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OFFICIAL MATCHDAY MAGAZINE | RHAGLEN SWYDDOGOL Y GÊM WALES v CZECH REPUBLIC INTERNATIONAL CHALLENGE MATCH | GÊM GYFEILLGAR RODNEY PARADE, NEWPORT | RODNEY PARADE, CASNEWYDD KICK OFF: 19:00 | CIC GYNTAF: 19:00YH 04/04/19 CYMRU v Y WERINIAETH TSIEC PROUD PARTNER OF WOMEN’S FOOTBALL Welcome to FC Cymru – The Matchday Magazine. FC Cymru brings you features on our match against Czech Republic here at Rodney Parade, Newport. This evening’s match is a huge moment for Loren Dykes after Wales manager Jayne Ludlow announced in the build- up to this match that she will be starting to make her 100th appearance. Congratulations Loren! Away from the match, make sure you check out the regular FC Cymru webshow by scanning the QR code below. Diolch, The Editor. CONGRATULATIONS | LLONGYFARCHIADAU @FAWales @Cymru www.faw.cymru 100 CAPS PROUD PARTNER OF WOMEN’S FOOTBALL LOREN DYKES www.faw.cymru 3 OPPOSITION FOCUS GAIR AM EIN GWRTHWYNEBWYR MEET THE CZECH REPUBLIC MANAGER A former defender for the Czech Republic during his playing career, Rada represented his country at UEFA EURO 1996 where his side finished runners-up to Germany. His 43 international appearances between 1995 and 2001 also included playing at the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup. At club level, Rada played for teams across Europe including Dukla Prague, Slavia Prague, Sigma Olomouc, Teplice, Trabzonspor and Eintracht Frankfurt. Previously manager of the Czech Republic Women’s U17 side, Rada took charge of the national team in 1997. CWRDD Â’R RHEOLWR Cyn amddiffynnwr y Weriniaeth Tsiec, cynrychiolodd Rada ei wlad yn Ewro 1996 UEFA lle daeth ei dîm yn ail i’r Almaen. Roedd ei 43 o ymddangosiadau rhyngwladol rhwng 1995 a 2001 hefyd yn cynnwys chwarae yng Nghwpan Conffederasiynau 1997 FIFA. Ar lefel clwb, chwaraeodd Rada i dimau ar draws Ewrop gan gynnwys Dukla Prague, Slavia Prague, Sigma Olomouc, Teplice, Trabzonspor ac Eintracht Frankfurt. Arferai fod yn rheolwr ar dîm merched Dan 17 y Weriniaeth Tsiec, a chymerodd awenau’r tîm cenedlaethol ym 1997. 4 www.faw.cymru RECENT FORM PERFFORMIAD DIWEDDAR The Czech Republic finished third in Group 5 in 2019 FIFA Women’s Daeth y Weriniaeth Tsiec yn drydedd yng Ngrŵp 5 yn ymgyrch World Cup qualifying, and like Wales missed out on a place at the ragbrofol Cwpan y Byd Menywod FIFA 2019, ac fel Cymru ni finals in France this summer. However, the side scored 20 goals in wnaethon nhw lwyddo i fachu lle yn y rowndiau terfynol yn Ffrainc their eight qualifying games, with veteran striker Petra Divišová yr haf hwn. Fodd bynnag, sgoriodd y tîm 20 o goliau yn eu wyth and Kateřina Svitková scoring four goals each in the process. The gêm ragbrofol, gyda’r ergydiwr profiadol Petra Divišová a Kateřina majority of the squad play for the dominant Slavia Prague side who Svitková yn sgorio pedair yr un. Mae’r rhan fwyaf o’r garfan yn reached the round of 16 in the UEFA Women’s Champions League chwarae i dîm llwyddiannus Slavia Prague a gyrhaeddodd rownd yr this season. 16 olaf yng Nghynghrair Pencampwyr Menywod UEFA y tymor hwn. PAST SUCCESS LWYDDIANNAU BLAENOROL Although the Czech Republic have never qualified for the finals of Er nad yw’r Weriniaeth Tsiec erioed wedi cyrraedd rowndiau terfynol a major tournament, they have reached the play-offs of the UEFA twrnamaint mawr, maent wedi cyrraedd y gemau ail-gyfle Ewro Women’s EURO on four separate occasions (1997, 2001 and 2005 UEFA bedair gwaith (1997, 2001, 2005 a 2009). Er nad ydynt eto wedi and 2009). A place at the FIFA Women’s World Cup continues to llwyddo i ennill lle yng Nghwpan y Byd FIFA, dringodd y tîm i’w safle elude them. They reached their highest position in the FIFA World uchaf erioed ar restr FIFA o dimau’r byd yn ôl ym mis Medi 2006 yn rankings back in September 2006 when they claimed to 19th place. safle 19. Daeth eu buddugoliaeth ryngwladol fwyaf ym mis Medi Their biggest international victory occurred in September 1995 1995 wrth faeddu Estonia 11-0. when the side claimed an 11-0 win over Estonia. BRWYDRAU BLAENOROL PREVIOUS MEETINGS Daeth Cymru a’r Weriniaeth Tsiec benben yn ymgyrch ragbrofol Wales and the Czech Republic were paired together for 2011 Cwpan y Byd 2011 FIFA. Cymru a enillodd y cyntaf o’r gemau hynny FIFA Women’s World Cup qualifying. Wales claimed an impressive 2-0 ym Mharc Stebonheath, Llanelli gyda Jess Fishlock ac Emma 2-0 victory in the opening match between the two teams at Plewa yn sgorio. Jayne Ludlow oedd capten y tîm y diwrnod hwnnw Stebonheath Park, Llanelli with Jess Fishlock and Emma Plewa ym mis Medi 2009, ac roedd Loren Dykes hefyd yn nhîm y rheolwr scoring the goals. Jayne Ludlow captained the side that day in Adrian Tucker. Llwyddodd Fishlock i daro’r targed eto yn yr ail o’r September 2009, while Loren Dykes was also included in manager gemau hynny ym Mhrag fis yn ddiweddarach, ond sgoriodd Veronika Adrian Tucker’s starting line-up. Fishlock was again on target in the Pincová ddwy i’r Weriniaeth Tsiec i hawlio buddugoliaeth 2-1. return match in Prague the following month, but Veronika Pincová Sweden oedd enillwyr y grŵp yn y pen draw ac fe aethant ymlaen i’r scored a brace for the Czech Republic to claim a 2-1 win. Sweden gemau ail-gyfle. eventually won the group and progressed to the play-offs. www.faw.cymru 5 THIS IS OUR FIRST HOME HON YW EIN GÊM RYNGWLADOL INTERNATIONAL SINCE THE DEFEAT GARTREF GYNTAF ERS COLLI I AGAINST ENGLAND HERE AT LOEGR YMA YN RODNEY PARADE YN RODNEY PARADE BACK IN AUGUST ÔL YM MIS AWST 2018. OND MAE 2018, BUT THERE’S BEEN PLENTY DIGON O WAITH PARATOI WEDI BOD OF PREPARATION TAKING PLACE YN MYND RHAGDDO WRTH I DÎM AS JAYNE LUDLOW’S SIDE GET JAYNE LUDLOW BARATOI AR GYFER READY FOR ANOTHER QUALIFYING YMGYRCH RAGBROFOL ARALL. CAMPAIGN. HERE’S A LOOK BACK AT DYMA FWRW GOLWG YN ÔL DROS Y THE FRIENDLIES WE HAVE PLAYED GEMAU CYFEILLGAR RYDYM NI WEDI’U ACROSS EUROPE SINCE MISSING CHWARAE AR DRAWS EWROP ERS OUT ON A PLACE AT THE 2019 FIFA DOD YN AGOS AT ENNILL LLE YNG WOMEN’S WORLD CUP. NGHWPAN Y BYD 2019 FIFA. PORTUGAL 1-0 WALES 10TH NOVEMBER 2018 RIO MAIOR, PORTUGAL PORTIWGAL 1-0 CYMRU 10 TACHWEDD 2018 RIO MAIOR, PORTUGAL A last minute volley by Portuguese defender Carole Costa Daeth foli funud olaf gan yr amddiffynnydd Carole Costa o denied Wales a result in Rio Maior despite an impressive dîm Portiwgal i gipio canlyniad oddi wrth Gymru yn Rio Maior, performance. Manager Jayne Ludlow put her faith in the er gwaethaf dipyn o berfformiad gan y dreigiau. Rhoddodd y side’s youth players. Former U19s captain Ffion Morgan rheolwr, Jayne Ludlow, ei ffydd a’i hyder yn y to ifanc gyda getting her first senior start and seventeen-year old Elise chyn gapten y tîm Dan 19, Ffion Morgan, yn dechrau am y tro Hughes being picked in centre midfield, whilst also giving cyntaf i’r tîm cyntaf ac Elise Hughes, a hithau ond yn 17 oed, Gemma Evans her first start since the Cyprus Cup in March. yn cael ei dewis yng nghanol y cae. Dechreuodd Gemma Evans “It was a great performance and we were unlucky to concede am y tro cyntaf ers Cwpan Cyprus ym mis Mawrth hefyd. at the end,” said Ludlow. “We had great shape throughout and “Roedd e’n berfformiad gwych, ac anlwcus iawn oedden ni i everyone gave a good performance.” ildio gôl ar y diwedd,” meddai Ludlow. “Fe wnaethon ni gynnal ein siâp drwy gydol y gêm, a phawb wedi perfformio’n wych.” 6 www.faw.cymru SINCE WE LAST PLAYED HOME PORTUGAL 0-0 WALES 13TH NOVEMBER 2018 COVA DE PIEDADA, PORTUGAL PORTIWGAL 0-0 CYMRU 13 TACHWEDD 2018 COVA DE PIEDADA, PORTUGAL Wales continued their preparations for the Euro 2021 qualification Parhau a wnaeth paratoadau Cymru ar gyfer ymgyrch ragbrofol campaign with a goalless draw against Portugal in their last game Ewro 2021 gyda gêm gyfartal ddi-sgôr yn erbyn Portiwgal yn eu of 2018. “We were under pressure from the start but we figured gêm olaf yn 2018. “Roedden ni dan bwysau o’r cychwyn cyntaf things out and changed our shape to match it,” explained Ludlow. ond fe wnaethon ni addasu i hynny a newid ein siâp o’r herwydd,” “We’ve become a team that’s hard to break down but we have to eglurodd Ludlow. “Rydyn ni wedi dod yn dîm sy’n anodd ei dorri work now to develop other parts of our game further.” lawr, ond nawr mae angen i ni ddatblygu rhannau eraill o’n gêm ymhellach.” www.faw.cymru 7 SINCE WE LAST PLAYED HOME ITALY 2-0 WALES 22ND JANUARY 2019 CESENA, ITALY YR EIDAL 2-0 CYMRU 22 IONAWR 2019 CESENA, ITALY Wales manager Jayne Ludlow says Wales matched a top-level team in Yn ôl y rheolwr Jayne Ludlow, roedd Cymru llawn cystal â thîm ar y Cesena as preparation for the UEFA Women’s Euro 2021 qualification lefel uchaf yn Cesena wrth iddyn nhw barhau â’u paratoadau ar gyfer campaign continues. Heavy snow made for a testing experience, ymgyrch ragbrofol Ewro 2021 UEFA. Roedd hi’n brofiad heriol diolch but there were plenty of positives despite the defeat. “We were i eira trwm, ond roedd digon o bethau positif i’w cymryd o’r gêm, er disappointed in how the two goals went in but they were in areas we gwaethaf y golled.