Daniel James' stunning first-half goal gave Wales a 1-0 friendly victory over Belarus in Cardiff.
Wales manager Ryan Giggs, who bore the brunt of some heavy criticism from supporters for a limp performance against Azerbaijan, will take positives from this contest. There was a greater cohesion to much of their play than there was on Friday, while Giggs will be grateful for what was only a fourth clean sheet in 12 games.
Yablonski saw his 25-yard effort comfortably held by Ward, but it was pretty much one-way traffic with Wales feeding James at every opportunity.
James' cross was almost turned into his own net by Belarus skipper Sergei Politevich and the winger saw another goalbound attempt blocked before Ben Davies' deflected shot went wide.
Gareth Bale replaced James five minutes after the restart and Wilson struck the upright moments later after working a short-corner routine with Joe Morrell.
The Real Madrid striker had a rueful smile as he ended up in the back of the net, knowing that he should have scored his 33rd international goal. But Wales safely held on for a morale-boosting victory before next month's more demanding European qualifiers against Slovakia and Croatia.
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