MX23RW : Wednesday, July 3 16:51:15| >> :600:399867:399867:
[monks data]
Wales national football team
International Friendlies
Nov 13, 2015 at 7.45pm UK
 
Netherlands national football team

2-3

Ledley (45'), Huws (70')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Dost (32'), Robben (55', 81')

Chris Coleman 'delighted for Tom Lawrence' after striker's first start

Wales coach Chris Coleman talks up the performance of Tom Lawrence as he made his first start for the country against the Netherlands in a friendly fixture.

Wales manager Chris Coleman has talked up the positives following the country's friendly loss to the Netherlands by praising the performance of rising striker Tom Lawrence.

The Leicester City frontman was handed his first start for Wales and the 21-year-old was singled out as a highlight by his manager after the contest, despite missing two first-half chances in the 3-2 defeat.

"We used our full number of six subs and were still competitive," said Coleman, according to the Irish Times.

"We scored two goals without Bale and Ramsey, which is a big thing when you look at who was getting the goals for us in the qualification campaign.

"We also did not have Hal so we were without our front three from the campaign, but I was delighted for Tom Lawrence. He is a very good player, he has improved and has done very well for us and George Williams is also back after nearly a year out."

Wales qualified for Euro 2016 after finishing in second place in Group B, two points behind winners Belgium.

ID:257385: cacheID:257385:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:2084:No Data Analysis info
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Wales national team manager Chris Coleman looks on during the International Friendly match between Wales v Ireland at the Cardiff City Stadium on August 14, 2013
Read Next:
Chris Coleman pleased with Wales display
>
rhs 2.0
Euro 2024 fixtures header
Friday, July 5
 
5pm
Quarter-Finals
Spain
vs.
Germany
 
8pm
Quarter-Finals
Portugal
vs.
France
Saturday, July 6
 
5pm
Tuesday, July 9
Wednesday, July 10
Sunday, July 14
Tables header RHS

Group A

TeamPWDLPTS
Q Germany Germany32107
Q Switzerland Switzerland31205
3 Hungary Hungary31023
4 Scotland flag Scotland30121

Group B

TeamPWDLPTS
Q Spain Spain33009
Q Italy Italy31114
3 Croatia Croatia30212
4 Albania national flag Albania30121

Group C

TeamPWDLPTS
Q England flag England31205
Q Denmark Denmark30303
Q Slovenia Slovenia30303
4 Serbia Serbia30212

Group D

TeamPWDLPTS
Q Austria Austria32016
Q France France31205
Q Netherlands Netherlands31114
4 Poland Poland30121

Group E

TeamPWDLPTS
Q Romania Romania31114
Q Belgium Belgium31114
Q Slovakia Slovakia31114
4 Ukraine Ukraine31114

Group F

TeamPWDLPTS
Q Portugal Portugal32016
Q Turkey Turkey32016
Q Georgia Georgia31114
4 Czech Republic Czech Republic30121


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!