Wales v Uruguay – Story of the match

Edinson Cavani’s second-half goal earned Uruguay victory over Wales in the China Cup final.

Published Mar 26, 2018

Wales fell to China Cup final defeat against Uruguay as Edinson Cavani celebrated winning his 100th cap in style.

Cavani settled an entertaining contest four minutes into the second half, tapping home his 42nd international goal into an unguarded net.

A 41,000-plus crowd filled the Guangxi Sports Center in Nanning, with most of them enthralled by the match-up between Real Madrid’s Gareth Bale and Barcelona’s Luis Suarez.

Tweet of the match

Star man – Luis Suarez

Moment of the match

PSG forward Edinson Cavani scored on his landmark appearance for Uruguay (Adam Davy/Empics)

View from the sidelines

Ryan Giggs suffered his first defeat as Wales boss (Ben Birchall/PA)

Player ratings

Wales: Hennessey 6, Chester 6, Williams 6, Davies 7, Gunter 6, King 7, Allen 7, John 6, Bale 6, Vokes 6, Wilson 6. Substitutes: Roberts (for John, 60) 7, Bodin (for Vokes, 67) 6, Evans (for Wilson, 72) 6, Lockyer (for Chester, 75) 6, Matthews (for Gunter, 79) 6, Hedges (for Davies, 89) 7.

Who’s up next?

Mexico v Wales (international friendly, May 28)