Nations League: Wales 1-0 Bulgaria - Neco Williams scores last-minute winner

1. Wales and Bulgaria are joined in their Nations League group by Republic of Ireland and Finland
2. Wales currently top Group 4 after beating Finland on Thursday
3. Bulgaria are on one point after they drew their opening game 1-1 with Republic of Ireland
4. Goalless after an uneventful first-half at the Cardiff City Stadium
5. Neco Williams comes off the bench to score last-minute winner for Wales

Thanks to Kyle for confirming I'm not being overly critical.

This is like a pre-season friendly.

We are a quarter of the way through and nothing has happened.

Say what you really mean...

This is the point in the game I'd normally be writing about the funny chants the crowd were doing to make their own entertainment.

It's still a very cagey contest.

Cicinho, the Brazilian-born right back making his debut today, looks decent.

However, he also likes to get forward and Daniel James might be able to exploit that.

A sharper Bale

Dafydd Pritchard

BBC Sport Wales at Cardiff City Stadium

Gareth Bale was off the pace in Finland on Thursday and, although he's still working his way back to full fitness, he looks a little sharper today.

Coming in from the right wing, he almost gets on the end of a flick-on from Kieffer Moore.

The old Cardiff City-Real Madrid combo there.

I am filling. Nothing has happened in 14 minutes. Weird weather we are having isn't it?

Apologies, I missed out Manchester United on that Kieffer Moore post.

Anyway, United's Wales man, Daniel James, is playing very wide on the left and so far he's struggling to get involved as much as he would like.

Gareth Bale is finding little pockets of space, which will encourage Wales fans.

A cagey start by both sides. Bulgaria playing very deep.

A first Wales corner... comes to nothing.

An early touch for Kieffer Moore.

Kieffer Moore eh? Wales have players who play for Real Madrid, Juventus, Liverpool, Tottenham, Chelsea... yet it is a guy at Wigan last season who has made himself a vital component of Ryan Giggs' side.

At the moment he's almost the first name on the team sheet, isn't he?

Dafydd Pritchard

BBC Sport Wales at Cardiff City Stadium

Wales opt to play a recording of their supporters singing Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau a cappella, which was both eerie and moving at the same time.

Players line up, take a knee for the Black Lives Matter movement and we are ready to go now.

Missing the Red Wall

KICK-OFF

Portuguese referee Fabio Jose Costa Verissimo gets us under way at the Cardiff City Stadium after the players take a knee for Black Lives Matter.

Here we go.

Football without fans

Dafydd Pritchard

BBC Sport Wales at Cardiff City Stadium

Football without fans feels hollow. We've all seen and felt that since the sport returned from its coronavirus-enforced hiatus.

It might feel even more bereft today when Wales come to sing their national anthem, Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau.

International matches at Cardiff City Stadium are usually brilliantly atmospheric, with the 'Red Wall' - as Wales' players call their fans - belting the anthem at full volume.

That won't be the case today, with no supporters inside the ground to inspire Ryan Giggs' side.

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Happy Hennessey the record breaker

You may not have noticed but goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey made a bit of Welsh footballing history in Helsinki.

He beat the clean sheet record for Wales, a record which was previously held by legendary goalkeeper Neville Southall.

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A full 90 minutes for Bale today?

He starts once again, but will Gareth Bale play the full game today?

Wales boss Ryan Giggs says it was always part of the plan to take him off against Finland on Thursday.

Read more here.

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Liverpool youngster Williams in fine form

Today provides another chance for 'Premier League winner' Neco Williams to impress.

Ryan Giggs admits his fine form has given him yet another selection headache.

Neco Williams: Liverpool youngster gives Wales boss Giggs welcome selection headache

A big Brooks boost from Bournemouth

Wales fans have a treat today with the return of David Brooks for the first time since their Euro 2020 qualifying defeat to Hungary last June.

Brooks required ankle surgery in 2019 that saw him go 374 days between competitive matches.

You can read all the details here.

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