Wales national football team battled to a 1–1 draw with Northern Ireland national football team, as Sorba Thomas struck to level the score after Jamie Donley had given the visitors a first-half lead in an entertaining friendly clash.

 

Sorba Thomas struck immediately after the break to level the score, keeping Wales national football team unbeaten in 10 meetings with Northern Ireland national football team a record of five wins and five draws.

The match, mandated by UEFA despite both sides being beaten play-off semi-finalists—Wales by Bosnia and Herzegovina and Northern Ireland by Italy—was widely criticized as pointless.

As expected, empty seats were visible despite the fixture being officially sold out weeks in advance.

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The friendly turned out to be competitive but inevitably lacked the intensity and stakes of a more significant match. Both teams made changes from Thursday, though not as many as expected.

 

Wales national football team made five alterations, including

 

 

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