Ukraine v Wales

:00:08. > :00:15.Wales fans are counting down the days until the start of Euro 2016.

:00:16. > :00:20.Excitement building ahead of three huge games with Slovakia, England

:00:21. > :00:25.and Russia on the big stage in France. First, the dress rehearsals.

:00:26. > :00:29.A draw against Northern Ireland on Thursday.

:00:30. > :00:40.COMMENTATOR: It's Craig Cathcart! Penalty! No problem at all. Simon

:00:41. > :00:45.Church the hero. Honours even between Northern Ireland and Wales.

:00:46. > :00:51.It was going to be a tough game for us. There's a lot of positives there

:00:52. > :00:56.for us. Tonight, one last chance for Wales' fringe players to impress in

:00:57. > :01:02.the red shirt before Chris Coleman names his 23 man squad. Could be one

:01:03. > :01:07.or two places up for grabs. They will know that, so they will want to

:01:08. > :01:14.be in the best form they can be an playing well. If there is an injury,

:01:15. > :01:18.God forbid, and I make a change, they want to be at the top of their

:01:19. > :01:23.game. Wales have travelled for Eastern Europe for a tricky tie

:01:24. > :01:31.against Ukraine, who've qualified for France themselves with a

:01:32. > :01:38.play-off win against Slovenia. Ukraine will play differently to

:01:39. > :01:43.Northern Ireland. These are always tests when you go somewhere like the

:01:44. > :01:47.Ukraine, because they will send... They will smother bit of fear on you

:01:48. > :01:52.if you've got it, and they will bully you if you let them. You learn

:01:53. > :02:00.more from games like this than when you are playing at home in the

:02:01. > :02:05.sunshine, 4 all 5-0 up. Wales arrived in Kiev on Sunday for their

:02:06. > :02:11.first game against Ukraine since 2001, when they met in two World Cup

:02:12. > :02:18.qualifiers. Ukraine currently 27 -- 27th in the world rankings, ten

:02:19. > :02:23.places below Wales. Chris Coleman relishing a tough test this evening.

:02:24. > :02:29.It is Ukraine against Wales, live from the Olympic Stadium in the

:02:30. > :02:34.capital Kiev. Good evening and a very warm welcome

:02:35. > :02:39.to Match of the Day Wales. It is the penultimate warm up game before the

:02:40. > :02:44.serious begins in France on June the 11th. Welcome to our guests Kit

:02:45. > :02:50.Symons and John Hartson. Let's get straight to this. You played against

:02:51. > :02:55.Ukraine in both of those games in 2001, and scored in Cardiff. Happy

:02:56. > :03:01.days. I can remember this goal, and a certain Mr Shevchenko got the

:03:02. > :03:07.equaliser. Gary Speed, God rest his soul, helps it on. I get myself

:03:08. > :03:13.between two defenders. I had a bit more impact back then. Not a lot

:03:14. > :03:17.more! I enjoyed that one. It was a score draw a night. Nice to see a

:03:18. > :03:45.bit of vintage hearts score draw a night. Nice to see a

:03:46. > :03:51.They've got good players and it will be a stern test for the Welsh boys

:03:52. > :03:56.tonight. Kit, you were with us on Thursday for the Northern Ireland

:03:57. > :04:03.game. A much tougher test. The kind of test Wales will face against

:04:04. > :04:04.Slovakia or Russia. Northern Ireland was a difficult proposition

:04:05. > :05:31.Slovakia or Russia. Northern Ireland we have a great match. A big night

:05:32. > :05:37.for Simon Church tonight upfront. How do you assess the Welsh attack.

:05:38. > :05:43.They are different attacks. We saw Vokes play on Thursday night. He he

:05:44. > :05:49.is trying to get across his man. He wins a corner here. He doesn't get

:05:50. > :05:55.the decision. The ref gave a goal kick. He is a big, strong physical

:05:56. > :06:01.presence in the box. A bit on Mackie there with the header. Church comes

:06:02. > :06:05.on with 15 minutes to go and hits its straight in there. He will give

:06:06. > :06:10.different options. He will look to run in behind and stretched

:06:11. > :06:16.defenders. He does very well. He is in there again, looking to run

:06:17. > :06:21.behind. That is a stone wall. He shows really good nerve. Last minute

:06:22. > :06:28.of the game, comes on as a sub. I believe both strikers will go to

:06:29. > :06:32.France with Chris, it is just a case of who starts. Vokes started the

:06:33. > :06:38.other night. Church starts tonight. It just depends on who Chris goes

:06:39. > :06:44.with. Kit, talk to us about the defence. It is a booze that when

:06:45. > :06:51.Davies is back tonight. Wales back to a familiar back five. -- it is a

:06:52. > :06:59.boost. It is a more familiar back half. Ashley Williams was

:07:00. > :07:04.impressive. James got the first couple of headers there. Very much

:07:05. > :07:11.on his front foot, which is something Chris works on a lot in

:07:12. > :07:16.training. The team defending was very important, so when we won it,

:07:17. > :07:23.we didn't just hoof it. We looked to get hold of a midfielder. Vaughan on

:07:24. > :07:28.this occasion, they look to play it out where possible. This is

:07:29. > :07:33.something they work a lot on in training. They dealt with the

:07:34. > :07:37.situation very well. A last chance for Chris Coleman to take a look at

:07:38. > :07:44.certain players back in Chievo. Let's hear from him. Let's hear from

:07:45. > :07:52.the man himself, Chris. What are you hoping to get out of this evening's

:07:53. > :07:59.game. It will be a tough game for us. It's a fantastic stadium. The

:08:00. > :08:05.Ukrainians will be aggressive. They will be looking to win the game, so

:08:06. > :08:09.it's a tough one for us. We will probably be different to what we

:08:10. > :08:14.were the other night in terms of our formation and personnel, that

:08:15. > :08:18.whoever it is will be ready when the whistle-blowers. How much of a

:08:19. > :08:24.bearing will this match have on the final 23 of yours? I know most of

:08:25. > :08:28.our players, so I am not going to learn more about them. One or two of

:08:29. > :08:34.the guys are getting more caps and getting experience. It's not just

:08:35. > :08:38.about that. It's about training and interacting with the more

:08:39. > :08:42.experienced members of the squad. I have not been disappointed at all.

:08:43. > :08:47.Tonight is another opportunity to get used to the International setup.

:08:48. > :08:53.It is not do or die for anyone. It's a chance to get a bit more

:08:54. > :08:58.experienced in a hostile atmosphere against a tough team. International

:08:59. > :09:05.football, at the top level, it is about handling the occasion. We are

:09:06. > :09:09.looking forward to it. Thank you. Chris Coleman says it isn't do or

:09:10. > :09:16.die, but it is the last chance to see them in the red shirt for Wales.

:09:17. > :09:22.So it is important. They want to play well. Chris has just said he

:09:23. > :09:27.basically knows 20 or 21 of that 23 man squad. Maybe one or two might

:09:28. > :09:32.give him different ideas. They might put a little something in his mind.

:09:33. > :09:37.I see a really difficult game tonight. Credit to the manager for

:09:38. > :09:42.taking this game on soap close to win the tournament starts. Only one

:09:43. > :09:48.more game, Sweden in early June, before we play Slovakia in Bordeaux.

:09:49. > :09:53.A very difficult one tonight. They've got a great record. Six

:09:54. > :10:00.changes for Wales. If we were. I would fancy us a lot more, but with

:10:01. > :10:07.all the changes and one or two young ones in there, I think we will do

:10:08. > :10:09.very well to get anything tonight. Without Gareth Bale and Aaron

:10:10. > :10:14.Ramsey, Wales look a bit more ordinary. We need someone to step up

:10:15. > :10:21.and show that without those guys we can still beat sides like Slovakia,

:10:22. > :10:27.Ukraine and Russia. Those you mention will be a huge loss. It will

:10:28. > :10:32.be a tough opposition for us tonight. Chris will make changes in

:10:33. > :10:37.the last 15 or 20 minutes. If we are still in the game and level at that

:10:38. > :10:43.stage, it will be a pleasing result for us. You mentioned how Ukraine

:10:44. > :10:47.did in qualifying. They only conceded four goals. That is a

:10:48. > :10:51.challenge for Wales, how to break down the Ukrainian defence. We know

:10:52. > :10:59.church likes to run in behind. He will give the Welsh players the

:11:00. > :11:04.option. We have the experience of Allen in there, alongside Huws. It

:11:05. > :11:08.is a very difficult challenge for the Welsh boys. One final auditions

:11:09. > :11:14.for certain players before Chris Coleman names his squad for France.

:11:15. > :11:21.Let's join our commentary team in Kiev.

:11:22. > :11:27.Thank you and welcome to the Olympic Stadium, right in the heart of the

:11:28. > :11:35.Ukraine capital Kiev. It is a lovely city, full of gardens and trees.

:11:36. > :11:42.Tonight, it's all about the business with the focus well on France in the

:11:43. > :11:48.summer. You can see some 400 or so Welsh fans have come to support

:11:49. > :11:55.Chris Coleman and his men in the penultimate warm up game before the

:11:56. > :12:01.Euros. The last chance to make an impression on Chris Coleman in a

:12:02. > :12:10.Welsh shirt for these players. As we stand for the national anthems.

:12:11. > :12:19.# Mae hen wlad fy nhadau yn annwyl i mi

:12:20. > :12:26.# Gwlad beirdd a chantorion, enwogion o fri

:12:27. > :12:36.# Ei gwrol ryfelwyr, gwladgarwyr tra mad

:12:37. > :13:46.Ladies and gentlemen, the national anthem of Ukraine.

:13:47. > :13:52.# Shche ne vmerla Ukrayiny i slava, i volya

:13:53. > :13:58.# Shche nam, brattia molodiyi, usmikhnet'sia dolia

:13:59. > :14:08.# Z-hynut' nashi vorizhen'ky, yak rosa na sontsi

:14:09. > :14:11.# Zapanuyem i my, brattia, u svoyiy storontsi

:14:12. > :14:18.# Dushu y tilo my polozhym za nashu svobodu

:14:19. > :14:25.# I pokazhem, shcho my, brattia, kozats'koho rodu!

:14:26. > :14:37.# Dushu y tilo my polozhym za nashu svobodu

:14:38. > :15:07.# I pokazhem, shcho my, brattia, kozats'koho rodu! #

:15:08. > :15:16.So, both anthems well-received, and Chris Coleman made six changes, with

:15:17. > :15:19.Ben Davis and Neil Taylor, three centre-backs and wingbacks, Jonny

:15:20. > :15:24.Williams, Joe Allen and Simon Church are rewarded with starts at their

:15:25. > :15:28.replacement contributions against the Irish. Ukraine make three

:15:29. > :15:35.changes from the team which beat Cyprus on Thursday. Senior

:15:36. > :15:42.goalkeeper Pyatov turns, and Khacheridi is in the heart of the

:15:43. > :15:50.defence. And much is expected of Kovalenko Shakhtar. He is seen as a

:15:51. > :15:59.really important midfield player in the making, his first start this

:16:00. > :16:09.evening. The referee is from the Netherlands, as Ashley Williams and

:16:10. > :16:14.Rotan exchange banners for the toss of the coin, and alongside me is

:16:15. > :16:18.former Wales striker Euan Roberts. It is a cavernous stadium, with

:16:19. > :16:27.about 20,000 here in a 70,000 capacity. They have struggled to get

:16:28. > :16:32.the fans in, there are only 32,000 here for their home leg. It is a

:16:33. > :16:38.familiar looking back five Chris Coleman. You would expect Ben Davies

:16:39. > :16:43.and Neil Taylor to start, and a big night Huws. He impressed me when he

:16:44. > :16:48.came on against Holland, he hasn't played too much since then. Tom

:16:49. > :16:50.Lawrence needs a big performance tonight, I thought he was

:16:51. > :16:57.disappointing against Northern Ireland on Thursday. Simon Church,

:16:58. > :17:04.starting again, he came on, made an impact, won the penalty, very coolly

:17:05. > :17:06.scored the penalty. The movement of Church and Lawrence, they could

:17:07. > :17:13.cause Ukraine problems tonight. Sheik of the hands between Chris,

:17:14. > :17:23.and Mikhail Fomenko. It is Wales in charcoals and green to kick-off.

:17:24. > :17:35.A very impressive stadium indeed, used for the 2012 Euro final. So,

:17:36. > :17:38.Wales start not exactly last chance saloon, but no better chance for

:17:39. > :17:42.these players to make an impression to get on that plane to France. A

:17:43. > :17:54.really tough night in prospect. Chester may be forced to play that,

:17:55. > :17:59.and he does. He looked confident against Northern Ireland. Captain

:18:00. > :18:04.Williams on the ball, looks when his Swansea team-mate, Neil Taylor. He

:18:05. > :18:07.looked confident on Thursday night, apart from that one lapse of

:18:08. > :18:17.concentration that letting Northern Ireland's goal. Williams again,

:18:18. > :18:20.Church has immediately gone up front, and Williams has dropped in

:18:21. > :18:30.behind him, as Joe Allen tries to win the ball back. Williams should

:18:31. > :18:32.deal with that, and does. Gunter, 66th cap for him tonight, level with

:18:33. > :18:48.Brian Flynn. And Davis seizes on a loose pass.

:18:49. > :18:53.Just to get Wales going forward. And he has licensed to do that, Ben

:18:54. > :18:58.Davies. We know that Neil Taylor is the wing-back on this right-hand

:18:59. > :19:02.side, but Ben Davies won the past, the ball, got himself forward, just

:19:03. > :19:07.a lack of something on that pass, but he has got bad. You are allowed

:19:08. > :19:10.to do that when you are playing with three central defenders, and the

:19:11. > :19:15.boys know their roles in this formation, it is Chris's favoured

:19:16. > :19:18.formation. You could understand him trying something different against

:19:19. > :19:22.Northern Ireland on Thursday night. He has got to look at options. That

:19:23. > :19:26.was a poor ball, lack of concentration on that pass. I think

:19:27. > :19:34.tonight will probably suit them better because you would expect

:19:35. > :19:38.Ukraine at home to have more possession, and we find it hard to

:19:39. > :19:43.break teams down, we hit them better on the counterattack. Although we

:19:44. > :19:51.did win the game, it took us a while to get that opening goal. Huws find

:19:52. > :20:00.his captain, Williams. A big night Huws tonight. His sixth cap, but

:20:01. > :20:06.only his second start. He is a goal threat from midfield, he is over six

:20:07. > :20:11.feet tall, he makes good runs into the penalty box you get himself

:20:12. > :20:16.forward. The ball is picked up by Stepanenko. He scored the winner

:20:17. > :20:22.against Cyprus in Odessa where they also play their home games, the

:20:23. > :20:25.Ukraine. They have qualified and will be in Northern Ireland's group

:20:26. > :20:37.at the Euros, along with Germany and Poland. Looking at Joe Allen and MA

:20:38. > :20:44.Hughes, -- Huws, they will have to keep an eye on both full-backs,

:20:45. > :20:48.Shevchuk and Fedetskiy. They will get caught upfield at times, so it

:20:49. > :20:53.is important that they keep their discipline there, and when they keep

:20:54. > :20:58.their -- CV Ukrainian full-backs bobbing forward, they gave their

:20:59. > :21:05.colleagues a bit of cover. On the ball there was Yarmolenko. A busy

:21:06. > :21:14.midfield player. 22 goals for him at international level, he plays in the

:21:15. > :21:19.midfield, and he is so busy, they call him the man with two hearts.

:21:20. > :21:23.Very industrious. Six goals in the qualifying campaign. A very

:21:24. > :21:33.important player for them. He will need to be kept an eye on. Chester

:21:34. > :21:45.looking for Jonny Williams, the ball back by Kucher. He plays his

:21:46. > :21:49.football at Shakhtar. Five of the players here for Ukraine are at

:21:50. > :21:54.Shakhtar Donetsk. Taylor is robbed, high up the

:21:55. > :21:55.Shakhtar Donetsk. Taylor is robbed, it up. Just a lack of awareness by

:21:56. > :21:58.Neil Taylor, didn't know around him. Didn't take the picture

:21:59. > :22:20.before he received the around him. Didn't take the picture

:22:21. > :22:26.have the freedom to do that. Great throw by Wayne Hennessey. Forward to

:22:27. > :22:32.Jonny Williams. WHISTLE

:22:33. > :22:36.Attempts to take the quick free kick, and the referee won't like

:22:37. > :24:03.They are seeing plenty of early Kucher. 49th cap for him tonight.

:24:04. > :24:07.They are seeing plenty of early possession. Plenty of Welsh bodies

:24:08. > :24:14.behind that ball, though, isn't fair? Not too many gaps for the

:24:15. > :24:18.Ukrainians to play the ball into. Fedetskiy is forward but he is not

:24:19. > :24:25.going to get that, and Taylor will take the throw-in.

:24:26. > :24:34.Maybe they have spotted the awareness of Huws, who has taken

:24:35. > :24:40.that free kick quickly. There is a pass on, Simon Church has done well

:24:41. > :24:51.to the right of him. Allan steps in to win the ball, but this is Huws

:24:52. > :24:56.again. He is on loan at Huddersfield from Wigan. And he has space, and

:24:57. > :25:05.Davies joins him. This is where Wales had trouble

:25:06. > :25:09.against Northern Ireland, they had plenty of the ball in this area.

:25:10. > :25:15.Plenty of possession, but just a lack of cutting edge in the final

:25:16. > :25:18.third, wasn't there? We start this game in similar fashion, we look

:25:19. > :25:22.comfortable, we are good at keeping the ball, we are keeping the ball

:25:23. > :25:26.well, we just can't get it up towards Simon Church, can't get any

:25:27. > :25:31.service up to him so that he can get hold of it. Presented to Yarmolenko,

:25:32. > :25:35.but Taylor wins it back. We are winning the ball nice and early.

:25:36. > :25:40.Good industry and commitment shown by the Wales players, and why

:25:41. > :25:46.wouldn't they? Just 74 days to the start of the Euros, 75 days to

:25:47. > :25:53.Wales's first game in Bordeaux against Slovakia. It is Williams and

:25:54. > :25:58.Taylor trying to work it down the left side, and they win the game's

:25:59. > :26:01.first corner. They did well down the left-hand side. Jonny Williams who

:26:02. > :26:06.has been lively in this opening period comes across to the left-hand

:26:07. > :26:12.side, nice little one-two with Neil Taylor who knows he has a licence to

:26:13. > :26:23.go forward. Shevchenko on the bench for Ukraine, Andre chav --

:26:24. > :26:29.Shevchenko. As Joe Allen takes this corner, he has hit it long. Williams

:26:30. > :26:36.will pick up the second ball. Gunter.

:26:37. > :26:39.He makes himself available again, and Ashley Williams has stayed

:26:40. > :27:00.forward. Emyr Huws just beaten to that, and

:27:01. > :27:05.again, Joe Allen is there. A little nudge on Jonny Williams, and the

:27:06. > :27:25.Wales fans boo that in the corner. A little handshake from Shevchuk.

:27:26. > :27:34.And Davies with the easy header back to Hennesey. So far, it has been

:27:35. > :27:38.comfortable. We have had have more of the ball, and kept it well.

:27:39. > :27:45.Ukraine haven't been tested. Good early signs for Wales, looking

:27:46. > :27:54.comfortable with the ball. I say that, and we give it away sloppily.

:27:55. > :28:02.Curse of the commentator. A bit of afters on Victor Kovalenko. Made his

:28:03. > :28:09.debut in Cyprus, highly respected. Place the Shakhtar Donetsk. Not the

:28:10. > :28:13.best ball from Williams. Wales will have to defend almost for the first

:28:14. > :28:22.time. Rotan, the skipper, is a stud over this. -- stood over this. He

:28:23. > :28:34.has plenty of blue shirts to aim for on the edge of the penalty area.

:28:35. > :28:41.Rotan of Dnipro. Khacheridi is up from the back, Fedetskiy, too. All

:28:42. > :28:47.hands to the pump for Wales. And that was rather tame. Asking too

:28:48. > :28:52.much of the players that had made their way up into the Welsh penalty

:28:53. > :28:59.box, Rotan. They were well marshalled, to be fair, by the Welsh

:29:00. > :29:02.boys. A little nudge by Ben Davies, Neil Taylor went tumbling as well.

:29:03. > :29:23.That is a good ball by Emyr Huws. They will get plenty of ball, Gunter

:29:24. > :29:27.and Taylor, both Ukrainian full-backs are tucking in slightly

:29:28. > :29:31.too much, typical centre halves, being lazy, want a bit more cover,

:29:32. > :29:34.so dragging those two further towards them, that means there is

:29:35. > :29:40.plenty of room down both wings for both Welsh wingbacks tonight. Gunter

:29:41. > :29:48.forward again, a good all in, chance for Lawrence, and just over the bar.

:29:49. > :29:53.In fact, it is turned over, so Tom Lawrence found a good space in the

:29:54. > :29:57.penalty area then. Could he have taken it on the first time of

:29:58. > :30:03.asking? He has a lovely first touch, was it there to be hit then? He

:30:04. > :30:08.dwells on it a little bit. He just wanted to make the angle a little

:30:09. > :30:11.better, didn't he? Good saved by the goalkeeper, but it all comes from

:30:12. > :30:18.that good run by Chris Gunter down the left-hand side. Williams goes

:30:19. > :30:24.up, the goalkeeper punches it away, and the referee doesn't like what he

:30:25. > :30:27.has seen in the box. He is not a natural goal-scorer, still hasn't

:30:28. > :30:40.scored for Cardiff, he only scored two on loan while Blackburn. He gets

:30:41. > :30:43.himself in good positions. Pyatov, 31 years old, the second cap tonight

:30:44. > :30:48.to him, he is their number one goalkeeper. Denys Boyko played

:30:49. > :30:54.against Cyprus, and Shevchenko, I don't think he is any relation,

:30:55. > :30:57.their third keeper. From whatever member of this goalkeeper in the

:30:58. > :31:02.European Championships, he is prone to a mistake, likes a blunder, so he

:31:03. > :31:07.needs to be tested. He has been tested more than Wayne Hennessey so

:31:08. > :31:12.far. Riz Coleman will be pretty content with what he has seen in the

:31:13. > :31:16.opening 13 and a half minutes. Already there is an improvement in

:31:17. > :31:19.the final third. We were ever so lethargic in that final third

:31:20. > :31:23.against Northern Ireland, not enough movement, didn't pass the ball

:31:24. > :31:26.caught enough, and hence in the performance against Northern

:31:27. > :31:30.Ireland, the chances that we didn't create on Thursday night, there is

:31:31. > :31:35.already better movement, that are passing, quick passing. Jonny

:31:36. > :31:41.Williams just got ahead of the ball there from Joe Allen, and a hit. Let

:31:42. > :31:57.Taylor and Davies deal with that. Very well played. Had to be. As

:31:58. > :32:07.Garmash came in. Denys Garmash plays here for Dinamo Kiev. Ukraine were

:32:08. > :32:14.known for their defensive work in the qualifiers. They actually

:32:15. > :32:22.qualified from a group won by Spain, and also involved Slovakia, who were

:32:23. > :32:26.Wales' first opponents. They went through on play-offs. They finished

:32:27. > :32:31.third and beat Slovenia over two legs in the play-offs. The first

:32:32. > :32:40.time they triumphed in play-offs on the fifth time of asking. Jonny

:32:41. > :32:45.Williams. Slightly to close. No margin for error with that pass from

:32:46. > :32:50.Williams. Had Taylor been able to get a quick touch and get the ball

:32:51. > :32:54.out of his feet, he might have been able to carry the ball into the

:32:55. > :33:01.penalty box. Andre Shevchenko saying what should have happened there. He

:33:02. > :33:09.should know, 48 goals in 111 performances for Ukraine.

:33:10. > :33:28.Church goes in, and peer toff had to react quickly.

:33:29. > :33:32.A 70,000 stadium, this, and they were expecting around 20 odd

:33:33. > :34:15.thousand here. Sandwiched by Stepanenko and Yarm

:34:16. > :34:21.Lane Cove. It was a foul the first time and he stayed on his feet,

:34:22. > :34:28.tried to get the advantage. The second challenge came in and took

:34:29. > :34:34.him down. Chester heard the shout of Ben Davies. A good ball to the Spurs

:34:35. > :34:40.defender. The next time Wales meet, he could be a member of the Premier

:34:41. > :34:48.League winning squad, Ben Davies! I think you might have something to

:34:49. > :34:55.say about that. Exactly, if Andy King is watching! We also hope that

:34:56. > :35:01.he will be! Showing no favours here. Great to have Welshmen involved.

:35:02. > :35:16.Jonny Williams fouled. Good position for Wales. He puts his body in front

:35:17. > :35:25.and draws the challenge in. You really want Sam Vokes in this

:35:26. > :35:30.position. You have Williams and Chester, both made their way up.

:35:31. > :35:35.Looks like Joe Al and is going to take it with his right foot. Ashley

:35:36. > :35:40.Williams has gone over to where the free kick is being taken. It was a

:35:41. > :35:52.challenge from behind, not the first. Allen sizes up the free kick.

:35:53. > :35:55.Davies, Williams, Chester, all forward from the back. The crowd not

:35:56. > :36:19.happy. It's a big build-up. The header puts Allen in a bit of

:36:20. > :36:25.trouble, could but good play by Williams. That is Ukraine at their

:36:26. > :36:33.best. One minute they're defending, and then they've got the ball.

:36:34. > :36:39.Bodies flying forward very quick. A bit like Wales at our best, when

:36:40. > :36:44.we've got the likes of Gareth Bale in the side. Yes, no Bale, no

:36:45. > :36:54.Ramsey, no James Collins, no Andy King. We will talk about this during

:36:55. > :37:06.the game, I'm sure, but to mine -- my mind, we've got 20 places. 16 or

:37:07. > :37:12.17 certainties. Including the three goalkeepers? Yes. Three goalkeepers

:37:13. > :37:21.being Hennessey, Ward and form Williams. Out of the outfield

:37:22. > :37:33.players, how many certainties are there? I said 18 or 19. Three or

:37:34. > :37:43.four may be. Three or four places up for grabs. The referee, from the

:37:44. > :37:51.Netherlands, is having a word with catcher Reedy. He was not the one

:37:52. > :37:58.who fouled Williams earlier. It was the third one they've had. Surely

:37:59. > :37:59.there can be no more. The referee needs to start clamping down on

:38:00. > :38:11.that. That's the ball that can catch

:38:12. > :38:19.Ukraine cold, when Ashley Williams picks the ball up. We know he loves

:38:20. > :38:25.the pass with his right foot towards Chris Gunter. Done it so many times

:38:26. > :38:36.in the Swansea City shirt. Just a bit too much on it there. Kucher

:38:37. > :38:43.looks for Fedetskiy going forward. Huws turns in the centre circle.

:38:44. > :38:48.Good play by the youngster. Did really well to win the free kick.

:38:49. > :38:56.Surrounded by three Ukrainian players in the centre circle. Good

:38:57. > :39:01.upper body strength by Huws. Again! The referee has got to take action.

:39:02. > :39:07.Garmash is the first yellow card of this game. That was a topping up

:39:08. > :39:13.procedure. Any time a Welsh player has got away from them, they have

:39:14. > :39:17.pulled them down. There were three challenges from behind that could

:39:18. > :39:21.have warranted three yellow cards on their own. May be that first card

:39:22. > :39:27.from the referee will calm things down from the Ukrainian point of

:39:28. > :39:31.view. There's been some poor challenges out there. Chris Coleman

:39:32. > :39:35.is at pains to say it isn't a friendly game, it's a warm up. He

:39:36. > :39:45.doesn't consider these games friendlies. There's a lot at stake

:39:46. > :39:52.for the players. Certainly. Three warm up games before June the 11th.

:39:53. > :39:54.Neil Taylor can't do anything else. He's just got to head the ball into

:39:55. > :40:12.an area. Ashley Williams. Ukraine have the free kick.

:40:13. > :40:25.Fedetskiy will take it. There's Ashley Williams. Yama Link oh,

:40:26. > :40:51.looking for an opening. Good ball inside to Stepanenko.

:40:52. > :40:53.looking for an opening. Good ball half. So important at this level,

:40:54. > :41:02.that you are organised. And disciplined as well. They had a bit

:41:03. > :41:06.of a challenge earlier on in front of us, after the free kick that

:41:07. > :42:38.Ashley Williams gave away. Williams runs into

:42:39. > :42:42.Ashley Williams gave away. Williams will hear from John Hartson, in the

:42:43. > :42:49.studio alongside Kit Symons. Kit Symons was on the bench for the two

:42:50. > :43:00.games against Ukraine in 2001. Next to you! I didn't get a sniff. John,

:43:01. > :43:07.what do you make of the first 20 minutes or so? I think we've been

:43:08. > :43:13.excellent. We've controlled the game, playing at our pace. Williams

:43:14. > :43:18.has looked sharp. Church threatened to go in behind very, very early, so

:43:19. > :43:24.showing we are a threat. Church likes to run in behind the

:43:25. > :43:29.opposition defence. Other than that Ukrainian half chance when Ben

:43:30. > :43:33.Davies switched off for a slight second, I've been very disappointed

:43:34. > :43:38.with the Ukraine. I know it's only a friendly but I expected more from

:43:39. > :43:51.them. Wales are totally in control of this match. Jonny Williams free

:43:52. > :43:58.kick then on the cover Link oh. Just a as much as anything. Not much in

:43:59. > :44:11.it. Just catches his ankle. In a really dangerous position. So Rotan

:44:12. > :44:30.and Yama Link oh. Rotan is the captain, wearing 14.

:44:31. > :44:46.Work for Wayne Hennessey to do here, maybe? Turns it in. Yarmalenko makes

:44:47. > :44:54.the breakthrough for the Ukraine. No trouble at all. Turned in the free

:44:55. > :45:01.kick, and the home side have the lead. And it is Yarmolenko, his 23rd

:45:02. > :45:06.goal for his country. He had an acre of space as well. Whether the Welsh

:45:07. > :45:12.boys thought that Rotan was going to have a shot on goal... It was only

:45:13. > :45:18.30 yards out. It comes off his marker. No one goes with him, no one

:45:19. > :45:22.comes off the wall. He catches it on the half volley. A terrific finish

:45:23. > :45:28.in the end. Maybe Hennessey should be doing better. He gets both hands

:45:29. > :45:33.to it on the turn, but cannot stop the ball hitting the back of the

:45:34. > :45:40.net. He will be disappointed. How on earth Yarmolenko got that much room

:45:41. > :45:47.in the penalty box... Coleman will be fuming. Another goal conceded

:45:48. > :45:52.from a set piece. Shevchenko is leading the applause as Yarmolenko

:45:53. > :45:59.moves a goal nearer his total. He's got to get to 48. On 23 now. That's

:46:00. > :46:04.the level that Shevchenko has set. It shows why he is the

:46:05. > :46:09.second-highest Ukraine goal scorer of all time. Wayne Hennessey will be

:46:10. > :46:15.disappointed. He's got to push that across the post. Yarmolenko gets

:46:16. > :46:22.hold of it, but it isn't a fiercely hit shot. It's straight at him.

:46:23. > :46:27.Should be doing better. Let's be honest, Yarmolenko to be getting

:46:28. > :46:28.that much time and space in the penalty box. He might have been

:46:29. > :46:37.waiting for an offside. Lawrence tries to put the pressure

:46:38. > :46:43.on Khacheridi, but he dribbles away with it. It is hard when you have

:46:44. > :46:50.got to work inside the box, you are stranded with the ball. Wales are to

:46:51. > :46:56.hit back against Northern Ireland, and we are going to have to do the

:46:57. > :47:04.same again. It is a real blow for them as Garmash tries to make

:47:05. > :47:10.progress. But Allen comes away with it, only Church up ahead of him.

:47:11. > :47:17.Skips a lunging challenge their by Zozulya. He didn't do enough to lose

:47:18. > :47:23.his marker. Lawrence just ran the ball out of play. I blame John

:47:24. > :47:27.Hartson for that, saying how well Wales were doing! We looked

:47:28. > :47:32.comfortable, didn't we? We really looked solid, didn't have any

:47:33. > :47:38.trouble defensively, we had had plenty of the ball in their final

:47:39. > :47:42.third. And Tom Lawrence had tested the goalkeeper once, we looked

:47:43. > :47:47.really comfortable, and then a silly free kick to give away, we fall

:47:48. > :47:51.asleep, lack of concentration from Rotan's free kick, and we get

:47:52. > :47:56.punished. It just goes to show, you can't switch off for a second.

:47:57. > :47:59.They will be a tough nut to crack now, they have conceded only four

:48:00. > :48:06.goals in qualifying, and they haven't lost in a friendly since

:48:07. > :48:13.June 2012, that was before Fomenko took over as manager. They have only

:48:14. > :48:19.lost twice in the last 18 games in this stadium, and one of those was

:48:20. > :48:26.to Spain. Their last two defeats have been against Spain, and there

:48:27. > :48:29.is no shame in that. Not at all. We went until the very last seconds of

:48:30. > :48:32.the game to get the equaliser against Northern Ireland and the

:48:33. > :48:38.other night, and one thing we do know, this team doesn't black

:48:39. > :48:46.character and spirit. Kovalenko looks at the goal-scorer, cutout by

:48:47. > :48:54.Davies, though. Annoyed with himself that he played the ball in behind

:48:55. > :49:02.Neil Taylor. You just feel, though, that the pattern of the game may

:49:03. > :49:05.have been set now,... They have got the ball, they will wait for the

:49:06. > :49:11.openings to show themselves, and they have got such a lively pair of

:49:12. > :49:20.winners, in Yarmolenko and Kovalenko. This is Kovalenko. Great

:49:21. > :49:22.challenge by Ashley Williams. Comes out the back, sees the danger, put

:49:23. > :50:01.the challenge in. As you can see, Ukraine quite happy

:50:02. > :50:05.to drop to the halfway line. Every single one of their players just

:50:06. > :50:10.before then in their own half. A lovely little touch by Jonny

:50:11. > :50:17.Williams. Do you think he is on the plane to France? I think so. He came

:50:18. > :50:22.on on Thursday and made things happen, went looking for the ball,

:50:23. > :50:28.took players on. He got lucky, it hit his back, he threaded through to

:50:29. > :50:33.Church. Gunter is there, back to Church again.

:50:34. > :50:47.Plenty of Wales shirts in the, cleared away. And Chester cuts that

:50:48. > :50:58.through ball out. Lawrence made himself available, Davies.

:50:59. > :51:06.It just shows how important that one piece of sloppy play can cost you so

:51:07. > :51:08.much at international level. They win you games, and they use you

:51:09. > :51:27.games, set pieces. I thought he won the ball, and that

:51:28. > :51:36.is what his argument is. A decent challenge, played the ball off the

:51:37. > :51:44.shin of Garmash. Rotan, the captain, goes back to Kucher.

:51:45. > :51:55.Remember, we remember this stadium from the 2012 final when Spain put

:51:56. > :52:02.four past Italy. Stepanenko, a couple of dummies, well done by

:52:03. > :52:10.Yarmolenko, but it went through to Hennesey, who rolls it out Allen.

:52:11. > :52:14.And once again, a great move by Yarmolenko who rolls it out to

:52:15. > :52:19.Kovalenko. Not standing still, they go out to midfield to look for the

:52:20. > :52:25.ball, very difficult to pick up. He has made a good run for Wales, then.

:52:26. > :52:35.Just over ten minutes to go to half-time, Wales trailing 1-0.

:52:36. > :52:41.Yarmolenko with the goal, good play by Taylor and Lawrence, can they get

:52:42. > :52:47.across over? Taylor can. Can't find a Wales team-mate. Just a lack of

:52:48. > :52:51.bodies in that Ukrainian penalty box. Chris Gunter has done his very

:52:52. > :53:04.best to get onto that back post, otherwise there is only Simon Church

:53:05. > :53:11.in that six yard box. You wonder why they had a chat before the free

:53:12. > :53:15.kick, this is why. They really smart finish from Yarmolenko. And really

:53:16. > :53:20.well found by Rotan, in all fairness. Looking at it again,

:53:21. > :53:25.Hennesey is screaming at his defenders far allowing Yarmolenko so

:53:26. > :53:30.much space to score, but he will be disappointed. You should be stopping

:53:31. > :53:40.that. Seal of approval from Andre Shevchenko, this is how I would have

:53:41. > :53:46.done it. He used to wear 7, didn't he? Heeded. So, the question is now,

:53:47. > :53:59.can Wales respond? They would rather learn a lesson in

:54:00. > :54:03.a game like this, get all of the mistakes out of the way in the three

:54:04. > :54:10.friendlies that we have got before we go to France. Learn your lessons,

:54:11. > :54:13.and move on. You can't dwell on them, nothing you can do about it

:54:14. > :54:21.now, but just make sure that it doesn't happen again. Don't mind

:54:22. > :54:28.being opened up with an unbelievable move and a fantastic finish, but

:54:29. > :54:39.that was avoidable, Rob. The goal on Thursday, it is avoidable if

:54:40. > :54:46.everybody does their job. It is going chilly Ade Olympic Stadium in

:54:47. > :54:50.Kiev. Williams was brought down by Khacheridi. Is Khacheridi going to

:54:51. > :54:57.be the second Ukraine player booked? He is. That is what he does well,

:54:58. > :55:02.Jonny Williams, just move the ball well, so quickly, draws defender in.

:55:03. > :55:06.Khacheridi thinks he can win it, but the ball has gone past him. He is

:55:07. > :55:14.making sure that Jonathan Williams isn't in a similar position to wear

:55:15. > :55:17.Ukraine scored. What have Wales got up their sleeve? They are leaving it

:55:18. > :55:23.to the youngsters, Lawrence and Huws. Just make this goalkeeper

:55:24. > :55:25.work, hit the target, bans it in front of him, follow the ball in. He

:55:26. > :55:36.will give you something. Emyr Huws did score against the

:55:37. > :55:43.Netherlands. Tom Lawrence yet to open his account for Wales. The

:55:44. > :55:52.referee just ensures that the wall is back the full ten.

:55:53. > :56:04.He is very precise, this referee. This is Lawrence. Wasted, absolutely

:56:05. > :56:08.wasted by Tom Lawrence. You don't see how money goals he has scored

:56:09. > :56:12.from that distance from free kicks, the angle is better, and favoured.

:56:13. > :56:18.Emyr Huws on his left foot. A horrible free kick. Next time, Emyr

:56:19. > :56:26.Huws will pull rank. Leave this one to me, Tom. It is hard when Gareth

:56:27. > :56:30.Bale plays, because no one else gets a chance to take them, because he is

:56:31. > :56:36.so good at them. He would have fancied that. Just his distance,

:56:37. > :56:42.wasn't it, just his distance. He will be back from France, though,

:56:43. > :56:44.that's the main thing. They are trying to win the ball when they

:56:45. > :56:49.can't win it, the Ukrainian defenders. That is a good ball out

:56:50. > :56:53.to Jonathan Williams, and sometimes as a defender you just have to let

:56:54. > :56:58.the player get hold of it, make sure he doesn't turn you, and force him

:56:59. > :57:00.to go back. Uncompromising is probably the word. Clumsy, whatever

:57:01. > :57:16.you want to call a. Chester looks at Jonny Williams

:57:17. > :57:21.again. It was Kucher who was there, and Tom Lawrence wins it back. Well

:57:22. > :57:26.worked, Tom Lawrence. And once more, Williams is targeted. He is not the

:57:27. > :57:31.biggest, Jonny Williams, and Chris Coleman shows his frustration. How

:57:32. > :57:36.many more times? I bet he is thinking. That is six or seven on

:57:37. > :57:43.Williams, and only the one yellow card, could have seen at least three

:57:44. > :57:47.or four in this opening half. If he is thinking, how many more times,

:57:48. > :57:53.what is Jonny Williams thinking? What have I done?

:57:54. > :58:02.Lawrence wanted the throw. It was never the throw for Wales. Too much

:58:03. > :58:08.time, should have played it earlier to Neil Taylor, who I think is

:58:09. > :58:19.telling them that now. This is out of that its key -- this is

:58:20. > :58:26.Fedetskiy, a straight pass picked up by Gunter, leaves it was Huws. The

:58:27. > :58:29.coverage done by Ukraine TV tonight, so we don't have possession

:58:30. > :58:43.statistics, but I imagine Wales are probably edging it.

:58:44. > :58:53.Davies trying to find Church, and Taylor just tugging Stepanenko. And

:58:54. > :58:57.that is the ball. Fedetskiy is nice and tight with Neil Taylor, meaning

:58:58. > :58:59.there is plenty of room to drop the ball over the Ukrainian right back's

:59:00. > :59:27.head. Simon Church down the left hand side for Wales.

:59:28. > :59:28.penalty box, and Emyr Huws concedes the first corner that Ukraine have

:59:29. > :59:34.won. And here they come, Khacheridi and

:59:35. > :59:45.Kucher from the back, And here they come, Khacheridi and

:59:46. > :01:17.Williams under pressure from Headed out

:01:18. > :01:27.Williams under pressure from Kovalenko.

:01:28. > :01:40.Took a quick throw to Williams. Up in the air again! It has -- he has

:01:41. > :01:45.spent a lot of time in the air tonight, Jonny Williams. And on the

:01:46. > :01:49.floor, bless him. But he has impressed me in this first half.

:01:50. > :01:56.He's tried to make things happen, taken people on. He's been fouled

:01:57. > :02:00.many times in this first half. Last chance for Wales, maybe, in this

:02:01. > :02:04.first half, to avoid heading to half-time trailing. Allen drives in

:02:05. > :02:23.the free kick. Not a bad one. Williams rushed into the past. I

:02:24. > :02:28.think Tom should have crushed it. He had half a second to put that ball

:02:29. > :02:33.into the penalty box. That's all you can do. Can't pick anybody out. Just

:02:34. > :02:36.hope that one of the four bodies you've got in there can get on the

:02:37. > :02:42.end of it. That's the half-time whistle. Wales will be really

:02:43. > :02:47.disappointed, because they more than held their own in that first half.

:02:48. > :02:55.One bit of sloppy defensive play from a set piece, and Yarmolenko

:02:56. > :03:01.pounced for his 23rd goal for his country, where he took it. You can

:03:02. > :03:06.see why Yarmolenko is the second highest goal-scorer in Ukraine

:03:07. > :03:11.history. I think Chris will be frustrated and angry with that goal

:03:12. > :03:16.we conceded, because we've looked good, comfortable and strong

:03:17. > :03:21.defensively. We've had plenty of possession. Haven't really made it

:03:22. > :03:26.count, but we have to concentrate on set pieces. It's hurting us at the

:03:27. > :03:34.moment. Half-time here at the Olympic Stadium. Work for Wales to

:03:35. > :03:39.do. Wales had started impressively in Kiev before Jonny Williams

:03:40. > :03:44.conceded this free kick. A lovely free kick in from Rotan. What a

:03:45. > :03:49.finish from Yarmolenko to give Ukraine the 1-0 lead. They had

:03:50. > :03:56.barely threatened before that, but a lovely finish there to give the home

:03:57. > :04:01.side the lead. The legend Shevchenko certainly appreciated that one. But

:04:02. > :04:06.Chris Coleman will be very annoyed at half-time, because Wales had

:04:07. > :04:11.started so well. He will be annoyed with the goal, the fact that his

:04:12. > :04:16.defence were sleeping for it. But nobody expected Rotan to hit that

:04:17. > :04:20.type of free kick. They were looking for the shot. An unbelievable piece

:04:21. > :04:25.of skill to dink the ball over the ball, then Yarmolenko gets onto it.

:04:26. > :04:30.Wales looked comfortable. They started the game well. The goal

:04:31. > :04:39.came, and that has given the Ukraine a bit of a lift. Talk to us about

:04:40. > :04:43.Wales defensively. He has run off the wall, so no one is marking him

:04:44. > :04:51.at all. We were caught on our heels a bit. No one is expecting that,

:04:52. > :04:59.though. And Yarmolenko cuts in from the right hand side. A terrific

:05:00. > :05:05.finish. That is a really difficult skill as well. When you look at the

:05:06. > :05:10.ball, there is probably plenty of dampness on the pitch, so the ball

:05:11. > :05:14.is skidding up fast. A wonderful finish from Yarmolenko. Could

:05:15. > :05:22.Hennessey have done better? I think he will be disappointed. Beaten at

:05:23. > :05:26.the post. You would ruling at the performance of Joe Allen. I don't

:05:27. > :05:33.think the Ukrainians will tire of seeing that goal! It's a difficult

:05:34. > :05:37.one. He got in there and had to hit it very fast. He probably catches

:05:38. > :05:43.Hennessey a bit flat-footed. He struck it well, a lot of pace, great

:05:44. > :05:49.contact. Very difficult. You would ruling at the performance of Joe

:05:50. > :05:56.Allen. He was controlling things at the start. He was. Showing his

:05:57. > :05:59.class. We have a map here as regards to him and his touches. He always

:06:00. > :06:06.looks like he has plenty of time on the ball. Wonderful feat. Hardly

:06:07. > :06:11.ever gives the ball away. He keeps it alive and is a wonderful football

:06:12. > :06:18.player. This time he gets it back and knows when to go. His ankles and

:06:19. > :06:22.his body shape is always great. He is always on the right angle to

:06:23. > :06:28.receive the ball. When you have a player like him on the team, he is

:06:29. > :06:33.certainly a starter for Chris in the year rose in the first game. A

:06:34. > :06:41.wonderful performance tonight. -- in the Euros. We talk about Gareth

:06:42. > :06:45.Bale, but he is equally important to us. Let's talk about some of the

:06:46. > :06:50.other players trying to impress this evening, in particular Lawrence and

:06:51. > :06:58.Williams. They have linked up with Church. They have done well. Done a

:06:59. > :07:03.lot of work. Tonight is a great of that unity for these young boys.

:07:04. > :07:09.Over well, they have done it pretty well. The overall shape in midfield

:07:10. > :07:14.with Allen and Huws, to keep the ball alive and recycle, and those

:07:15. > :07:22.two playing in behind a front man is very important. A good save was

:07:23. > :07:27.drawn from the keeper. He is getting in just behind Church. It's

:07:28. > :07:34.important. Simon Church stretches it long. It is a thankless task playing

:07:35. > :07:37.as that lone striker. It can be difficult, but you have to keep

:07:38. > :07:45.going to create space for other people. Is that the thing about Tom

:07:46. > :07:52.Lawrence? His end ability isn't there. His goal-scoring record

:07:53. > :07:58.hasn't been great. Wales lack a prominent threat when there is no

:07:59. > :08:03.Bale in the side, and no Ramsey, who likes to break forward. But we've

:08:04. > :08:11.got to try and find them. We've got what we've got, Church, Vokes and

:08:12. > :08:16.young Lawrence. We've got to work to get them in forward positions. When

:08:17. > :08:21.our best players come back we will be a more potent force. For now,

:08:22. > :08:26.Lawrence has good touch and movement and works really hard. It is just

:08:27. > :08:33.that lack of hitting the target and being clinical in front of goal.

:08:34. > :08:39.Let's have a look at some other results in friendlies taking place

:08:40. > :08:47.across Europe this evening. A results, Andorra against Moldova.

:08:48. > :08:53.Lipton Steyn is up against the Faroe Islands. Northern Ireland against

:08:54. > :08:59.Slovenia is getting under way. Closer to home, a disappointing game

:09:00. > :09:04.for Newport County, beaten at home today by Accrington. In the National

:09:05. > :09:12.League, what a win this was for Wrexham! A huge win as they chase

:09:13. > :09:16.promotion. Wes Yorke scored the winner three minutes into injury

:09:17. > :09:21.time, so they beat Cheltenham, the leaders, by 3-1. They are now three

:09:22. > :09:25.points outside the play-off positions. Now some of the

:09:26. > :09:32.programmes coming up for you later in the week on BBC Wales. Another

:09:33. > :09:41.PRO 12 derby for you on Friday night. Sport Wales is on at 9:05pm.

:09:42. > :09:53.On Saturday afternoon, another derby. Plenty of those at the

:09:54. > :09:59.moment. On Sunday, we will review all of the weekend's action. You can

:10:00. > :10:05.have your chance to have your say on what you have seen tonight in

:10:06. > :10:12.Ukraine. It is the phone in on BBC Radio Wales. Give us a call later

:10:13. > :10:18.straight after this programme. So it is a huge summer ahead for

:10:19. > :10:26.Wales. A huge summer for BBC television. We prepared to bring you

:10:27. > :10:31.all of the drama from France. Have you got your tickets? Have you

:10:32. > :10:37.booked your flights yet? Wales' first appearance at a major final

:10:38. > :10:43.since 1958 begins in Bordeaux against Slovakia. Then the match

:10:44. > :10:49.that everyone will want a ticket for, the massive all British battle

:10:50. > :10:54.against England on June 16. The group stage continues with a trip to

:10:55. > :10:58.Toulouse in the south. Some sight seeing for the fans and may be a

:10:59. > :11:03.springboard to the last 16, when Wales face Russia on the 20th of

:11:04. > :11:10.June. We have it all covered for you.

:11:11. > :11:15.It is so close now. You can almost feel it. How much are you looking

:11:16. > :11:26.forward to France now? Only 75 days to go. We have waited long enough.

:11:27. > :11:31.Waited 58 years. Many a great player representing Wales in years gone by

:11:32. > :11:36.haven't had the opportunity to go. Great players. This group have done

:11:37. > :11:41.it. Something very special under Chris Coleman and his staff. I'm

:11:42. > :11:47.really looking forward to it. I will be there with the BBC, very excited

:11:48. > :11:51.like every other Welsh person. We have had three warm up games since

:11:52. > :11:59.Wales qualified. The draw against Northern Ireland, and losing so far

:12:00. > :12:05.against Ukraine. Do you feel more or less confident about Wales' chances

:12:06. > :12:09.in France? Equally, really. Ideally you would want to go in with

:12:10. > :12:15.positive results from the warm up games, but I am still very confident

:12:16. > :12:21.and looking forward to it. Come the first game it will be a different

:12:22. > :12:26.proposition. A lot of the focus is going to be on the England game, the

:12:27. > :12:30.second match. Do we have more to fear from England, having seen how

:12:31. > :12:38.well they did against Germany in Berlin? I don't think so. They will

:12:39. > :12:43.be just as worried about us as we are about them. We are basically...

:12:44. > :12:49.There will be no pressure on our boys. It is our first tournament in

:12:50. > :12:54.58 years. The English press will put all sorts of pressure on their team,

:12:55. > :12:59.as they always do in every tournament, so we can go into that

:13:00. > :13:04.game and embrace it. It is a derby game. We want to win and be

:13:05. > :13:10.competitive, but all the pressure is on England. We have to have Gareth

:13:11. > :13:14.Bale and Aaron Ramsey fit stand any chance against the likes of Russia.

:13:15. > :13:21.We have excellent players who are very important to us as a nation.

:13:22. > :13:26.Ideally, you would want those boys fit and playing well, and they will

:13:27. > :13:32.scare any team in the world. Talking about Joe Allen this evening. Maybe

:13:33. > :13:37.he is sometimes underrated. We don't give him enough credit. That's

:13:38. > :13:41.because we don't see him that often for his team. At Liverpool, he

:13:42. > :13:47.doesn't let anybody down, but he doesn't play every week. Jurgen

:13:48. > :13:52.Klopp likes to rotate his squad. Whenever Joe comes in, he does very

:13:53. > :13:59.well for his club team, so it is a hard one. When he plays for Wales,

:14:00. > :14:04.he likes just to play. He is amongst his mates. Chris really rates him.

:14:05. > :14:07.He's one of our best midfield players, but we don't see him as

:14:08. > :14:13.much as we would like to in a Liverpool shirt, and that's his

:14:14. > :14:16.problem there with the manager. The commentators were having that

:14:17. > :14:21.discussion about how many players are on the margins at the moment,

:14:22. > :14:26.how many tough calls Chris Coleman has to make. Do you think maybe 20

:14:27. > :14:33.have booked their place? If everybody is fit, there's probably

:14:34. > :14:38.three or four places up for grabs. The majority of the squad, probably

:14:39. > :14:46.about 19 or 20, pick themselves if they are fully fit. We pray there

:14:47. > :14:51.will be! That is the thing for Chris Coleman. Crossing his fingers,

:14:52. > :14:58.touching wood, that these players are going to be fit for France.

:14:59. > :15:02.That's right. Our top, top players, the ones who predominantly come to

:15:03. > :15:09.the fore for us, and we now speak matches, we need them. It is

:15:10. > :15:17.imperative they are fit. We have a good squad. Other good players as

:15:18. > :15:23.well. Chris will probably know 20, 21. There may be one or two who play

:15:24. > :15:27.exceptionally well between now and the end of the season, and might put

:15:28. > :15:33.something in Chris' mind. Many of them will hoping the judge be hoping

:15:34. > :15:39.to get the opportunity off the bench in the second half. Let's start to

:15:40. > :15:44.look forward to it. Wales had 58% of the possession in the first half,

:15:45. > :15:49.which backs up what we were saying about how much of the ball Wales had

:15:50. > :15:55.before they conceded. In open play, we were excellent. The better side.

:15:56. > :15:59.We didn't have loads of chances, but we looked very comfortable. That

:16:00. > :16:05.makes it galling to concede another goal from a set piece, which cost us

:16:06. > :16:09.on Thursday, but Chris will be delighted with the overall

:16:10. > :16:16.performance. He will make changes probably after 70 minutes. Who do

:16:17. > :16:17.you hope to see in the second half? Tom Bradshaw is doing very well in

:16:18. > :16:30.League 1 with Walsall. Chris went on record to say that

:16:31. > :16:36.Bradshaw would get some time tonight. Sometimes when you make six

:16:37. > :16:40.or seven changes, I think there will be lots of changes, the game can

:16:41. > :16:45.fizzle out a little bit. That's the way it is. He has to look at several

:16:46. > :16:49.other players, but I think Bradshaw might well be one that we might see.

:16:50. > :16:55.George Williams is a guy you know very well, Kit, from Fulham. Is he

:16:56. > :17:00.one who is definitely going, probably going to France? It

:17:01. > :17:03.wouldn't be definite, because he is obviously coming back from injury,

:17:04. > :17:10.getting some good game time at Gillingham. But he started the game

:17:11. > :17:15.very brightly, and I know Chris likes him a lot. A little bit to do

:17:16. > :17:20.for him, and a few others perhaps. We are about to rejoin our

:17:21. > :17:24.commentary team out in Kiev for the second half, Rob Phillips of Ewan

:17:25. > :17:27.Roberts, to see whether Wales can come back from behind and pull

:17:28. > :17:29.themselves back into this one in this panel to that Euro 2016 warm up

:17:30. > :18:04.game. -- penultimate. Olympic Stadium in the heart of

:18:05. > :18:11.Kiev. Mikhail Fomenko making his way back to his seat, and no changes to

:18:12. > :18:18.either side at half-time. This could be a warm up game with a

:18:19. > :19:51.And overall, UN Roberts, we have heard a

:19:52. > :20:02.And overall, UN Roberts, we have required, put in a meaty challenge

:20:03. > :20:06.or two. The former champion came to speak to us at half-time, and he

:20:07. > :20:13.thinks at least 12 of the centre-back should have been sent

:20:14. > :20:21.off by now. He was no angel himself on the pitch! If you want to speak

:20:22. > :20:32.to Kevin later tonight, call us immediately after this game, or

:20:33. > :20:40.tweet us at BBC Radio 1 Wales. Really good awareness by Ben Davies.

:20:41. > :20:46.The offside flag against him is up. Get away with it, they had a four

:20:47. > :20:53.against three. Emyr Huws taking too much time on the ball, not moving it

:20:54. > :20:58.early enough, and you can't lose it ten or 15 yards offside in your own

:20:59. > :21:08.penalty area. Lost, Lego, Chester goes diving in. -- lost to

:21:09. > :21:12.Yarmolenko. I think he was saying that Jonathan Williams was once

:21:13. > :21:16.again fouled. He can have no complaints with that decision, gets

:21:17. > :21:22.drawn in, slides in, takes the player down, dangerous position,

:21:23. > :21:31.especially when you have someone of Rotan's ability on set pieces.

:21:32. > :21:47.It is his 86th cap tonight, there are really experienced, this Ukraine

:21:48. > :21:53.side. The crowd rises, as does Chris Gunter to head the ball away.

:21:54. > :21:58.Lawrence will have to do a lot by himself, although he is getting

:21:59. > :22:03.support from Emyr Huws. Taylor is joining him as well, Lawrence goes

:22:04. > :22:09.himself. Looks for Jonny Williams, may find him eventually. A decent

:22:10. > :22:15.run by Lawrence, I think that is what they like about him. He showed

:22:16. > :22:19.it against Holland, his movement and pace, he played that lone striker

:22:20. > :22:25.role superbly back in November, but we haven't seen that type of

:22:26. > :22:31.performance since he has been Cardiff. I was disappointed on

:22:32. > :22:34.Thursday, he didn't really get involved in the game against

:22:35. > :22:37.Northern Ireland, he has been better tonight but you get the feeling

:22:38. > :22:39.there is so much more to come from the young man. Davies did well

:22:40. > :23:00.there. Gunter is joint 10th in the overall

:23:01. > :23:04.caps for Wales. The consistency of Gunter must be under some threat

:23:05. > :23:09.even at this distance. He has a great chance of being the first

:23:10. > :23:14.Welshman to win a hundred caps. What is he, 26? Great chance, a

:23:15. > :23:20.magnificent servant. And so enthusiastic, as well. Another

:23:21. > :23:23.yellow card, this time it goes to Fedetskiy. Perhaps Chris Coleman has

:23:24. > :23:31.had a word with the referee at half-time. Maybe he bumped into

:23:32. > :23:39.Kevin Ratcliffe! So, Wales free kick, Joe Allen. That was a nasty

:23:40. > :23:44.one, as well. He is lucky he has seen it coming in, he is caught and

:23:45. > :23:54.he jumps at the same time, I think. A poor challenge by Fedetskiy. The

:23:55. > :24:03.fans will be wincing at that. Allen with the free kick, and Pyatov

:24:04. > :24:06.collectors. That was flighty from Joe Allen, the goalkeeper sees it

:24:07. > :24:12.coming from a long way, decides to come and take the pressure off his

:24:13. > :24:14.defenders. Yarmolenko will stretch, Chester and Williams rushing back,

:24:15. > :24:19.and Hennesey does the job at the other end. Well done, Wayne

:24:20. > :24:24.Hennessey, good safe hands this time. That is when Ukraine are at

:24:25. > :24:29.their best, when they are counterattacking, they have pace in

:24:30. > :24:31.wide areas, not the best delivery, not the best cross, showing good

:24:32. > :24:42.energy down the right-hand side, but good hands by Wales's number one,

:24:43. > :24:48.Wayne Hennessey. Taylor at Swansea City, and Joe Allen is on the ball

:24:49. > :24:52.now, goes through to Church. Gunter there again. Joe Allen just beaten

:24:53. > :24:58.in the air, it breaks the Taylor who lays it up for Huws, who just lacks

:24:59. > :25:04.a bit of composure from distance. No believe in that shot, from Emyr

:25:05. > :25:07.Huws. Got himself in a good position, Joe Allen did very well

:25:08. > :25:12.with the header, but he needs to make sure the defender doesn't get a

:25:13. > :25:15.clear header. All he can do is head the ball to Neil Taylor, who has the

:25:16. > :25:22.awareness that Huws is coming onto the ball, but no conviction in the

:25:23. > :25:28.shot. Richards and Hanley are warming up. Do you think that club

:25:29. > :25:32.commitments will play a part in Kris Commons's substitutions? Ashley

:25:33. > :25:38.Williams wanted to play in both warm up matches. He doesn't want to miss

:25:39. > :25:42.a second of any game for Swansea or Wales! You want to keep club

:25:43. > :25:45.managers on your side, you don't know when you will need them, and

:25:46. > :25:54.common sense will come into it, I'm sure. I do think Ashley will play

:25:55. > :26:05.the full game. Swansea City go to Stoke on Saturday. Emyr Huws. He has

:26:06. > :26:11.been pleasing on the item night in possession. Neat and tidy on the

:26:12. > :26:14.ball, got caught on a couple of occasions, but when you have a

:26:15. > :26:19.player like him, who always wants the ball, that is going to happen.

:26:20. > :26:26.Williams goes tumbling once more, and this time he is appealing for

:26:27. > :26:31.handball. There is no justice, Jonny , no justice at all! Shevchuk towers

:26:32. > :26:48.over him. Stepanenko. Fedetskiy looking for Kovalenko,

:26:49. > :26:54.straight onto the right side of Ukraine.

:26:55. > :27:06.I would like to see us maybe press slightly higher up the pitch, go and

:27:07. > :27:09.close the likes of Kucher and Khacheridi down, see if they are as

:27:10. > :27:16.confident when they haven't got time to play out of the back, forced them

:27:17. > :27:21.into mistakes, make them play at early. Williams ends up on the

:27:22. > :27:35.ground again, but he finds Allen, and Gunter. That wins the free kick,

:27:36. > :27:40.Stepanenko. They are seeing plenty of the ball in this sort of area.

:27:41. > :27:43.The start of possession, we showed in the first half we had far more

:27:44. > :27:48.than Ukraine, we have looked really comfortable. It is just that final

:27:49. > :27:52.pass that is going to open things out for one of our boys to maybe get

:27:53. > :27:57.a shot on target, as Tom Lawrence did in that first half, just take a

:27:58. > :28:05.bit more care with that final ball in, that is all that is needed. This

:28:06. > :28:09.time Joe Allen has taken command. From a similar range to wear Huws

:28:10. > :28:17.and Lawrence for on the ball in the first half. That is no better,

:28:18. > :28:22.though. Probably the right option to cross it in, but just doesn't get

:28:23. > :28:24.anything underneath it whatsoever. Zozulya was trying to send Kovalenko

:28:25. > :28:43.clear, but Gunter was on hand. This is Yarmolenko, momentarily out

:28:44. > :28:48.of position. Not afraid to try his chances. You know he is always going

:28:49. > :28:52.to want to come inside from that right-hand side, and maybe get a

:28:53. > :28:57.shot as he did then with his left foot, or maybe cross it. He doesn't

:28:58. > :29:02.want to go down the line, and maybe when he gets in that position, he

:29:03. > :29:06.needs to be forced. I am not going to let you cut inside and do what

:29:07. > :29:09.you want to do. If you are going to beat me, you have to go down the

:29:10. > :29:18.line and cross it with your right foot. Wales trailing to the goal by

:29:19. > :29:28.Andriy Yarmolenko in the first half. After 28 minutes. The ball brought

:29:29. > :29:32.up by Huws, Williams, Allen again. He tries the shot, and it is only

:29:33. > :29:37.half palmed away by Pyatov, who was caught by surprise. You work this

:29:38. > :29:41.goalkeeper, and he will give you something. And it all comes, Tom

:29:42. > :29:47.Lawrence putting pressure on Khacheridi, who gives the ball away

:29:48. > :29:54.in his own half, and it is a well struck shot by Joe Allen, straight

:29:55. > :29:57.at the goalkeeper, he doesn't collect that, both fists to the

:29:58. > :30:07.ball, not the clearest of punches by Pyatov. He hasn't scored for Wales,

:30:08. > :30:21.Joe Allen. 25th cap tonight. And it looks like Ukraine are looking at

:30:22. > :30:30.surrogate Sydorchuk to come on. The first change, I would expect plenty

:30:31. > :30:36.more, maybe Zozulya will make way. It is into the Wales ox again! And

:30:37. > :30:41.again, Wales poor on set pieces, and that is the worry for Chris Colm

:30:42. > :30:44.and. I think it was Kucher this time, the backward header by the big

:30:45. > :30:50.centre-half, a good all in once again by Rotan. Wayne Hennessey had

:30:51. > :30:56.it covered, I think, had it been going on target, I think big Wayne

:30:57. > :30:59.would have collected that one. He was looking for Taylor with a

:31:00. > :31:11.clearance, Taylor wants to take the throw-in quickly.

:31:12. > :31:26.Sydorchuk is about to come on for the Ukraine. Huws only had Church to

:31:27. > :31:31.aim for. Cut out by Kucher. That is what I am talking about. Put it into

:31:32. > :31:36.an area and then ask the questions of your forward-thinking players.

:31:37. > :31:43.Take a gamble. Can he get on the end of it? A low driven cross by Emyr

:31:44. > :31:48.Huws in the end. You wouldn't have thought that a corner directly

:31:49. > :31:58.opposite the Ukraine penalty area... Rotan, the captain, is making way

:31:59. > :32:14.for Sydorchuk. 24-year-old plays here at Dinamo Kiev. His 10th cap.

:32:15. > :32:22.The captain's night is finished. Wales have the throw-in in a good

:32:23. > :32:30.area. Shaun MacDonald is ready to come on, as is a big Sam Vokes. The

:32:31. > :32:32.changes for Wales as well. This is where it gets really complicated,

:32:33. > :32:35.when all the changes start happening. We thought we'd got away

:32:36. > :32:49.with it at half-time! Sam Vokes may have had more

:32:50. > :32:54.possession when he played tonight than he did on Thursday against

:32:55. > :33:00.Northern Ireland. Church made an excellent run there to win a corner.

:33:01. > :33:04.All about the work rate of Simon Church. It is about making a bad

:33:05. > :33:13.ball into a good one. That is what he done -- he does well. We haven't

:33:14. > :33:17.seen enough of it. Sometimes his movement forces the person on the

:33:18. > :33:20.ball to put that all into the area. Simon Church makes way for big Sam

:33:21. > :33:38.Vokes. And Jonny Williams, who I think has

:33:39. > :33:42.probably done enough in the friendlies since the Euro qualifiers

:33:43. > :33:50.finished, makes way for Sean MacDonald. I totally agree. He did

:33:51. > :33:55.well when he came on on Thursday, made things happen. He's looked

:33:56. > :33:56.really bright tonight as well. Jonathan Williams, done enough I

:33:57. > :34:08.think. Davies was the target of the corner.

:34:09. > :34:15.Plenty of Wales players were waiting in the middle. Just hit it wide by

:34:16. > :34:22.James Chester. I think it was just behind him. Maybe he went a second

:34:23. > :34:28.to early. It's a difficult chance. Can't really get the power he needed

:34:29. > :34:35.to hit the target. What a good chance for Sean muck Donald. --

:34:36. > :34:48.Shaun Macdonald. The forgotten man for Wales.

:34:49. > :34:57.He isn't finding first-team football regularly at Bournemouth, but he has

:34:58. > :35:06.been given a new contract. So he is rated by Eddie Howe. A foul there by

:35:07. > :35:13.Kucher, who pleads innocence. Correctly, on that occasion. He's

:35:14. > :35:25.got away with a phew, mind. It's a free kick for me. Zozulia backed

:35:26. > :35:31.into James Chester. A good bit of play for Wales. Comfortable in

:35:32. > :35:40.possession. Sean MacDonald made the running behind from the throw in.

:35:41. > :35:51.Should have got himself. We caught them sleeping.

:35:52. > :36:08.A good ball, looking for Fedetskiy. Neil Taylor did very well. They are

:36:09. > :36:10.both down in the penalty area. The right back can tear into the penalty

:36:11. > :36:17.box. Neil Taylor did every so well. right back can tear into the penalty

:36:18. > :36:32.Put his body on. Made sure he was not going to

:36:33. > :36:38.coming in from the right hand side. Taylor did just enough. Just used

:36:39. > :36:52.his body. Just leaned into Fedetskiy. A change in the offing

:36:53. > :38:25.for Wales. It is Jazz Richards. He's being prepared to see some

:38:26. > :38:31.defence missing Ashley Williams must suffer, you would think. Thank

:38:32. > :38:33.goodness we don't see it that often. He's like a machine. I've said it

:38:34. > :38:57.before. When we haven't got the likes of

:38:58. > :39:05.Bale, when we win it halfway in our own half, we can't then play the

:39:06. > :39:10.ball forward with pace. When the opposition's back for our playing

:39:11. > :39:15.quite hide towards the centre circle, we turn teams. We knows that

:39:16. > :39:20.those two are always going to win the race and get to the ball first.

:39:21. > :39:27.We haven't done that enough tonight, nor against Northern Ireland. You

:39:28. > :39:33.also mentioned Aaron Ramsey. He's the one with the creativity and

:39:34. > :39:37.vision in the middle of the park to thread those types of walls through.

:39:38. > :39:45.to thread those types of walls through.

:39:46. > :39:52.Chester was very cool. James Chester has done himself the power of good

:39:53. > :39:58.in these two games so far. He hasn't really played too much football for

:39:59. > :40:03.West Brom. Spent a lot of time in the stands and on the bench. The

:40:04. > :40:08.last month he has had more of a regular place. He probably needed to

:40:09. > :40:17.good performances with the form of James Collins for West Ham. There is

:40:18. > :40:19.always any gathered on, playing in the Mark Noble testimonial today. 49

:40:20. > :40:35.caps. The wise men of Ukrainian football.

:40:36. > :40:46.Shevchenko on the right. Mikhail Fomenko on the left.

:40:47. > :40:54.The Wales defence coped with that. Great covering. Tidied things up for

:40:55. > :41:10.Wales. Wayne Hennessey made a hash of that!

:41:11. > :41:17.Put yourself under pressure. Chris Gunter, he does put him under

:41:18. > :41:24.pressure, but big Wayne has got two good feet, both right and left. He

:41:25. > :41:29.is a good kick up of the ball. Maybe he could see Zozulia closing him

:41:30. > :41:40.down. He more than made up for his missed kick in the end.

:41:41. > :42:21.Chris Coleman had a good view of all that. Very close to him. Kucher has

:42:22. > :42:28.taken over the captaincy now. 1-1 in the past two games between these two

:42:29. > :42:40.countries. Wales would take that now. Need a goal, though.

:42:41. > :42:51.Just too far away from Vokes, the big, burly striker. You just need

:42:52. > :42:57.someone making a run across Stepanenko in the end. Sam can't do

:42:58. > :43:02.both. You can only do one. Jazz did under hit the ball, but if someone

:43:03. > :43:05.had made the run across the Ukrainian midfielder, might have

:43:06. > :43:11.been able to get on the end of it. More changes in the offing for

:43:12. > :43:20.Wales. We are high up in the crows nest here at the Olympic Stadium,

:43:21. > :43:26.where I think I see Bradshaw and Henley coming on. Henley, the

:43:27. > :43:31.Blackburn player, of course. And Tom Bradshaw, much talk about him, the

:43:32. > :43:57.Walsall striker. Set to make his debut.

:43:58. > :44:14.Taylor cuts out really well. Lawrence is up ahead.

:44:15. > :44:26.Lawrence, dealt with by Kucher. You do wonder how many fouls Kucher is

:44:27. > :44:30.going to get away with. I think this one is given against Stepanenko for

:44:31. > :44:42.the late challenge against Allen. A clumsy challenge. So Adam Henley is

:44:43. > :44:49.coming on for Neil Taylor. Guidolin will be sure dutch will be pleased,

:44:50. > :44:56.I'm sure, that his two players are out of the firing line. Henley is

:44:57. > :45:01.normally right back, but he will go over to the left-hand side. He

:45:02. > :45:07.filled the role against Northern Ireland.

:45:08. > :45:20.And although they held up the wrong number, it is Tom Lawrence making

:45:21. > :45:27.wafer Tom Bradshaw, Walsall striker. He has got about 18 minutes or so to

:45:28. > :45:32.make an impression. Lets go and see what you are all about, Tom. 16

:45:33. > :45:43.goals in 38 appearances this season, 20 in 37 last. He knows where the

:45:44. > :45:46.goal is. Die Griffiths, the FA of Wales president looking comfortable

:45:47. > :45:53.in his seat in the Olympic Stadium as Allen wins it back. He would love

:45:54. > :45:59.to see a Wales goal. Hopefully he will make it one of two upfront with

:46:00. > :46:07.Sam Vokes. Just let Macdonald play that number ten role. A big step up

:46:08. > :46:10.for a League 1 striker, but as you have said, Ewan Roberts, the goal

:46:11. > :46:14.for the same side whatever division you are. If he can create chances,

:46:15. > :46:19.he is full of confidence, I am surprised a championship club having

:46:20. > :46:25.taken a chance on him with the goals he has scored for Walsall. I would

:46:26. > :46:33.love to see him get an opportunity. Chester commits the foul. A great

:46:34. > :46:47.story, Aberystwyth, Shrewsbury Town then to Walsall. A proud moment for

:46:48. > :46:56.Aberystwyth's -- Aberystwyth Town. A free copy fee you next time you go!

:46:57. > :47:03.I'm sure you get the red carpet when you do go. A little nudge on Ben

:47:04. > :47:08.Davies, they are robust to say the least, Ukraine. Kit Symons, Wales

:47:09. > :47:13.are trailing, can they get back into this? I think it has followed the

:47:14. > :47:16.same pattern as the first half, we have had decent possession, done

:47:17. > :47:21.very well up to the final third and just lacked that little bit of

:47:22. > :47:25.quality other than the Joe Allen shot to really test the keeper.

:47:26. > :47:28.Similar again to Thursday night, people thought it was a lost cause

:47:29. > :47:33.and then we go and get something out of nothing to grab a draw, so I am

:47:34. > :47:39.certainly not giving up hope, Rob. Kit Symons made the difference when

:47:40. > :47:47.he was a substitute in the games in 2001. Can that intervention proved

:47:48. > :47:56.the difference for Wales tonight? Tom Bradshaw, a big night for him on

:47:57. > :48:01.his Wales debut. And Pyatov is taking his time, he just wants to

:48:02. > :48:07.make sure another ball is off the pitch. It wasn't even on the pitch!

:48:08. > :48:11.Exactly. Clock ticking for the last 15 minutes. I think these

:48:12. > :48:16.friendlies, you want to be tested. You don't want to go out there and

:48:17. > :48:21.play one of the minnows and win the game comfortably, and not because to

:48:22. > :48:28.problems. Both the Irish game and tonight's game, they have tested us,

:48:29. > :48:34.they have given us problems. And I'm sure as Sweden will before we fly to

:48:35. > :48:40.France,... That is an interesting one, Sweden. Dare Chris Coleman play

:48:41. > :48:49.his side take on Slovakia just six days later? I wouldn't be surprised

:48:50. > :48:54.if he starts his 11. It might be a long time, it will be a long time

:48:55. > :48:58.since the 11 have started a game. I think we all have a fair idea if

:48:59. > :49:06.everybody is fit to his 11 starters are. Huws just got their slightly

:49:07. > :49:14.late, but has won possession. Looking for Henley, just couldn't

:49:15. > :49:18.get that, the Blackburn defender. Just runs across him. So let's cut

:49:19. > :49:23.to the chase, you would play Gareth Bale against Sweden? I would play

:49:24. > :49:27.him for part of the game, yes, definitely, rather than wrapping up

:49:28. > :49:35.in cotton wool. I know what you're saying, but the last time Gareth

:49:36. > :49:40.played for us was and are, -- Andorra, so I would say that the 11

:49:41. > :49:44.to face Slovakia on the 11th of June, he should be in. The thoughts

:49:45. > :49:51.of Ewan Roberts, and Richards dishes out a bit of Ukrainian treatment of

:49:52. > :49:54.their very own, and gets a yellow card, Wales's first night. He is

:49:55. > :50:04.probably thinking, that was my first offence. Joe Ledley has got the

:50:05. > :50:10.shout, get yourself warmed up, be ready. There are more goals there

:50:11. > :50:14.now with Sam Vokes, that is one thing that they are lacking, Wales,

:50:15. > :50:20.Aaron Ramsey and Gareth Bale scored nine of the 11 goals that got Wales

:50:21. > :50:27.through to Euro 2016. Only Albania out of the teams that have qualified

:50:28. > :50:33.France have scored less than us. We have kept a good clean sheets, but

:50:34. > :50:37.the problem is apart from Israel away, finding the back of the net on

:50:38. > :50:46.a regular basis, the four against Andorra in both games. It has been

:50:47. > :50:49.difficult. . Yes. Is he still playing?

:50:50. > :51:09.And Joe Ledley I think will replace Emyr Huws. He wants to take a free

:51:10. > :51:23.kick quickly, and does. Vokes is strong. Just missed the backpass.

:51:24. > :51:26.Gunter steps in well. Forward to Huws, Henley is overlapping comic

:51:27. > :51:33.Huws fancies a dip, took a deflection. And the linesman says

:51:34. > :51:36.goal kick. Emyr Huws, I think that will be his last action. He probably

:51:37. > :51:42.knew that, seeing Joe Ledley ready to come on. I wouldn't be surprised

:51:43. > :51:48.if it is of the eight that has been held up, what to try to make

:51:49. > :51:51.something happen. But he could be pleased with his performance, I

:51:52. > :51:55.think he has been very good, he has always been an option for the man on

:51:56. > :51:59.the ball, he has looked comfortable. A very good performance by Emyr

:52:00. > :52:04.Huws. Is he on the plane to France? I think he has got a very good

:52:05. > :52:08.opportunity of going. He wasn't in my initial 23 man squad, because he

:52:09. > :52:12.hadn't played any football whatsoever for Huddersfield after

:52:13. > :52:17.bad injury against Cardiff on January the 31st. But he gives you

:52:18. > :52:23.that golfer midfielders well. I think he has played really well

:52:24. > :52:30.tonight. That is slowly filling up! Not much room left for us. We will

:52:31. > :52:37.do our best. Joe Ledley is an fair Emyr Huws. Time running out for

:52:38. > :52:47.Wales. Macdonald, plenty to do, but he does it well. Vokes goes for it,

:52:48. > :52:51.so did Bradshaw. Just not enough on the cross from jazz Richards, great

:52:52. > :52:59.skill first and foremost, by Bradshaw, who releases McDonald's.

:53:00. > :53:05.Macdonald again, and can he engineer a cross? He was looking for

:53:06. > :53:11.Bradshaw. Didn't react in time. Probably thought that there was no

:53:12. > :53:15.way MacDonald would cross the ball. The crowd are starting to get

:53:16. > :53:23.excited. As they approach the last ten minutes, Wales trailing to that

:53:24. > :53:34.Andriy Yarmolenko goal. They snuffed out that attack very successfully.

:53:35. > :53:39.So, we have said Jonny Williams, Emyr Huws, over these two games,

:53:40. > :53:46.they have given themselves a great chance, I think. I thought he was

:53:47. > :53:50.outstanding when he came on against Holland, scored a very good goal,

:53:51. > :53:55.and he has carried on tonight with a similar type of performance, and I

:53:56. > :53:59.think Jonny Williams probably has done enough in the qualifying games,

:54:00. > :54:05.when he has had the opportunity to show what he is all about. And just

:54:06. > :54:11.looking at the style of play, Ewan Roberts, does that mean David

:54:12. > :54:16.Vaughan? Possibly. He is the one name that there could be a question

:54:17. > :54:20.mark over. If you are going to include Emyr Huws in your squad.

:54:21. > :54:27.Because don't forget you have Andy King, Dave Edwards, some fantastic

:54:28. > :54:31.options. It is a lovely problem to have as a manager, you can't have

:54:32. > :54:34.too many options. Dave Edwards was part of our team against Northern

:54:35. > :54:39.Ireland, we would rather see him out on the pitch, and he is only a few

:54:40. > :54:41.weeks away from a return. You would think he was another one who did

:54:42. > :54:46.enough in the qualifying games to warrant a place on that plane. And

:54:47. > :54:49.he is a loyal man, I warrant a place on that plane. And

:54:50. > :54:51.surprised if he sticks with the majority of the

:54:52. > :55:09.surprised if he sticks with the Ireland. Better opposition away from

:55:10. > :55:16.home, a good test against a team that don't lose too often in their

:55:17. > :55:22.own stadium. Henley with the throw, Ledley makes the run. Can he get the

:55:23. > :55:25.ball over? He has the target man in Sam Vokes, almost a second striker

:55:26. > :55:29.in Bradshaw. Allen picks up position, can't find a Wales player.

:55:30. > :57:07.He has rushed into it, position, can't find a Wales player.

:57:08. > :57:09.Ramsey. Let's be honest, you don't get anything from winning

:57:10. > :57:13.friendlies, do you? Your bread-and-butter is qualifying

:57:14. > :57:19.games, where we have been outstanding over the past two years.

:57:20. > :57:25.These are warm up games for a massive month in June for us. And

:57:26. > :57:30.you just want to see a good performance. Players improving,

:57:31. > :57:35.getting a better understanding together the more they play. A

:57:36. > :57:42.chance for some players who haven't had a lot of time in those ten

:57:43. > :57:46.qualifying games to impress. And the good thing is, we haven't been

:57:47. > :57:50.outplayed in either game. We have just lacked something going forward,

:57:51. > :57:55.maybe a bit of luck, a ball bouncing the wrong way going the right way

:57:56. > :57:59.for us, or a Gareth Wael. But we knew that anyway, that we would have

:58:00. > :58:00.a problem with scoring goals if Aaron Ramsey and Gareth Bale were

:58:01. > :58:12.missing. Bradshaw wins the free kick. He has

:58:13. > :58:17.got to make one of these count, just as Ukraine did in the first half, to

:58:18. > :58:21.grab the lead. Allen stands over it once more. Henley and Richards are

:58:22. > :58:34.back. Vokes is on now, of course. Can he

:58:35. > :58:37.get anywhere near the big, burly striker? Allen looks for him, he was

:58:38. > :58:57.the target, headed away. Zozulya collect the clearance ball,

:58:58. > :59:01.but can't keep it in. He ploughs a lonely furrow up front, Romans and

:59:02. > :59:11.Julia, especially when you have three centre halves against you. --

:59:12. > :59:28.Zozulya. He played against Sevilla, they have a lightning quick striker.

:59:29. > :59:34.He is injured, and I think the coach forming -- Mikhail Fomenko has taken

:59:35. > :59:40.the chance to experiment, and he likes what he is seeing. Can Wales

:59:41. > :59:46.get the draw they deserve? Definitely, they don't deserve to

:59:47. > :59:48.lose, and that is what hurts, one lack of concentration, you can see

:59:49. > :00:00.the goal, and you don't deserve to go home empty-handed. Bradshaw with

:00:01. > :00:04.the header, and Vokes followed in. Could have been a timely

:00:05. > :00:08.intervention by Sam Vokes. A really good all in, and Bradshaw knows he

:00:09. > :00:14.has just got to try to help the ball on, and Big Sam reacts, he goes

:00:15. > :00:18.early. It arrives at his head early, and he can't really react and get

:00:19. > :00:25.his body shape so he can get the header on goal. It is Wales who look

:00:26. > :00:30.likely to score next. MacDonald, Ledley has made a run into the box,

:00:31. > :00:37.Henley overlaps, Vokes weights, Ledley touches it back. Oh! He was

:00:38. > :00:41.expecting MacDonald to run onto the ball, wasn't he? He was. Shaun

:00:42. > :00:50.MacDonald is having to backtrack, and does his defensive work well to

:00:51. > :00:57.stop the substitute Sigel Chuck -- Sydorchuk.

:00:58. > :01:06.Just going to run the clock down now, aren't they? Take their time.

:01:07. > :01:12.In no real rush to take anything now.

:01:13. > :01:23.Bradshaw was pushed, but he found Chester.

:01:24. > :01:40.The crowd have woken up! There's a few flares, and fireworks. There's a

:01:41. > :01:49.group of Ukraine found in one corner of this huge stadium, 70,000

:01:50. > :01:58.capacity. Nowhere near that here. Finally making their presence felt.

:01:59. > :02:06.Those Wales fans... I think they've enjoyed themselves in Kiev. It's a

:02:07. > :02:12.lovely city. Very welcoming. They won't enjoy the result. I think they

:02:13. > :02:19.are probably fairly content with the performance. Looking for the one

:02:20. > :02:23.chance that would lead to the equaliser. One bit of quality in the

:02:24. > :02:32.remaining three or four minutes in this game. One decent cross into Sam

:02:33. > :02:39.Vokes, really. Davies tried to supply it. Bradshaw was there. The

:02:40. > :02:45.flag was up anyway. A hopeful ball in by Ben Davis. Put it into an

:02:46. > :02:51.area, let Sam Vokes use his body strength. He's offside, half a yard.

:02:52. > :02:55.Redshaw got onto the end of it. Couldn't keep the half volley down.

:02:56. > :03:08.-- Bradshaw got onto the end of it. Maybe that's what we should do. Not

:03:09. > :03:13.just keep the ball for the sake of keeping it. Look for that long ball

:03:14. > :03:22.every now and then towards Vokes, or whoever it is. Three minutes of

:03:23. > :03:31.added time to play. For Wales to get the equaliser they surely deserve.

:03:32. > :03:36.Ledley showed his anguish at the throw-in decision that went against

:03:37. > :03:41.him. Maybe that gives the Ukraine more opportunity to run the time

:03:42. > :03:47.down. A late sting in the tail. What do you think Wes hello I think it's

:03:48. > :03:52.been a promising performance. We've kept the ball well. We've struggled

:03:53. > :04:02.once again in the final third. We came to a tough but -- tough place,

:04:03. > :04:11.and we have probably shaded it. Not many teams would come to the Ukraine

:04:12. > :04:17.and do that. Pyatov was alert there. Vokes won the header. That would

:04:18. > :04:27.have been a collector 's item! Kept it down well. Maybe the last chance

:04:28. > :04:34.for Wales. Header towards goal from Bradshaw. And peer tough, you can

:04:35. > :04:37.tell the reaction of the crowd, how happy they were to see their

:04:38. > :04:46.goalkeeper plunge on that. -- Pyatov.

:04:47. > :04:55.Sam Vokes just couldn't get across the keeper. It bounced up

:04:56. > :05:00.comfortably for him. Bradshaw got a decent header in. Probably was never

:05:01. > :05:06.going to score from that distance. Just headed back into an area and

:05:07. > :05:11.hope a grey shirt would be there for the final touch. Sadly, it wasn't to

:05:12. > :05:18.be. Pyatov has been flawless tonight. Not under immense pressure,

:05:19. > :05:25.that he's had to do his job when called for.

:05:26. > :05:50.I think maybe Bradshaw was surprised he didn't have a shot. Vokes turned

:05:51. > :05:56.again. I think Sam Vokes in a Burnley shirt would take that

:05:57. > :06:06.shocked on. The referee looks at his whistle. Seconds to go now. Chester

:06:07. > :06:13.can't get the ball forward first time. Plenty of Welsh shirts stay

:06:14. > :06:18.forward as Hennessey launches it, but too strong. The final whistle

:06:19. > :06:25.goes. Disappointment for Chris Coleman in the result, but you'd

:06:26. > :06:31.think that one or two Welsh players have more than put in a good case to

:06:32. > :06:37.be on that plane to France for the Euros. The next time this squad meet

:06:38. > :06:42.up, they will not worry about Yarmolenko's winner for the Ukraine.

:06:43. > :06:49.They will be thinking about Slovakia in the opening game of the Euro 2016

:06:50. > :06:56.finals. Ukraine have triumphed tonight. There's plenty of plus size

:06:57. > :07:02.for Wales. The next time they get together, it will be the squad that

:07:03. > :07:10.goes to France. Final score here in Kiev, 1- 02 Ukraine.

:07:11. > :07:17.A second defeat for Wales since they qualified for the Euros, and it all

:07:18. > :07:23.came down to the first half bit of magic. The foul by Williams, a super

:07:24. > :07:27.free kick, and Yarmolenko with an impressive finish. Wales didn't have

:07:28. > :07:33.an answer for that. Joe Allen came close, forcing a save with this

:07:34. > :07:37.effort. The Liverpool midfielder had a finite overall. Late on, Tom

:07:38. > :07:49.Redshaw could have been the hero with this header. It was saved

:07:50. > :07:55.again. Note -- no Bale, and no joy for Coleman's side. Wales had 56% of

:07:56. > :08:05.the possession, with ten attempts on goal. It is the one at the top that

:08:06. > :08:13.matters. Let's get some reaction. We are with Tom Bradshaw. Tom, your

:08:14. > :08:18.debut this evening, maybe not the one you wanted score-wise. No, we

:08:19. > :08:23.came out here to win. I enjoyed every second I was on the pitch. It

:08:24. > :08:28.was a childhood dream of mine to play for my country, and I have

:08:29. > :08:34.achieved it. Unfortunately we didn't win, but I enjoyed it all the same.

:08:35. > :08:39.Not the win, but a better performance than Thursday? We moved

:08:40. > :08:44.the ball well. They did us on the set piece, which was disappointing.

:08:45. > :08:51.We nicked one or two. Tom, congratulations on your debut. He is

:08:52. > :08:55.happy to make his full debut this evening. Otherwise, a disappointing

:08:56. > :09:01.night for Wales. A shame they couldn't find their own moment of

:09:02. > :09:06.magic. It was a very hard-fought performance for Wales. They gave

:09:07. > :09:10.everything. You cannot question the player will team attitude is. Chris

:09:11. > :09:15.will be disappointed with the way they conceded the goal, but there

:09:16. > :09:21.was very little between the two teams. Wales, the possession, they

:09:22. > :09:27.forced more corners, but it is the goals that count. They scored a

:09:28. > :09:34.wonderful goal. A brilliant ball in from Rotan. Yarmolenko, their best

:09:35. > :09:39.player. No Welsh player is expecting that free kick. Rotan dinks it over

:09:40. > :09:45.the wall, and Yarmolenko is onto it. A wonderful finish. How disappointed

:09:46. > :09:50.will Chris Coleman be with that defensively? Set pieces, we do

:09:51. > :09:57.concede a bit of height to teams at times. We are not the biggest side.

:09:58. > :10:00.But this was switching off a bit. He will be disappointed, but the

:10:01. > :10:05.overall performance was very good. We know we are missing goals from

:10:06. > :10:13.certain players, and when they are back in the team, a different

:10:14. > :10:23.prospect altogether. When you have no Bale or Ramsey, you need... He

:10:24. > :10:30.was excellent all the way through. Joe Allen. His energy levels are

:10:31. > :10:35.right up there. He is a fantastic player, Allen, and he proved it

:10:36. > :10:40.again tonight. He was one player, really... The commitment was there,

:10:41. > :10:46.but he was the one player who looked head and shoulders above the rest

:10:47. > :10:50.tonight. We spoke at half-time about Lawrence and Jonny Williams. Emyr

:10:51. > :10:57.Huws also had an opportunity to impress tonight. How did he do? I

:10:58. > :11:02.thought he did very well. He sat alongside Joe Allen, got on the ball

:11:03. > :11:06.a lot, made some forward runs. I thought he was very influential in

:11:07. > :11:11.the game and can be pleased with his performance. He is coming back with

:11:12. > :11:17.injury for Huddersfield. He was decent tonight. And we heard from

:11:18. > :11:21.Tom Bradshaw tonight. He's doing very well in League 1 for Walsall.

:11:22. > :11:30.How will he reflect on this opportunity? He seems a smashing lad

:11:31. > :11:36.as well. We were just seeing the MEA shoes effort. -- the Emyr Huws

:11:37. > :11:44.effort. Tom is a level-headed lad. Great that we get youngsters making

:11:45. > :11:49.their debut. We are under no illusions in Wales, the public, the

:11:50. > :11:56.fans... This is the Bradshaw header late on. What a dream debut that

:11:57. > :12:02.would have been! We are under no illusions how important Gareth Bale

:12:03. > :12:08.is, Aaron Ramsey. Tonight, Dave Edwards wasn't involved, nor Andy

:12:09. > :12:13.King nor James Collins. Without these players, we struggle to win

:12:14. > :12:17.games at this level. It's very hard to win international football match

:12:18. > :12:23.is, so it is imperative... These friendlies tonight and on Thursday

:12:24. > :12:28.were all about finding players who could fit in and play around these

:12:29. > :12:34.are the guys. Can one or two be forced out? We have written down the

:12:35. > :12:39.team we think we'll start, but we can't get away from the importance

:12:40. > :12:49.of our best players for us. Kit, one more game to go before the Euros in

:12:50. > :12:54.June. As they said in the commentary, if everyone is fit and

:12:55. > :12:59.well, that will be the same starting team. Great to have your company

:13:00. > :13:05.this evening. Thanks very much indeed. I will bring my red tie next

:13:06. > :13:11.time! Disappointment tonight for Wales with that defeat out in Kiev.

:13:12. > :13:15.One final warm up game left before France. By then, we will know who

:13:16. > :13:21.the 23 chosen ones are for France. France. By then, we will know who

:13:22. > :13:59.of us, it's goodbye for now. This is the one opportunity

:14:00. > :14:04.that I have to show them something