Wales 0-0 South Korea: Late rally not enough for hosts in friendly stalemate

Wales produced a solid, albeit unspectacular, performance to earn a goalless draw with South Korea in an international friendly at the Cardiff City Stadium.

Kieffer Moore came closest to finding the net during a night that otherwise yielded precious little in terms of goalmouth action.

The Bournemouth striker, suspended for the upcoming Euro 2024 qualifier with Latvia, was introduced from the bench just after the hour, and rose highest to meet Chris Mepham's cross, only to be denied by the post.

But a couple of speculative chances from Son Heung-min aside, Wales seldom looked like being breached, courtesy of a pleasingly solid rearguard display that Rob Page will be keen to build on early next week.

Despite the focus very much being on Monday's trip to Riga, Page made just three changes from the side that lost to Turkey.

It was something of a surprise given he freely admitted before the game that this clash was probably one his side could have done without.

Brennan Johnson, fresh off the back of his £47m move to Tottenham, will likely be one of the names Page will be counting on come Monday, and was handed the chance to lead the line alongside Nathan Broadhead, who joined midfielder Jordan James in making his first international start.

Page's comments were clearly indicative of the struggle this fixture had in capturing the imagination of the paying public, although Johnson's Tottenham team-mate Son still proved a star attraction for many of the 13,668 fans in the building, and indeed the away end, where a Tottenham Hotspur flag hung proudly alongside that of South Korea.

Chances were few and far between during an opening 15 minutes that saw the visitors dominate possession, although Harry Wilson enjoyed the first real