Match Report
12 points and 3 places separated them: Wales 2nd with 15, Belarus 5th with 3. Belarus had been under-performing their position — 52nd on five-round form against 5th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Wales 1.75 scored and 1.13 conceded per game, Belarus 0.88 and 3, with the league averaging 1.53.
Defeat had followed defeat for Belarus — six in succession.
Cardiff City Stadium in Cardiff, capacity 26,828, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Wales led 2-0 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 5-1.