Moore keeps Wales’ World Cup hopes alive with victory in Estonia

Wales keep their World Cup qualifying hopes alive with a scrappy 1-0 win over Estonia in Tallinn on Monday night.

Kieffer Moore’s first-half tap-in, his first goal for Wales since Euro 2020, proved the difference on a night where Estonia will feel hard done by not to secure a point.

The result means Wales are level with second-placed Czech Republic on 11 points ahead of the decisive final two World Cup qualifiers against Belarus (November 13) and group leaders Belgium (November 16).

Wales dominated a first half where Estonia were content to try and break up play with forceful challenges.

Kieffer Moore grabbed his seventh Wales goal in all competitions in the 12th minute. He bundled home Aaron Ramsey’s close-range header from a corner that was parried straight towards the Cardiff striker on the line.

Estonia almost found an equaliser in the 22nd minute when Harry Wilson switched off and passed straight towards Sergei Zenjov just outside the box as he attempted to square across to Sorba Thomas, but the former Blackpool’s striker’s chipped attempt over Danny Ward was cleared off the line by Joe Rodon.

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Estonia squandered another great chance to equalise five minutes into the second half when Markus Poom’s corner was met by Erik Sorga, but he nodded his free header from point-blank range over the bar.

The hosts continued to push for an equaliser and almost found one when Danny Ward was forced to acrobatically tip away a curling strike from substitute Vlasiy Sinyavskiy late on, but Wales clung on for a potentially vital victory in the race for second place.