11/06/2017 - Serbia v Wales Fans
Venue: Stadion FK Brodarac, Belgrade, Serbia.
Back row (left to right): Jamie Matthews, Evan Williams, Serbian, Serbian, Wyn Rhys Lewis, Serbian, Josh Howells, Gareth Godwin, Wayne Anderson, Andrew Knapp, Laurence Mora, Adam Howells, Rhisiart Jarman-Harris, Micahel Charlish, Luke Howells, Jac Hardman.
Front row (left to right):Tim Hartley, Ryan March, Dafydd Roberts, Dave O'Gorman, Rhys Hartley, Thomas Bowen, Jordan Ratcliffe, Caleb Young, Ryan Davies.
Wales Supporters Team travelled to the home of FK Brodarac on the edge of the Sava River in Belgrade, to face their Serbian counterparts, with 23 players turning out in the searing heat to give Wales a stunning 4-3 win in an end to end encounter. Wales took the lead as a superb cross from Evan Williams flustered the Serbian defence and, with maybe a hint of a deflection, went straight into the net. However Wales then decided to play a touch too much football in the back four with Michael Charlish guilty of two schoolboy errors to give the Serbians a half time lead. However Wyn Lewis got Wales back in the tie, before goals from Jordan Ratcliffe (pen) and Jac Hardman, gave Wales a hard fought victory, despite Ryan March scoring a spectacular own goal to gave Wales a few nervy moments in the closing stages.
Caleb Young and Thomas Bowen had excellent games giving Wales a cutting edge going forward, while Wales had a strong second half with Gareth Godwin, Josh Howells, Luke Howells and Adam Howells strengthening the side, which was well marshalled again by Dave O'Gorman. Andrew Knapp and Rhisiart Jarman-Harris shored up the Welsh defence, while Ryan Davies and Dafydd Roberts provided Wales with some fresh options.
A special mention to Wayne 'Dibs' Anderson who made his Wales debut aged only 49, Jamie Matthews was man of the match with a tireless performance over the 90 minutes, while Laurence Mora defied all odds by helping Wales out in goal, his first ever performance between the posts.
Manager Neil Dymock said after the game, "Thanks to Rhys Hartley for organising the game with Serbian fans, it was a hard fought win in testing conditions, as the searing heat was tough on the boys. The depth in numbers helped today and it's great to see so many players want to turn out for Wales over here in Belgrade."
The following players represented Wales....
Laurence Mora, Wyn Lewis, Caleb Young, Wayne Anderson, Michael Charlish, Ryan March, Tim Hartley, Rhys Hartley, Gareth Godwin, David O'Gorman, Josh Howells, Luke Howells, Adam Howells, Jac Hardman, Sam Grosvenor, Rhisiart Jarman-Harris, Jamie Matthews, Jordan Ratcliffe, Andrew Knapp, Ryan Davies, Evan Williams, Dafydd Roberts and Thomas Bowen.
Scorers - OG, Wyn Lewis, Jordan Ratcliffe (pen), Jac Hardman
