CHERRIES striker Kieffer Moore scored twice as Wales defeated Gibraltar 4-0 in a friendly on wednesday night; it was the first time in 15 years that Wales’ senior men’s team had played at Cae Ras. Moore’s clubmate David Brooks was an unused sub, and the towering striker himself played only 45 minutes before being replaced at halftime by Millwall’s Tom Bradshaw.
Chris Mepham, the third Cherry on international duty, was completely left out of the lineup since he is currently recovering from an injury.
Wales chose the centre defender in the hopes that he would be able to participate in the crucial qualifying match against Croatia on Wednesday at the Cardiff City Stadium after Cherries manager Andoni Iraola expressed doubt about Mepham’s readiness.
In Group D of the European Championship qualifying matches, the Welsh are currently in fourth place, three points behind Croatia who have played one fewer game.
At the conclusion of the following international break, when they take on
Dom has played well, Iraola said to reporters following the cup triumph. The team as a whole had a new mentality in the second half because we needed a change of energy.
“Unfortunately, he was unable to complete the game; this was likely the worst aspect of the night. We won’t know whether the ankle is swollen or not until tomorrow, but with our busy schedule, it will be difficult for him to play on the weekend.
A new report on Solanke’s health was given by the Bournemouth manager at the pre-game news conference on Friday.
“We still don’t know with some players.” Iraola addressed the assembled press. We are training this afternoon, therefore nobody trained yesterday, especially Dom. We’ll definitely make an effort to get him.
Tyler Adams, a USA international who made his debut in the midweek cup victory, was also discussed by Iraola in regards to his level of fitness.”Tyler is one of the cases we are waiting on too,” Iraola continued. “We need to assess his condition after he has played his first minutes following a lengthy absence. We will make decisions based on how he is doing since the medical staff is monitoring him.
While the Cherries manager will have to decide whether Solanke and Adams are available, he will undoubtedly be without the services of Alex Scott, Emiliano Marcondes, Chris Mepham, Lloyd Kelly, and Ryan Fredericks.
Iraola will attempt to earn his first Premier League victory when he plays against the following opponents:
