Wales come unstuck as Denmark take all three points in Nations League

[p]Full of confidence after getting the better of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/norway/8rP6JO0H/"]Norway[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/wales/YcUP0Nqp/"]Wales[/a] had the game’s first chance, with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ampadu-ethan/bH6VQUwF/"]Ethan Ampadu[/a] missing the target from distance inside the opening five minutes.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/denmark/0KUdxQVi/"]Denmark[/a], meanwhile, grew into the first half as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hojlund-rasmus/0lk9Mt7D/"]Rasmus Hojlund[/a] began to make his mark, bullying his marker before firing towards goal only for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ward-danny/48S9d2N4/"]Danny Ward[/a] to get behind it. [/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/isaksen-gustav/d0vohCHH/"]Gustav Isaksen[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hjulmand-morten/pjC6hC8U/"]Morten Hjulmand[/a] sent further chances off target, before [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/thomas-sorba/YHDXXra7/"]Sorba Thomas[/a] fired a free-kick straight at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hermansen-mads/fq8hQjAg/"]Mads Hermansen[/a] down the other end during a moment of Welsh relief.[/p][image alt="Match stats" id="84a12a25-f641-426f-bae8-b9edf9527c82" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="2bc0bed9-fcd6-4910-9166-3c117ee8c356" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p]Isaksen then shot wide again prior to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/provstgaard-oliver/ALZ9WQUK/"]Oliver Provstgaard[/a] wasting the best chance of the first half, heading over from close range.[/p][p]Denmark continued to dominate after the restart and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/skov-olsen-andreas/l2cmORl4/"]Andreas Skov Olsen[/a], who came on for the injured [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hojbjerg-pierre-emile/ITwS8wMo/"]Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg[/a] after just 10 minutes, almost had an assist when Ward kept out Hojlund’s sliding attempt following the winger’s cross.[/p][p]After withstanding their opponents' pressure, Wales almost scored themselves in fortuitous circumstances, with Thomas’ cross hitting [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/koumas-lewis/MDHKl4LO/"]Lewis Koumas[/a]’ back and forcing Hermansen into action.[/p][p]As the goalkeepers began to take centre stage, Ward then produced a fantastic stop down the other end, tipping Isaksen’s header onto the post.[/p][p]Nevertheless, Wales’ goalkeeper went from hero to villain shortly after.[/p][image alt="Momentum" id="9ee5c41a-1b18-42d3-acf9-ffecdbe36efc" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="ccbdd0d0-a1f3-4512-9d47-9ec49e2de920" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p]A clumsy pass saw Ward give the ball away to Isaksen in the box, and he subsequently brought down the 25-year-old forward to give away a penalty.[/p][p]Hojlund stepped up and, after a slow run-up, sent the home custodian the wrong way to give the visitors a precious lead.[/p][p]With their previous six home games seeing both teams score, the Dragons were desperate to continue that trend and nick a late equaliser, but they ultimately fell to a fifth defeat in eight matches in all competitions (W1, D2), leaving them bottom of Group A4 with just two fixtures left. [/p][p]In contrast, Denmark moved up to second and in strong contention for a quarter-final spot, although they will need to pick up points against someone other than Wales if they want to progress to the final eight.[/p][p][b]Flashscore Man of the Match: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/andersen-joachim/AmMLTTJU/"]Joachim Andersen[/a] (Denmark)[/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/denmark-0KUdxQVi/wales-YcUP0Nqp/summary/stats/?mid=fLue94hm"]Catch up on the match stats with Flashscore[/a].[/b][/p][infobox id="5a8fbd57-e97c-4bdc-9f6b-fb0fb254e893" /]