th November 2021

R. of Ireland U21Republic of Ireland U210Italy U21Italy U212
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Gibraltar U21Gibraltar U210Wales U21Wales U217
FT
Scotland U21Scotland U212Kazakhstan U21Kazakhstan U211
FT
Northern Ireland U21Northern Ireland U214Lithuania U21Lithuania U210
FT
Greece U21Greece U212Azerbaijan U21Azerbaijan U210
FT
Liechtenstein U21Liechtenstein U210Iceland U21Iceland U213
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Azerbaijan U21Azerbaijan U210Austria U21Austria U213
FT
Cyprus U21Cyprus U210Portugal U21Portugal U211
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Hungary U21Hungary U211Latvia U21Latvia U210
FT
Norway U21Norway U213Finland U21Finland U211
FT
Football Union of Russia U21Football Union of Russia U213Slovakia U21Slovakia U210
FT
Sweden U21Sweden U214Bosnia and Herzegovina U21Bosnia and Herzegovina U210
FT

As It Stood

A

	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Croatia U21	5	5	0	0	14	3	11	15
2	Norway U21	5	4	0	1	16	5	11	12
3	Austria U21	6	4	0	2	17	6	11	12
4	Finland U21	5	2	1	2	8	7	1	7
5	Azerbaijan U21	5	0	1	4	2	17	-15	1
6	Estonia U21	6	0	0	6	0	19	-19	0

B

	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Germany U21	5	4	0	1	17	8	9	12
2	Israel U21	5	4	0	1	12	6	6	12
3	Poland U21	5	3	1	1	12	4	8	10
4	Hungary U21	5	2	1	2	9	9	0	7
5	Latvia U21	5	1	0	4	4	8	-4	3
6	San Marino U21	5	0	0	5	0	19	-19	0

C

	Team	P	W	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Spain U21	5	5	0	17	3	14	15
2	Football Union of Russia U21	5	4	1	14	4	10	12
3	Northern Ireland U21	5	2	3	6	8	-2	6
4	Slovakia U21	5	2	3	9	8	1	6
5	Lithuania U21	5	1	4	3	13	-10	3
6	Malta U21	5	1	4	5	18	-13	3

D

	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Portugal U21	4	4	0	0	14	0	14	12
2	Greece U21	5	3	2	0	10	1	9	11
3	Cyprus U21	4	2	1	1	12	1	11	7
4	Iceland U21	4	2	1	1	6	3	3	7
5	Belarus U21	5	1	0	4	7	7	0	3
6	Liechtenstein U21	6	0	0	6	0	37	-37	0

E

	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Switzerland U21	5	4	1	0	14	2	12	13
2	Netherlands U21	4	3	1	0	13	3	10	10
3	Moldova U21	6	2	1	3	2	8	-6	7
4	Wales U21	5	2	1	2	11	6	5	7
5	Bulgaria U21	5	2	0	3	8	8	0	6
6	Gibraltar U21	5	0	0	5	0	21	-21	0

F

	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Sweden U21	6	4	2	0	18	4	14	14
2	Italy U21	5	4	1	0	9	2	7	13
3	Montenegro U21	6	2	1	3	8	11	-3	7
4	R. of Ireland U21	5	2	1	2	6	5	1	7
5	Bosnia and Herzegovina U21	6	1	2	3	6	11	-5	5
6	Luxembourg U21	6	0	1	5	2	16	-14	1

G

	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Czech Rep U21	5	4	0	1	10	3	7	12
2	England U21	4	3	1	0	8	3	5	10
3	Albania U21	5	3	0	2	7	7	0	9
4	Slovenia U21	5	2	1	2	6	5	1	7
5	Kosovo U21	4	1	0	3	2	6	-4	3
6	Andorra U21	5	0	0	5	0	9	-9	0

H

	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	France U21	5	4	1	0	19	1	18	13
2	Ukraine U21	5	3	1	1	5	7	-2	10
3	North Macedonia U21	5	1	3	1	4	6	-2	6
4	Faroe Islands U21	6	1	3	2	4	5	-1	6
5	Serbia U21	5	1	2	2	4	5	-1	5
6	Armenia U21	6	1	0	5	5	17	-12	3

I

	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Belgium U21	5	5	0	0	11	1	10	15
2	Denmark U21	3	2	0	1	2	1	1	6
3	Scotland U21	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
4	Turkey U21	4	1	1	2	2	6	-4	4
5	Kazakhstan U21	5	0	0	5	2	9	-7	0

Line-ups

Gibraltar U21

Substitutes

Wales U21

Substitutes

Match Stats

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Scores, Results & Fixtures

Friday 12th November 2021

As It Stood

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