Wales 1-0 Montenegro: Harry Wilson penalty maintains Craig Bellamy's unbeaten start

Craig Bellamy continued his unbeaten start to life as Wales manager after a Harry Wilson penalty was enough to earn the hosts a 1-0 win over Montenegro at Cardiff City Stadium.

Bellamy is the first-ever Wales manager to oversee three unbeaten games - two draws and a win coming into this - and he now extends that record to four after the narrow win in the Welsh capital.

It should have been far more comfortable, truth be told, but Wales missed a number of gilt-edged chances, particularly in the first half. Taking any of them would have made their life far easier in the latter stages of the tie.

Instead they had to rely on a first-half penalty from the in-form Wilson, who also won the spot-kick, to ensure Wales come away with eight points from their first four matches of this UEFA Nations League campaign, a record which sees them sitting second in their group after two camps.

Bellamy opted for no fewer than seven changes from the side which drew 2-2 out in Iceland on Friday, including a first Wales start for Mark Harris. The head coach did not have suspended duo Brennan Johnson and Jordan James - not to mention the absences of Dan James, Aaron Ramsey and Ethan Ampadu, to boot - but the manner in which they started the game seemed to suggest they were unlikely to be missed.

Bellamy's boys shot out of the traps at Cardiff City Stadium. There was concise and creative interplay from Harry Wilson, David Brooks, Neco Williams and Co in attack and Montenegro were forced to take on a defensive brief for much of the early exchanges.

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The only disappointment for the hosts in Cardiff was that despite their utter dominance, the back of the net was