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18:57 GMT, Tuesday, 9 September 2008 19:57 UK

Romania U21 0-3 Wales U21

Wales Under-21 manager Brian Flynn

Wales Under-21s reached the play-offs for next year's Uefa European U21 Championships after a superb win in Romania.

Middlesbrough defender Rhys Williams put the weakened Welsh side ahead by firing Aaron Ramsey's 12th-minute corner home from eight yards.

And it was Ramsey's corner on 57 minutes that led to the second goal which Reading's Simon Church grabbed.

A tap-in 10 minutes later by Crystal Palace's Rhoys Wiggins sealed the win.

The victory means Wales win Group 10 and will now be seeded for a favourable draw on Friday for next month's play-offs.

Those games will clash with the senior side's World Cup qualifying matches against Liechtenstein and Germany on 11 and 15 October respectively.


Romania U21: Tatarusanu, Homei (Ochirosii 69), Tudose, Mardare, Sepsi, Tanase (Deac 45), Ropotan, Chiacu, Keseru, Torje (Bicfalvi 58), Stancu.
Subs Not Used: Panitilimon, Latovlevici, Luchin, Hora.

Booked: Stancu, Mardare, Chiacu, Ochirosii.

Wales U21: Fôn Williams, Blake (Mike Williams 21), Wiggins, Ramsey, Eardley, Rhys Williams, King, Bradley, Church, MacDonald, Adams.
Subs Not Used: North, Allen, Basey, Brown, Klein-Davies.

Booked: Rhys Williams.

Goals: Rhys Williams 12, Church 57, Wiggins 67.

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