Wales 4-0 Gibraltar: Kieffer Moore double hands Rob Page’s side comfortable win as former Man United starlet Charlie Savage makes senior debut in lack-lustre friendly in Wrexham
- Former Manchester United starlet Charlie Savage made senior debut for Wales
- The match was played at Wrexham’s Hippodrome Ground.
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Wales celebrated their return to Wrexham with a first-half goal bonanza, but that friendly win over Gibraltar is unlikely to feature in Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney’s upcoming Disney documentary.
Hollywood stars used their showbiz glamor to transform Wrexham, but this friendly was desperately lacking in drama.
Gibraltar were so poor that when Wales took a 4-0 lead in first-half stoppage time, a repeat of their record victory โ 11-0 over Ireland here in 1888 โ was on the cards .
Yet Rob Page’s men were unable to add any after the break and it will be a different matter against Croatia in Cardiff on Sunday, where Wales must realistically avoid defeat to keep their chances of qualification alive for Euro 2024.
With several key men left out of the starting XI, it was an opportunity for some of Wales’ emerging talents to shine. Charlie Savage โ son of former Wales midfielder Robbie โ proved an asset in the old block by flattening Gibraltar striker Tjay De Barr in the 11th minute.
Ben Davies (No.4) captained the hosts and opened the scoring after 22 minutes at Wrexham
Kieffer Moore doubled the lead three minutes into Davies’ opener with a header from Charlie Savage’s cross
Wearing a white coat, Robbie was in the crowd to watch his son make his senior international debut and would no doubt have enjoyed the moment.
Midway through the half, Wales took the lead when Ben Davies went unmarked inside the penalty area to head in Nathan Broadhead’s corner. Three minutes later, Savage’s cross was impressively met by Moore, who scored at the far post.
Broadhead added the third with a neat turn and finished before Moore won his second with another header from a cross from Dan James, who had replaced the injured Wes Burns.
Both teams appeared to take a break in the second half, with Wales making a number of substitutions and Gibraltar simply content to keep the scoreline low. Luka Modric and company won’t be as welcoming this weekend.
Nathan Broadhead made it three after assisting the opener with a cool strike from close range
Moore’s second of the game came from a Dan James cross, with the winger replacing the injured Wes Burns.
