Wales v Uganda
Wales (8) v (3) Uganda
Passionate as ever, Wales were determined to get off to a winning start and did so after a tense and lively minute and a half of football. Uganda caused the boyos a scare by pegging one back almost immediately, but Wales restoed their lead and doubled it in the next two minutes of high-paced play. Uganda weren't rolling over however and proved themselves more than a match for Wales, bringing the score to 3-3 through their number 10. Wales had the chance to go ahead before the break with a free kick but missed before the half time whistle.
Wales began the second half with plenty of fight, combining some neat passing with aggressive tackling. They scored a penalty which frustrated the Ugandans, who wastes several chances with erratic shots, seemingly unable to relax after going behind. The Wales number 9 bagged himself another 2 impressive strikes as Wales cruised to a convincing 8-3 victory over the steely Ugandans. Hands were shaken at the end of the well-contested match.
Matthew Simpson and Signe Ramskov Hansen