World Cup Agent Match Report: A 60-year plus 45 minute wait for Welsh fans

Wales fans waited more than 60 years to see their team play in the World Cup and the players at least turned up to perform in the second half.

Read our latest World Cup Agent Match Report from Peter Alan’s Welsh supremo Michael Edwards

64 years our nation had waited to see our boys play football and, being harsh but honest, we were made to wait another 45 minutes to truly see it. 

The first half was not what we expected to see from an excited, hungry group of players that hadn’t kicked a World Cup football for so long. 

As that whistle blew to bring to an end to that slow, nervous, desperately unimpressive first half for Wales, they needed to do something else. 

They needed to press, they needed the ball, they needed something more. They needed Keiffer Moore.

To give every deserved respect to the USA in that first half, they played well, very well, without really creating too many chances. 

However, with one clear golden chance, Weah deservedly put the Americans in the lead from a slick through ball from Chelsea’s Pulisic.

With Moore’s introduction at half time, the balance of play switched. Wales had a target man. With that brought the whole team playing higher up the pitch. 

A game of two halves’ was epitomised with a Welsh fight back that was more reminiscent of the football they played to get them to this World Cup.

A higher press, quicker passing and more confidence in possession materialised and an equaliser was coming…..wasn’t it?

Big moments require big players. For Wales, they have never come bigger than Bale. Never in their history.

Although visibly struggling to compete physically throughout the 90(+) minutes, Bale wisely earnt a penalty himself. 

A clumsy challenge at best from the American defender sent Bale over and who else in a Welsh shirt would you want stepping up at Wales’ biggest moment of the game?

Wales’ top scorer, Wales’ talisman, Mr Gareth Bale. Boom and its 1 all.

In the very last minute, Bale seemingly had a long-range chance as Turner, the American keeper, way out of his box, cleared only to Bale. But a tactical swipe of his leg and the chance had gone before it came.

However, a point earned. A point that looked highly unlikely at half time. But a point nonetheless.

Wales go into the second game on Friday buoyed by that second half comeback, but knowing that it is already a must win game.

It’s what we’ve waited 64 years for..