Ampadu 'gutted' To Miss Crunch North Macedonia Tie

World Cup qualifier: Wales v North Macedonia

Venue: Cardiff City Stadium Date: Tuesday 18 November Kick-off: 19:45 GMT

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Ethan Ampadu says he is "gutted" to person received a 2nd yellowish paper of Wales' World Cup qualifying run which intends he will beryllium suspended for Tuesday's decisive last group crippled against North Macedonia.

Ampadu was booked successful nan 86th infinitesimal of Wales' 1-0 triumph successful Liechtenstein connected Saturday, a crippled successful which he captained his state successful nan absence of Ben Davies and Aaron Ramsey.

It was a costly evening for Wales, whose goalscorer Jordan James besides picked up a second-half yellowish paper 2 minutes aft scoring, meaning he will beryllium banned for North Macedonia arsenic well.

Wales request to triumph that lucifer astatine Cardiff City Stadium to decorativeness 2nd successful Group J and unafraid a location play-off semi-final successful March.

"I americium very gutted," Ampadu told BBC Match of nan Day Wales. "It's annoying because I don't deliberation I touched nan feline and I won nan ball.

"We needed nan win, sewage nan win. We had to beryllium patient. We had a batch of nan shot and a batch of chances. You'd for illustration to people much goals, but we sewage nan win."

Former Wales skipper Ashley Williams sympathised pinch Ampadu, telling BBC Match of nan Day Wales: "I didn't deliberation Ethan Ampadu's was a yellow.

"He has each correct to spell for nan ball. His foot's high, truthful is nan different player's foot, and [Ampadu] gets to nan shot first. I don't moreover deliberation it's a foul."

As caput coach Craig Bellamy has antecedently explained, Wales are not blessed pinch galore cardinal midfielders moreover erstwhile everyone is available.

It is simply a awesome blow, therefore, to beryllium without some members of their first-choice pairing against North Macedonia.

"It's disappointing to get booked," said James. "You don't deliberation astir it connected nan pitch, they were connected nan counter-attack and I had to extremity it.

"I deliberation we person capable successful nan squad to triumph it connected Tuesday. I americium disappointed, but I'll beryllium supporting nan lads from nan sidelines."

Bellamy had to watch from nan stands successful Liechtenstein because he was suspended aft receiving a 2nd yellowish paper of nan run for dissent during past month's conclusion by Belgium, meaning adjunct leader Piet Cremers led nan squad successful his absence.

"We will accommodate [without James and Ampadu]. We person a large group. They person each played before," said Cremers.

"It's going to beryllium a difficult crippled [against North Macedonia]. They person had immoderate really bully results. It's important we create immoderate opportunities and enactment patient."