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ROB PAGE I’D LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK YOU HOFFWN FANTEISIO AR Y CYFLE YMA I DDIOLCH I CHI ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF THE WALES U21 TEAM AS WE GYD AM GEFNOGI TÎM CYMRU DAN21 WRTH I NI BARATOI PREPARE FOR QUALIFICATION MATCHES AGAINST BOSNIA AR GYFER Y GEMAU RHAGBROFOL YN ERBYN BOSNIA- & HERZEGOVINA AND ROMANIA AT THE BANGOR CITY HERZEGOVINA A ROMANIA YN STADIWM DINAS BANGOR. FOOTBALL STADIUM. Mae dwy gêm anodd o’n blaen ond rydym ni’n edrych ymlaen yn fawr. These are two tough games but are encounters that we are very much looking forward to. Pwrpas y grŵp oedran DAN21 yw datblygu a rhoi profiad o bêl- droed rhyngwladol i chwaraewyr er mwyn eu paratoi nhw ar gyfer The U21 age group is all about developing players and giving them y cam tuag at garfan uwch Chris Coleman. Er hyn, mae’n hanfodol an experience of international football to prepare them for making bwysig ein bod ni’n gystadleuol er mwyn rhoi’r cyfle gorau i ni the step up to Chris Coleman’s senior squad. However, it is also gymhwyso ar gyfer twrnameintiau mawr ar y lefel hon. vitally important that we are competitive in order to give ourselves the best chance of qualifying for major tournaments at this level. Mae’n rhaid i ni felly sicrhau fod gennym y cydbwysedd iawn rhwng datblygiad a’r awydd i gystadlu. Mae hi’n amser cyffrous iawn ar We therefore have to ensure that we have the right balance gyfer y gêm yng Nghymru gan ein bod ni wedi cael cychwyn da between development and competitiveness; and this is an exciting yn ein hymgyrch rhagbrofol. Yn ogystal â hyn rydym wedi gweld time for Welsh football as we have made a good start to our chwaraewyr megis Ben Woodburn, Ethan Ampadu a David Brooks qualifying campaign and have seen players such as Ben Woodburn, yn cael eu croesawu i’r garfan broffesiynol gan Chris. Ethan Ampadu and David Brooks being called-up by Chris to the senior squad. Hyd yn hyn, rydym wedi bod yn gystadleuol yn ein gemau i gyd wrth ennill dwy o’r dair gêm oddi cartref. Roedd y fuddugoliaeth yn We have been competitive in our matches to date with two wins ein gêm ragbrofol gyntaf yn erbyn y Swistir yn from three away games. The victory in our opening qualifier dangos y datblygiad aruthrol mewn pêl droed ieuenctid. Mae’r against Switzerland was a massive statement for youth football. Swisiaid wedi bod yn adnabyddus am ddatblygu chwaraewyr The Swiss have been renowned for their development of players ers blynyddoedd ac felly roedd cael buddugoliaeth mor over the years and it was exceptional to get such a convincing argyhoeddiadol yn eu herbyn yn arbennig. victory there. Roedd hi’n anodd chwarae yn erbyn tîm cryf o Bortiwgal yn Vauxhall Motors has been manufacturing and Your team making the final? That’s a #GetIN We found it tough against a very good Portugal team, who were chwarae’n eithriadol o dda o flaen torf gartref o 15,000 ond, selling cars in the UK since 1903. Just as our moment too. These moments unite fans, from excellent in front of a 15,000-strong home crowd, but despite er gwaetha’ ein methiant, mi wnaethom ddysgu llawer o’r vehicles have been part of the fabric of British die-hard supporters who watch every game falling short we took a lot of learnings from the match. gêm honno. life for over 100 years, we’ve been celebrating to those who switch on just for the final; we Britain’s football culture with our sponsorship encourage everyone to celebrate. In Liechtenstein we produced another positive performance Yn Liechtenstein, fe wnaethom sicrhau perfformiad da arall a of the England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and and achieved a fantastic result. Our creativity could have led to chael canlyniad ardderchog. Er byddai ein creadigrwydd wedi gallu Wales national teams since 2011. To find out more on the campaign, competitions, more than the three goals that we got on the night, which was arwain at fwy na’ thair gôl ar y noson, roedden ni’n falch dros ben exclusive access to players and latest news, visit very pleasing. gyda’r canlyniad. As proud sponsor of the Wales Team, we created www.vauxhallfootball.co.uk So, this sets everything up rather nicely for our next two games Felly, mae hyn oll yn ein gosod mewn safle cryf ar gyfer y ddwy the #GetIN campaign to celebrate the moments against Bosnia & Herzegovina and Romania. If we can recreate the gêm nesaf yn erbyn Bosnia-Herzegovina a Romania. Os y gallwn of elation – big and small – that happen during levels of performance that we have done so far in qualifying, it will lwyddo i ail-greu safon y perfformio ry’ ni wedi cyrraedd hyd yma’n football. Those little moments when we all come give us the best possible chance of getting positive results here yr ymgyrch, bydd gennym y cyfle gorau posib o gael canlyniadau together – the winning goals, the blue sky, the at home. da yma ac oddi cartref. BBQs with friends – they’re all #GetIN moments. Enjoy the matches, Mwynhewch y gemau, ROB PAGE ROB PAGE THE WALES TEAM SPONSOR www.faw.cymru 3 BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA ROMANIA BOSNIA HERZEGOFINA RWMANIA MANAGER VINKO MARINOVIC BRINGS THE CURRENT GROUP 8 LEADERS AFTER MAE’R RHEOLWR VINKO MARINOVIC YN AR FRIG GRŴP 8 AR HYN O BRYD WEDI HIS BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA SIDE TO WINNING THREE OF THEIR OPENING DOD Â’I GARFAN BOSNIA A HERZEGOVINA ENNILL TRI ALLAN O BEDWAR O’U GEMAU WALES HIGH IN CONFIDENCE FOLLOWING FOUR GAMES, ROMANIA ARE THE EARLY DRAW I GYMRU’N LLAWN HYDER YN AGORIADOL, ROMANIA SYDD WEDI THEIR SURPRISING AND IMPRESSIVE 3-1 PACESETTERS, BUT FACE A CRUCIAL DILYN BUDDUGOLIAETH SYFRDANOL A GOSOD Y SAFON YN Y GRŴP. OND MAEN VICTORY OVER PORTUGAL LAST MONTH. QUALIFIER AGAINST PORTUGAL IN OVIDIU THRAWIADOL YN ERBYN PORTIWGAL NHW’N WYNEBU GÊM GALED YN ERBYN LEVEL WITH WALES ON SIX POINTS IN BEFORE HEADING TO WALES FOR THEIR FIS DIWETHAF. YN HAFAL Â CHYMRU AR PORTIWGAL YN OVIDIU CYN DOD DRAW I GROUP 8, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA HAVE SECOND GAME IN THIS INTERNATIONAL CHWE PHWYNT YN GRŴP 8, MAE BOSNIA GYMRU AR GYFER EU HAIL GÊM YN YSTOD PLAYED A GAME MORE THAN ROB PAGE’S WEEK. UNDEFEATED AND CURRENTLY A HERZEGOVINA WEDI CHWARAE GÊM YR WYTHNOS RYNGWLADOL. HEB GOLLI SIDE, AND WILL NOW BE LOOKING TO ADD BOASTING THE BEST DEFENSIVE RECORD YN FWY NA’ CHARFAN ROB PAGE AC YN UNWAITH AC YN BERCHEN AR RECORD CONSISTENCY TO THE SECOND HALF OF IN THE GROUP, THIS WILL BE A DEFINING GOBEITHIO SICRHAU PERFFORMIADAU AMDDIFFYNNOL Y GRŴP, BYDD Y DDWY THE QUALIFYING CAMPAIGN. DOUBLE-HEADER FOR DANIEL ISAILA’S SIDE. MWY CYSON YN AIL HANNER EU GÊM YMA’N HANFODOL I DDIFFINIO HYMGYRCH RAGBROFOL. CARFAN DANIEL ISAILA. Bosnia and Herzegovina opened the group back in Two goals from George Puscas ensured that March with a resounding 6-0 win over Liechtenstein Romania would open their qualifying campaign Roedd Bosnia a Herzegovina’n rhan o gêm agoriadol Sicrhaodd dwy gôl gan George Puscas in Zenica. Mico Kuzmanovic grabbed a brace in the with a 2-0 victory over Liechtenstein at Eschen in y grŵp nôl ym mis Mawrth, gyda buddugoliaeth fuddugoliaeth i Romania yng ngêm agoriadol eu victory, and was amongst five different goalscorers June, and Puscas was again on target as his side argyhoeddedig yn erbyn Lichtenstein yn Zenica. hymgyrch ragbrofol gyda buddugoliaeth o 2-0 as the group minnows were comfortably brushed came from behind against Bosnia and Herzegovina Sgoriodd Mico Kuzmanovic ddwy gôl yn y dros Lichstenstein yn Eschen ym mis Mehefin. aside. However, the side were unable to capitalise in September to maintain their perfect start with fuddugoliaeth fel un o bum sgoriwr gwahanol a Roedd Puscas ar y marc unwaith eto pan ddaeth on the victory when they travelled to Switzerland a 3-1 win. Romania returned to Ovidiu to take on lwyddodd i wthio’r gwrthwynebwyr yn hawdd i un ei dîm o’r tu ôl yn erbyn Bosnia a Herzegovina ym for their next qualifier in June, and an early goal Switzerland a few days later, and despite Dimitri ochr. Fodd bynnag, methodd y garfan i adeiladu ar mis Medi i ennill o 3-1, gan gynnal y dechreuad from Swiss captain Nicolas Haas proved to be the Oberlin giving the visitors the lead midway through y fuddugoliaeth pan aethon nhw i’r Swistir ar gyfer perffaith i’w hymgyrch. Aeth Romania yn ôl i Ovidiu difference between the two sides in Biel. the opening half, Puscas continued his goalscoring eu gêm ragbrofol nesaf ym mis Mehefin, gyda gôl i wynebu’r Swistir rhai dyddiau’n ddiweddarach ac form with the equaliser just a few minutes later, and gynnar gan gapten Swistir, Nicolas Haas, yn gosod y er bod Dimitri Oberlin wedi rhoi’r ymwelwyr ar y Returning to Zenica to host Romania in September, that was how it stayed. gwahaniaeth rhwng y ddau dîm yn Biel. blaen hanner ffordd drwy’r hanner cyntaf, parhaodd Bosnia and Herzegovina had the perfect start Puscas yn fygythiad gyda gôl gyfartal ychydig when they took the lead through an own goal from The two sides met again in Lugano last month, and Gan ddychwelyd i Zenica i groesawu Rwmania ym funudau’n ddiweddarach, a dyna sut arhosodd hi. Dragos Nedelcu after 23 minutes, but the visitors it was Romania that would take the points as goals mis Medi, cafodd Bosnia a Herzegovina y cychwyn regrouped and responded to eventually win the from Mihai Dobre and Alexandru Cicaldau earned perffaith gan fynd ar y blaen diolch i gôl yn ei rwyd Daeth y ddau dîm at ei gilydd eto yn Lugano fis match 3-1.