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WALES v ENGLAND THE WALES TEAM SPONSOR www.faw.cymru 3 THE STORY SO FAR LUDLOW LEADING WOMEN’S WORLD CUP PUSH MANAGER JAYNE LUDLOW said Ludlow following the 0-0 draw. “We’re EURO finals. The opening match against “WE’VE GOT TWO BIG GAMES WILL BE HOPING THAT THE a developing team, and we’re still a young Kazakhstan took place in November 2015 WALES FANS CAN HELP MAKE team with regard to these players playing at Haverfordwest, and substitute Helen COMING UP WHICH CAN HOPEFULLY CARDIFF CITY STADIUM A A together. We’ve got two big games coming Ward proved to be the second half hero, as FORTRESS FOR HER SIDE THIS up which can hopefully set us up for next the striker came off the bench to score a EVENING AS THE 2019 FIFA year when we finish off this campaign.” hat-trick after Natasha Harding had handed SET US UP FOR NEXT YEAR WHEN WE WOMEN’S WORLD CUP QUALIFYING Wales travel to Zenica to take on Bosnia- her side the lead. It was Wales’ first win CAMPAIGN CONTINUES. Herzegovina on Tuesday, and while the of the campaign and provided Ludlow and FINISH OFF THIS CAMPAIGN.” demands of such a short turnaround will her side with a huge lift heading into the Wales currently top Group 1 ahead of prove testing, the side then take a break second half of fixtures. Bosnia-Herzegovina and England who from qualification until they make the short meet each other in Walsall tonight. The journey to England next April. The return match against Kazakhstan took campaign began for Ludlow and her side place in April 2016 and it was Ward who with a 1-0 victory over Kazakhstan in The match in Zenica will mark the halfway again impressed with a brace of goals. Her Astana back in September as experienced point of the campaign, but Wales will be efforts were matched by Kayleigh Green as headliner Jess Fishlock scored the only encouraged by the fact that they will play she added two goals of her own to make goal of the game with a superb volley. A their final three qualifiers against Bosnia- it an impressive double victory. Despite well-earned point from a 0-0 draw with Herzegovina, Russia and England at home. their defensive frailties, Kazakhstan did Russia in St. Petersburg last month moved A similar situation proved to be the catalyst finish off the bottom of group, but showed Wales to the top of the group, and they will to the last qualifying campaign ending on a in Astana how much they have improved be looking to build on their excellent start high, and if the side can remain in contention since the last campaign. Ludlow will be as Kazakhstan make the long journey to heading into the final stages, it will make for keen to ensure that her side do not take ABOVE the Welsh capital. a very exciting conclusion to the group. their opponents for granted this evening, JAYNE LUDLOW DURING A TRAINING SESSION AT and having claimed four points and two THE PETROVSKY MINOR SPORT ARENA AHEAD OF THE “The girls understand that this is a long Wales are no strangers to Kazakhstan clean sheets in their opening two games, FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP 2019 QUALIFYING GROUP 1 competition, and that it’s important to go having been drawn against them in it is vital that the side build on what has MATCH BETWEEN RUSSIA AND WALES. to places like Russia and get something,” qualifying for the 2017 UEFA Women’s already been an impressive start. 4 www.faw.cymru www.faw.cymru 5 Y STORI HYD YN HYN LUDLOW YN ARWAIN YMGYRCH CWPAN Y BYD MAE’R RHEOLWR JAYNE LUDLOW meddai Ludlow yn dilyn y gêm gyfartal 0-0. ar gyfer EWRO 2017 Merched UEFA. Cafodd YN GOBEITHIO Y BYDD CEFNOGWYR “Ry’ ni’n dîm sy’n datblygu a ry’ ni dal yn y gêm agoriadol yn erbyn Casachstan ei “GYDA DWY GÊM FAWR O’N BLAENAU CYMRU YN GWNEUD STADIWM dîm ifanc. Gyda dwy gêm fawr o’n blaenau chynnal yn Hwlffordd nôl ym mis Tachwedd DINAS CAERDYDD YN GAER AR y gobaith yw gallu rhoi ein hunain mewn 2015, gyda’r eilydd Helen Ward yn serennu Y GOBAITH YW GALLU RHOI EIN GYFER EI CHARFAN WRTH I sefyllfa gref ar gyfer diwedd yr ymgyrch fel arwr yr ail hanner. Ar ôl dod oddi ar y YMGYRCH RAGBROFOL CWPAN Y y flwyddyn nesaf.” Bydd Cymru’n teithio i fainc, sgoriodd dair gôl i adeiladu ar waith BYD MERCHED FIFA BARHAU YMA Zenica i wynebu Bosnia-Herzegovina ddydd Natasha Harding. Dyma oedd buddugoliaeth HUNAIN MEWN SEFYLLFA GREF YN ERBYN CASACHSTAN HENO. Mawrth ac er bod chwarae dwy gêm mewn gyntaf yr ymgyrch i Gymru a rhoddodd hwb cyfnod mor fyr yn heriol, mae’r garfan yn enfawr i Ludlow a’i charfan wrth ddechrau AR GYFER DIWEDD YR YMGYRCH Y Ar hyn o bryd mae Cymru ar frig Grŵp 1 cael seibiant o’r ymgyrch nes iddyn nhw ail hanner yr ymgyrch. o flaen Bosnia-Herzegovina a Lloegr sy’n wneud y siwrne fyr dros y ffin i Loegr fis chwarae yn erbyn ei gilydd yn Walsall Ebrill nesaf. Yn Ebrill 2016 cafwyd gêm oddi cartref FLWYDDYN NESAF.” heno. Dechreuodd ymgyrch Ludlow a’i yn erbyn Casachstan ac Ward eto fu’n charfan gyda buddugoliaeth o 1-0 yn erbyn Bydd y gêm yn Zenica yn nodi pwynt serennu gan sgorio dwy gôl. Dilynodd Casachstan yn Astana nôl ym mis Medi, hanner ffordd yr ymgyrch ond bydd yn Kayleigh Green ei hesiampl gan ychwanegu gyda Jess Fishlock yn sgorio unig gôl y hwb i Gymru eu bod yn chwarae eu tair dwy gôl ei hun a sicrhau dwy fuddugoliaeth gêm gyda foli anhygoel. Roedd pwynt gêm ragbrofol olaf adref yn erbyn Bosnia- argyhoeddedig. Gorffennodd Casachstan cadarn o’u gêm gyfartal yn erbyn Rwsia yn Herzegovina, Rwsia a Lloegr. Gwnaeth ar waelod y grŵp ond, er eu hamddiffyn St Petersburg fis diwethaf yn ddigon i roi sefyllfa debyg yn eu hymgyrch ragbrofol bregus, dangosodd y garfan yn Astana Cymru ar frig y grŵp a bydd y garfan yn diwethaf eu helpu i orffen yr ymgyrch cymaint yr oedden nhw wedi gwella ers gobeithio adeiladu ar eu dechreuad gwych ar nodyn uchel. Os all y garfan gadw eu yr ymgyrch diwethaf. Bydd Ludlow yn pan fydd Casachstan yn gwneud y daith hir hunain yn y ras nes y gemau olaf, mae awyddus i sicrhau fod ei charfan ddim i’n prifddinas. posibilrwydd o ddiweddglo cyffrous iawn yn cymryd eu gwrthwynebwyr yn ganiataol i’r grŵp. heno. Wedi ennill 4 pwynt a heb ildio “Mae’r merched yn deall fod hon yn gôl yn eu dwy gêm agoriadol, mae’n JAYNE LUDLOW YN YSTOD SESIWN YMARFER CYN gystadleuaeth hir ac mae’n bwysig mynd Nid yw Casachstan yn ddieithriaid i Gymru, hanfodol fod yn garfan yn adeiladu ar CYMRU YN ERBYN RWSIA YN ROWND RHAGBROFOL i lefydd fel Rwsia a sicrhau pwyntiau,” gyda’r ddwy garfan yn yr un grŵp rhagbrofol ddechreuad gwych. GRŴP 1 O GWPAN Y BYD FIFA I FERCHED 6 www.faw.cymru www.faw.cymru 7 FFOCWS AR CASACHSTAN FOCUS ON KAZAKHSTAN DESPITE STILL SEARCHING FOR hero as the striker came off the bench to clir yn safon y chwarae. Roedd gôl gan Jess THEIR FIRST WIN AND FIRST GOAL score a hat-trick after Natasha Harding had Fishlock yn Astana nôl ym mis Medi yn OF THE CAMPAIGN, THE OPENING opened the scoring. The return match against ddigon i wahaniaethu’r ddau dîm. TWO PERFORMANCES FROM Kazakhstan took place in April 2016, and KAZAKHSTAN HAVE SHOWN SIGNS it was Ward who again impressed with a Parhaodd yr ymgyrch i Casachstan yn OF PROGRESS BY A NATION STILL brace of goals, and her efforts were this time erbyn Bosnia-Herzegovina eto yn Astana REGARDED AS MINNOWS ON THE matched by Kayleigh Green.