Wales maintained their hopes of qualifying for the Girls’s World Cup qualifiers as Natasha Harding capped her a centesimal recreation with a objective in a snug 3-0 away win over Kazakhstan.
With France taking cost of Group A, Wales are vying with Slovenia and Greece for second place.
Gemma Granger’s facet managed to win in Nur-Sultan as Kylie Inexperienced opened the scoring earlier than Harding fired house and Jess Fishlock sealed the victory after the break.
Harding was holding again tears throughout the nationwide anthem when she reached a century of appearances.
It took Welles simply earlier than the half-hour mark to interrupt the impasse, a low shot from Inexperienced that put the visitors of their path.
Then Sophie Engel hit the crossbar earlier than Harding toasted her signature hat, doubling the lead with a close-kick from Serie Holland’s cross.
Fishlock wrapped up the factors with a well-deserved third, opening her physique and scoring from 12 yards to depart Wales with the prospect of qualifying for the World Cup for the primary time.
With a spot within the playoff probably, Wales faces a visit to Greece and a house recreation in opposition to Slovenia in September understanding that two wins will nonetheless be within the hunt for a spot within the 2023 finals in Australia and New Zealand.
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Wales ladies’s boss Gemma Grainger is constructive that her facet will proceed to enhance over the subsequent 12 months.
The Republic of Eire denied its well-known victory in Sweden
Kosovare Aslani’s objective with 11 minutes left denied the Republic of Eire a well-known victory in Sweden as the 2 groups settled for a 1-1 draw within the Girls’s World Cup qualifiers.
Sweden, which ranks second within the FIFA world rankings, superior in Group A, scoring 26 targets and conceding solely as soon as of their earlier six matches, however fell behind within the first half in Gothenburg.
Katie McCabe celebrates after scoring the opening objective for the Republic of Eire
Katie McCabe put the Republic forward within the forty fourth minute with a left-footed shot that deflected dramatically from the Sweden defender and the guests needed to put up with some heavy strain after that.
Sweden had 78 p.c of possession and 20 photographs heading in the right direction – regardless of solely 4 photographs heading in the right direction – and equalized when Actual Madrid’s Aslani fired a go from Olivia Shaw earlier than defeating Republic goalkeeper Courtney Brosnan.
So Sweden’s file ended with 100% within the group and their lead narrowed to 9 factors after Finland defeated Georgia 6-0 to leap the Republic into second place.
