Nations League: Netherlands 3-2 Wales - reaction after chaotic end

1. Lang and Gakpo put Netherlands 2-0 up
2. Johnson pulls goal back for Wales before half-time
3. Bale equalises with added-time penalty
4. Depay immediately restores Dutch lead
5. Wales bottom of Group A4 with one point from four games
6. Netherlands stay top with three wins and a draw
7. Dutch have now won all 10 encounters with Wales

The actual end of the season!

That's actually it from us, I can't believe it, but this never-ending football season has finally concluded.

A campaign as gruelling as any we have seen, has finally finished with five fixtures in a fortnight for Wales.

The bad news? They've lost three of them.

The good news? They won the only one that really mattered, the history-making World Cup qualifying victory over Ukraine.

Wales' fans can now look forward to next season knowing that Wales will be heading to a first World Cup in 64 years, while we can focus on transfer speculation for a couple of weeks and recharge those batteries before we all go again in early August (or late July in the EFL - blimey).

Thanks for following along with us, tonight and throughout the 2021-22 campaign, have a lovely summer and fear not, the football will be back before you know it.

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Let's address this problem before the World Cup - Bale

Wales captain Gareth Bale tells S4C's Sgorio: "It's hard to take but I'd rather this happen now and we address it than it happen at the World Cup.

"We have to use these Nations League games to improve and get better.

"Of course we all know what happened but how can we stop that happening again? We need to address that and make sure it doesn't happen in the World Cup.

"I was saying in the changing room, we're in League A playing against big teams, of course we are disappointed we conceded late, but we're competing with these big teams in every game now and it's just the finer details we need to iron out.

"If we can do that it will put us in a good place for the World Cup.

"Our fans kept us going and we really appreciate their support."

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'We're gutted to lose' - Wales' Johnson

Wales forward Brennan Johnson: "Both games against these we've struggled in the dying seconds.

"We did really well to get back into the game but we're gutted to lose.

"We don't come to these places just to take part. It's really gutting at the end.

"I wanted to carry on my goalscoring form from the season and I think I did that.

"In the second half we played really well and went neck-to-neck with them.

"I am proud to score, I am happy with that.

"We've had four tough games this month and have shown our quality at times.

"Overall, I think it's been a really good camp for us."

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'That's a tough result to take'

Wales defender Ben Davies tells S4C's Sgorio: "We're so disappointed with that - it's the second time that's happened.

"We started the game quite poorly but got into it in the second half. That's a tough result to take.

"The boys found it difficult at the end - five games in the summer is too much."

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Lightning strikes twice

Iwan Roberts

Former Wales striker and BBC pundit

Tired body, tired minds comes into it, that's where mistakes happen and players switch off.

We've got one point from four games, we could easily have three or four points.

I'm still filled with positive vibes going into the two games into September and the World Cup.

Wales could so easily have drawn all four of their Nations League games.

Fine margins in A4.

Iwan Roberts

Former Wales striker and BBC pundit

It's a sucker punch one again, we've thrown away a point.

FULL-TIME

That's it!

Wales have been seconds away from drawing with the Netherlands twice in days, but once again a goal right at the end has denied them.

Late drama, to say the least.

What a crazy finish.

GOAL - Netherlands 3-2 Wales

Oh wow.

Wales have snatched defeat from the jaws of a draw again.

The ball is headed on into the Wales penalty box and Memphis Depay reacts the quickest, Wales just totally switched off.

They were still celebrating.

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YELLOW CARD

Connor Roberts is booked for his celebrations.

It was a perfect penalty, right in the bottom right-hand corner of the net.

GOAL - Netherlands 2-2 Wales

No mistake from Gareth Bale!

Goal 39 for Wales!

They've rescued a point surely!

Tyrell Malacia is adjudged to have fouled Connor Roberts.

We have a VAR check now.

PENALTY

Penalty for Wales!

Out of nothing!

Connor Roberts is fouled.

Can Wales find one more chance?

Wales just can't make the ball stick when they get possession.

But Sorba Thomas' cross wins a corner... headed clear.

Cody Gakpo looks sure to score, but Wayne Hennessey sprints off his line and stretches an arm to avert the danger.

Memphis Depay then fires well over.

A wild effort.

Wales have lost all nine games they have played against the Netherlands, can they avoid a 10th defeat?

They might just, as Wayne Hennessey again denies Denzel Dumfries.

Teun Koopmeiners fires over after a nice move by the hosts.

I still fancy a fourth goal in this game you know.