Wales suffered a 1-0 Nations League defeat to Denmark as Rasmus Hojlund scored the sport’s solely objective from the penalty spot.
Danny Ward’s second-half error proved essential because the Wrexham goalkeeper gifted the ball to Gustav Isaksen in his personal penalty space.
Ward, trying to atone for his mistake, went to shut down Isaksen however introduced down the Denmark ahead for a transparent spot-kick.
Hojlund stepped as much as slot the Seventy fifth-minute penalty dwelling with ease and safe a Denmark double over Wales after their 2-0 victory in Copenhagen final weekend.
Wales had overwhelmed World Cup quarter-finalists Norway on Thursday, however that victory appeared to take rather a lot out of Craig Bellamy’s aspect.
Bellamy tends to make important modifications to his beginning line-up, as soon as once more doing so on this worldwide window given the quick turnaround between fixtures.
However Bellamy made just one alteration to the aspect that began towards Norway, Brennan Johnson changing Daniel James in assault.
Brentford playmaker Mikkel Damsgaard was absent for Denmark and the guests misplaced skipper Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg to damage contained in the opening 10 minutes.
Ethan Ampadu fired over from 25 yards as his seek for a primary Wales objective went on and Johnson volleyed broad on the far submit.
However Denmark despatched an early shot throughout Welsh bows after Ben Cabango was caught in possession and the off-balance Hojlund fired tamely at Ward.
Wales shaded first-half possession – 54 per cent to 46 – however Denmark carried the higher attacking risk.
Isaksen fell below Ben Davies’ problem within the act of taking pictures, with some Denmark gamers believing the sort out was worthy of a spot-kick.
Morten Hjulmand headed broad and Isaksen was wayward with two makes an attempt within the area of 60 seconds as Denmark strain grew.
Oliver Provstgaard despatched a header over and Wales had been relieved to succeed in the interval degree.
This was each groups’ fourth sport in 11 days, and the prolonged programme gave the impression to be taking its toll so far as the depth ranges had been involved.
Wales had been nowhere close to as energetic as that they had been three days earlier, they usually had been opened up quickly after the restart.
Andreas Skov Olsen broke down the correct to ship a cross which the sliding Hojlund despatched goalwards, however Ward produced a effective cease together with his legs.
Sorba Thomas was not as distinguished as he had been towards Norway, however his centre ricocheted off Lewis Koumas’ shoulder and ended up within the grateful palms of Mads Hermansen.
Wales had been lucky to flee when Ward did beautifully to push Isaksen’s header on to a submit.
Johnson despatched an angled try over earlier than Cabango collected a second yellow card within the competitors, ruling him out of Wales’ journey to Norway in November.
Bellamy tried to inject some urgency with a raft of arrivals from the bench, however Wales nonetheless struggled to bother the well-organised guests.
The optimism of dwelling followers seeped away after Ward’s error denied Wales a primary clear sheet since November.
Wales, nonetheless, transfer as much as third place in Group A4 as Norway’s defeat in Portugal sends them to backside spot on head-to-head outcomes with the Dragons.
Davies ‘proud’ regardless of ‘disappointing’ loss
Wales’ Ben Davies chatting with BBC Sport:
“I did not really feel like there was an entire lot within the sport, to be sincere. It is a robust solution to concede and a disappointing loss.
“We might have beloved to have had extra (factors) however whenever you’re enjoying towards excellent groups, sturdy opposition and the state of affairs we’re in the place we’re lacking some key gamers, that is soccer.
“We gave it our all and I am very pleased with the group.
“You’ll be able to’t fault the hassle that is on this group, so we will go into the subsequent two video games with nothing to lose.”