Page 21 - Women's Soccer Scene Issue No.8 2022-23

Gemma Grainger has announced her squad for Wales’ upcoming international challenge
match against Finland in Spain.
Grainger has selected the same 26 players that represented Wales in the 2023 FIFA
Women’s World Cup play-offs last month – against Bosnia & Herzegovina and
Switzerland – where they came within touching distance of reaching a major tournament
for the first time.
The fixture against Finland will take place at Pinatar Arena on Saturday 12th
November (KO 6.30pm GMT), with the camp providing Grainger and her squad with an
opportunity to reflect on the recent qualifying campaign, which saw them finish in second
place in their group behind France.
It will be Wales’ final camp of 2022, in a year that saw them play in front of a record
attendance, as 15,200 turned out for the FIFA Women’s World Cup play-off semi final
against Bosnia & Herzegovina at the Cardiff City Stadium in October, which they won 1-0
before a goal in injury time in extra time saw them beaten 2-1 by Switzerland in the
Play-Off Final.
The match will be shown live on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website.
WALES SQUAD v. FINLAND
NAME CLUB CAPS GOALS
Laura O'SULLIVAN Cardiff City Ladies 57 0
Olivia CLARK Bristol City 4 0
Safia MIDDLETON-PATEL Manchester Utd 0 0
Rhiannon ROBERTS Liverpool 52 1
Josie GREEN Leicester City 22 0
Hayley LADD Manchester Utd 77 3
Gemma EVANS Reading FC Women 47 1
Rachel ROWE Reading FC Women 51 3
Lily WOODHAM Reading FC Women 11 1
Sophie INGLE Chelsea 122 5
Anna FILBEY Crystal Palace 7 0
Angharad JAMES Tottenham Hotspur 102 4
Georgia WALTERS Sheffield Utd 5 0
Charlie ESTCOURT Birmingham City 33 3
Jessica FISHLOCK OL Reign 136 35
Carrie JONES Leicester City ** 16 1
Ffion MORGAN Bristol City 22 0
Megan WYNNE Southampton FC Women 20 1
Elise HUGHES Crystal Palace 15 0
Kayleigh GREEN Brighton & Hove Albion 66 16
Helen WARD Watford 104 44
Ceri HOLLAND Liverpool 17 3
Maria FRANCIS-JONES Sheffield Utd ** 1 0
Chloe WILLIAMS Blackburn Rovers ** 1 0
Morgan ROGERS Watford 0 0
Chloe BULL Bristol City 1 0
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