Sorba Thomas scored Wales’ equaliser (David Davies/PA)Although his side were much improved in the second half, Bellamy’s frustration with the opening 45 minutes was clear. We love teams that are able to win second balls and win your duels and I have to be honest, this team has always been brilliant at that. Michael O’Neill praised his Northern Ireland side (Nick Potts/PA)“We’re pleased to come here and to not lose the game,” he said. “I thought we showed good character because it could have been easy to think the game suddenly runs away from you. We knew that Wales had the potential to bring some of their first-choice players into the game which they did with Brennan Johnson and (Ethan) Ampadu.

Source: The Herald March 31, 2026 23:06 UTC