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Wales claimed a tight 1-0 win over international minnows Liechtenstein to keep alive their chances of World Cup qualification.

The young midfielder scored his debut goal for Wales from inside the box after the home side's group of full-time players, amateurs and students had resisted for over an hour. The scorer ran off in elation with his obvious relief shared by the 3,000 Wales supporters filling most sections of the venue in the capital.

Soon afterwards, however, James was shown a yellow card and another booking for Ethan Ampadu resulted in both midfielders are ruled out for the upcoming crunch tie with their next opponents through suspension.

The Wales' ground contest is a game the Welsh team have to secure victory in to overtake their rivals and guarantee a improved draw in the final round in March.

Craig Bellamy had an different perspective from the dugout, Bellamy serving a technical area prohibition after being shown a additional booking in the tournament last month.

The manager's deputy his assistant stood in in the technical area and four of Wales’s starters – Jordan James, Ampadu, Joe Rodon, Williams – were at risk of suspension from missing the final qualifier. A pair were booked in incidents that may damage their team.

Liechtenstein, ranked 206 out of 210 teams in international football, had failed to score in their winless run and conceded 23 times at an average of around four per fixture.

Wales predictably controlled the ball as their hosts lay in a deep defensive line and got bodies behind the ball.

The home goal was rarely tested until the forward's pressing won possession and Jordan James saw his attempt from the edge of the box parried by the goalkeeper.

A similar move crafted an opportunity, Jordan locating his teammate on this occasion with a well-weighted delivery over the top.

Broadhead’s superb control took him past the keeper but the attacker was unable to score from a difficult angle.

Wales believed they'd broken the deadlock after the first half when James nodded a high Sorba Thomas corner back into a crowded penalty box.

Büchel was flustered by Dylan Lawlor and Rodon, and his weak punch reached Nathan Broadhead who scored decisively. But Welsh elation were halted when the referee was sent to the pitchside monitor and decided that at least one of the Welsh central defenders was in an offside from James’s initial touch.

The visitors stepped up a gear after the break and Sorba Thomas sent in a ball to the far post which Daniel James struck the woodwork.

Williams then headed wide from inside the six-yard box as it began to look like a difficult match for the Welsh side.

Yet, with the match having ticked into its final half-hour, Neco Williams executed a clever through ball for his teammate to break behind the home defence.

James bypassed Büchel with a superb ball across the face of goal, and his namesake Jordan had the straightforward task of ending Welsh nerves.