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“It was about the three points but lessons need to be learned,” former Wales striker Gwennan Harries told Match of the Day Wales.<\/p>\n
Wilkinson’s side had overwhelmed Albania in a 4-0 win in Wrexham four days earlier, when the hosts’ only frustration was that they did not score more goals.<\/p>\n
But the return fixture had a very different look, with Wales struggling for fluency in possession as Albania sat deep but carried a threat on the counter-attack.<\/p>\n
“At the minute, we’re probably not seeing Wales at their best and we’ve struggled at times to break down teams who sit back,” said another ex-Wales forward Helen Ward on BBC Radio Wales.<\/p>\n
“That’s where a Jess Fishlock can do something magic.<\/p>\n
“We don’t have her anymore, so someone else is going to have to take that responsibility.”<\/p>\n
The one goal Wales did manage was as scrappy as their performance, Roberts bundling home from a Lily Woodham cross with Albania claiming the ball had gone in off the veteran defender’s arm.<\/p>\n
There were other opportunities for Wales, Mared Griffiths coming close on a couple of occasions and Ingle shooting straight at Albania keeper Rajmonda Spahiu having seen an earlier effort ruled out for offside.<\/p>\n
Had one or two of those chances been converted, the evening would have had a different feel.<\/p>\n
As it was, there was tension in the air right up until the final whistle, with Safia Middleton-Patel making a late save from Fortesa Berisha having earlier seen Ilarja Zarka’s drive rattle the bar.<\/p>\n
“I thought Albania were really good,” said Ingle. “They blocked up, made it hard for us.<\/p>\n
“They defended really well and they nearly punished us on a few transition attacks, so we were quite lucky at times.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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