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The Welsh side earned a narrow 1-0 victory over international minnows Liechtenstein to sustain their chances of World Cup progress.

The young midfielder scored his maiden international strike for the national team from inside the box after the home side's assorted collection of professionals, office workers and students had held out for the majority of the match. The scorer ran off in joy with his obvious relief echoed by the 3,000 Welsh followers filling three sides of the venue in Vaduz.

Soon afterwards, though, Jordan James was cautioned and a further booking for his midfield partner resulted in the two players are ruled out for Tuesday’s crucial match with North Macedonia through disciplinary issues.

The Wales' ground contest is a game the Welsh team must win to move above their rivals and guarantee a improved seeding in the final round in March.

Bellamy had an unusual perspective from the sidelines, Bellamy serving a technical area prohibition after picking up a second yellow card in the competition earlier.

The manager's number two Piet Cremers stood in in the technical area and multiple first-teamers – Jordan James, Ampadu, Rodon, Neco Williams – were one caution from from missing the last group game. Both James and Ampadu received cautions in incidents that might hamper their team.

The home side, ranked 206 out of 210 teams in global rankings, had failed to score in their six qualifying defeats and allowed twenty-three goals at an rate of almost four per match.

Wales as expected had most of the play as their hosts adopted a deep defensive line and packed their defence.

The home goal saw little action until the forward's chasing down won possession and James saw his effort from the edge of the box saved by Benjamin Büchel.

The same combination worked the next opening, Jordan finding his teammate now with a accurate ball behind the defence.

Broadhead’s superb control evaded the keeper but the Wrexham striker could not convert from a tight angle.

Wales felt they broken the deadlock after the opening period when Jordan James directed a deep Thomas corner back into a crowded penalty box.

The Liechtenstein keeper was harassed by Dylan Lawlor and Rodon, and his poor clearance fell to Nathan Broadhead who drove home emphatically. But Wales' celebrations were curtailed when the official was instructed to the VAR screen and ruled that at least one of the Welsh centre-halves was in an illegal position from James’s header.

Wales stepped up a gear after the half-time and Sorba Thomas provided a cross to the opposite side which the winger struck the crossbar.

Neco Williams then missed with a header from within the six-yard box as it appeared like one of those nights for Wales.

However, with the match having ticked into its second half, Williams played a shrewd pass for his teammate to get in behind the Liechtenstein defenders.

James beat the goalkeeper with a superb ball across the face of goal, and his namesake Jordan James had the easy opportunity of relieving Welsh tension.