Bellamy's side were condemned to a narrow defeat in Lisbon after Felix's long-range effort took a deflection off Ben Davies to wrongfoot goalkeeper Danny Ward. Wales had spent long spells under sustained pressure before rallying to pose genuine questions in the final 15 minutes. An equaliser almost arrived when Brennan Johnson clipped the crossbar, before Ruben Dias pulled off a crucial last-ditch block to deny Lewis Koumas from the rebound.
The narrow loss extended the Dragons' winless run to five international matches in 2026. Speaking to BBC Sport after the final whistle, Leeds United captain Ampadu admitted: "We know it was going to be a tough game against very good opposition with a lot of quality, which they showed at times.
"We knew we were going to have to suffer but we wanted to come here and make a real statement and impact. We wanted to show what we can do on the ball, which at times we did. But we can do a little bit more."
Reflecting on his side's resilience and late push, he added: "We're always going to work hard, as we've shown over a countless number of years now. There were a couple chances at the end where maybe we could have got a goal, and then that makes it a ...