This was actually good – Wales boss Craig Bellamy finds positives in Iceland draw

Craig Bellamy remained upbeat after Wales surrendered a two-goal interval lead to attract their Nations League tie in Iceland.

Brennan Johnson and Harry Wilson rewarded some incisive first-half strategy play to place Wales in command on a freezing night time in Reykjavik.

However Wales have been hanging on for grim loss of life on the finish after Logi Tomasson scored after which compelled Danny Ward into an unlucky personal purpose at his close to submit inside three second-half minutes.

Orri Oskarsson smashed the crossbar from 20 yards and Jon Thorsteinsson struck a submit as Wales quite fortuitously prolonged their unbeaten Nations League begin to three video games.

Wales boss Bellamy mentioned: “I used to be actually happy. I loved it. I’m a giant fan of Iceland so I knew it was going to be a troublesome recreation.

“After all we have been 2-0 up by half-time however my phrases have been: ‘That is going to be a protracted half’. An excellent supervisor (Age Hareide), we knew being 2-0 down they have been going to throw extra males on the press as a result of they needed to.

“How have been we going to search out the options? As a result of the options have been there, nevertheless it’s with the ability to discover them on the time.

“There’s so much to learn us, particularly the second half. It permits us to teach extra, it builds a library within the gamers’ head: ‘Keep in mind this example, bear in mind after we discovered this era troublesome’.

“They will memorise it. That is our third recreation collectively.

“In the long term, I’m actually joyful. This isn’t me attempting to sugar-coat drawing after being 2-0 up, it actually isn’t.

“What I’m telling you (reporters) I informed the gamers. This was actually good.”

Bellamy started his Wales reign final month with a 0-0 draw towards Turkey in Cardiff and a 2-1 victory in Montenegro.

Iceland’s comeback disadvantaged Wales of joint high spot in Group B4 as Turkey beat Montenegro 1-0 at residence.

Turkey now prepared the ground by two factors with Wales hoping to shut the hole on Monday when Montenegro, backside of the group and with no level, go to Cardiff Metropolis Stadium.

Johnson and Jordan James will miss out by means of suspension, including to a worrying absentee checklist with skipper Aaron Ramsey, Ethan Ampadu and Daniel James sidelined by harm.

Bellamy mentioned: “We’ve had two yellows which is able to imply a change on Monday, nevertheless it’s fairly predictable as a result of completely different types of refereeing.

“It was me studying in regards to the gamers and them studying from us. It’s by no means good to concede, I don’t prefer it, we’ll have a look at it once more.

“I felt momentum performed a giant half. It’s about us understanding when to take the sting out the sport, which is able to come.”

Iceland are a degree behind Wales on the midway stage of the marketing campaign and host Turkey on Monday.

Supervisor Hareide mentioned: “Soccer is a loopy sport generally. I’ve to reward the workforce that we lifted ourselves and got here again within the second half and performed actually good soccer.

“We should always have received it, and that’s the solely disappointment on the finish.”