:00:29. > :00:34.After a disastrous start to the campaign, Gareth Bale inspired
:00:34. > :00:43.Wales to a memorable win over Scotland in Cardiff, Chris
:00:43. > :00:48.Coleman's first win as manager. What a goal! But then there was
:00:48. > :00:52.more woe for Wales, beaten by Croatia, and hopes of making it to
:00:52. > :00:56.Brazil 2014 virtually over. Tonight Bale in stunning form for Tottenham
:00:56. > :01:00.Hotspur is back in the red shirt of Wales alongside Craig Bellamy.
:01:00. > :01:09.Aaron Ramsey was a late withdrawal due to a calf injury, but a return
:01:09. > :01:14.to Swansea for Liverpool's Joe Good evening. Just one win in six
:01:14. > :01:16.for Chris Coleman, but a strong squad to pick from tonight. That is
:01:16. > :01:21.ahead of two very important World Cup qualifiers in Scotland and
:01:21. > :01:25.Croatia. Robbie Savage is here, and we will have his expert views on
:01:26. > :01:32.Wales later. We want your thoughts as well. We are on Twitter tonight.
:01:32. > :01:42.First, the Liberty Stadium, Wales versus Austria. Let's join Kevin
:01:42. > :01:43.
:01:43. > :01:48.Aaron Ramsey with a calf problem. Sam Ricketts and Jack Collison
:01:48. > :01:56.return, as Craig Bellamy and Gareth Bale start for the first time since
:01:56. > :02:01.the victory over Norway in Gary Speed's first game. Bostridge
:02:01. > :02:06.include two Premier League players -- Austria include. Andreas Weimann
:02:06. > :02:16.makes a first start at the right of midfield. Marc Janko will lead the
:02:16. > :02:20.
:02:20. > :02:22.international of 2013. Chris international of 2013. Chris
:02:22. > :02:32.Coleman says that this is the strongest squad he has had
:02:32. > :02:51.
:02:51. > :02:56.available, despite the late absence his home stadium. First touch on
:02:56. > :03:06.his return for Boaz Myhill, who missed the last two qualifiers with
:03:06. > :03:15.
:03:15. > :03:25.in advance of the other two. It looks like Joe Allen is sitting
:03:25. > :03:55.
:03:55. > :04:05.Austria when the first corner of the game. -- winner of the first
:04:05. > :04:24.
:04:24. > :04:30.corner. This will be a test for It was nearly an own goal, coming
:04:30. > :04:40.off somebody's foot in the penalty area. Adam Matthews in the right
:04:40. > :04:54.
:04:54. > :05:00.man to watch. Steaming in Nantes -- on Gareth Bale, and they know what
:05:00. > :05:10.he is all about. Marcel Koller, the Austrian coach, very certain that
:05:10. > :05:10.
:05:10. > :06:01.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 50 seconds
:06:01. > :06:05.Bale was the big danger to the side thought he was offside. A fantastic
:06:05. > :06:09.run. The first time the ball has come into Bellamy, he has done well,
:06:09. > :06:19.but this time he looks to go over the top, not short. Just off five,
:06:19. > :06:29.I would suggest. -- just offside. The linesman has not flagged at all.
:06:29. > :06:40.
:06:40. > :06:50.Heery is again, the midfielder from stronger drive by a Ivanschitz.
:06:50. > :07:00.
:07:00. > :07:04.has an open him up to have a shot knocks it, and he goes. This is
:07:04. > :07:14.Gareth Bale, flying, around the back. Bellamy waits for the cross,
:07:14. > :07:29.
:07:29. > :07:35.but it was poor. I think he has he does the job. Love Lee one-touch
:07:35. > :07:45.football by the Wales lads. Great flick by Bale -- lovely one-touch
:07:45. > :07:54.
:07:54. > :08:04.from injury as well. If he one of those you have to find a place for
:08:04. > :08:26.
:08:26. > :08:33.a corner, but they cannot stop the Bellamy. Bellamy is away. Bellamy
:08:33. > :08:37.into the penalty area. Just past the post. Well, you couldn't ask
:08:37. > :08:43.for anything more. He has done the right thing. Great closing down to
:08:43. > :08:53.start with. A great first time ball by Vaughan. Bellamy opens his legs,
:08:53. > :09:06.
:09:06. > :09:10.will one-touch shot across the goal. Bale scores for Wales! Who else?
:09:10. > :09:19.Every goal in 2012, and he has opened the new year in style as
:09:19. > :09:24.well. Gareth Bale breaks the deadlock. He is onside, just. This
:09:24. > :09:30.is all about the first touch. Great first touch. On to his left foot,
:09:30. > :09:34.another touch away, and a great strike. First of all, a great ball
:09:34. > :09:43.by Joe Allen, then a great touch by Gareth Bale, across the defender,
:09:43. > :09:53.and he shot away from the keeper. This is good as you get. Week-in,
:09:53. > :10:15.
:10:15. > :10:22.week-out, he is doing it. You come the ball again. He tried to
:10:22. > :10:29.threaded through for lately, but it was cut out. -- Joe Ledley. He gets
:10:29. > :10:38.the ball and he just teases the full-back. That is Marcel Koller,
:10:38. > :10:44.the Austrian manager. They are in a tough group, led by Germany. They
:10:44. > :10:49.are 4th in accrued at the moment behind Sweden, Ireland -- in that
:10:49. > :10:54.group. Next month they play the Faroe Islands and the Republic of
:10:54. > :10:58.Ireland. They have four points from three games, Germany leading the
:10:58. > :11:08.group with 10. You just feel everyone else is playing for second.
:11:08. > :11:17.
:11:17. > :11:24.This is where they can be a danger, In fact, he wants a corner, and you
:11:24. > :11:30.get it -- a header past. Pogatetz has got the header, and then Davies,
:11:30. > :11:40.does he go for the one at the front or back? He does just enough.
:11:40. > :12:07.
:12:07. > :12:17.against them in these sort of areas. They always seem to have an extra
:12:17. > :12:41.
:12:41. > :12:46.is the offside flag up. It denied Pogatetz. A little bit of good
:12:46. > :12:51.fortune for Wales there. Just inches offside. A good decision,
:12:51. > :12:57.and I did say in the build-up to that but Adam Matthews had two men
:12:57. > :13:01.he was marking, both over 6 ft 3. Collison is in the war, 6 ft-plus,
:13:01. > :13:06.and they have to be doing something about that. That was a warning sign,
:13:06. > :13:11.wasn't it? The danger was there. This could be dangerous as Marc
:13:11. > :13:17.Janko goes through. He's round the back, but denied by a brilliant
:13:17. > :13:22.tackle from Ashley Williams. Great recovery from Ashley Williams, but
:13:22. > :13:31.the ball bounces in the box, and you wonder where Boaz Myhill was.
:13:31. > :13:41.The danger is still not clear. Myhill was right behind the shop. -
:13:41. > :14:10.
:14:10. > :14:20.That is a terrific strike. Someone has to close this ball down. What a
:14:20. > :14:26.
:14:26. > :14:34.terrific save from Boaz Myhill. A fantastic save. A great strike.
:14:34. > :14:42.They lived dangerously on occasions. The main thing is keeping a close
:14:42. > :14:52.to the ball. A midfielder, or centre-back not coming out. Being
:14:52. > :14:57.
:14:57. > :15:07.not used to that position. But look quite comfortable. Sam Ricketts.
:15:07. > :15:07.
:15:07. > :15:16.Marko Arnautovic, proving a problem. Ashley Williams unhappy at that
:15:16. > :15:26.decision against them. He is a big unit, isn't he? He towers above
:15:26. > :15:28.
:15:28. > :15:38.Ashley Williams. He has 13 goals for his country. Marko Arnautovic.
:15:38. > :15:41.
:15:41. > :15:48.His thirty-second Cup. And a chance at goal. It is a good strike, and
:15:48. > :15:58.again Boaz Myhill called into action. And lurking at that far
:15:58. > :15:58.
:15:58. > :16:06.post. The line-up for these not quite right. Joe Allen looks for
:16:06. > :16:16.the run-up. Then Bellamy. It means to be a high ball to get over him.
:16:16. > :16:23.
:16:23. > :16:33.He crawls to stop the ball. Once again, Arnautovic. He is one to
:16:33. > :16:36.
:16:36. > :16:46.watch in the second half. And with the corner, have clear. -- half
:16:46. > :16:56.
:16:56. > :17:06.cleared. And it hits the post. a great strike by Alaba. On his
:17:06. > :17:20.
:17:20. > :17:27.height. -- Sam Vokes will give Wales more height. Under stadium
:17:27. > :17:34.gets more excited as Gareth Bale saunters forward. He can do what he
:17:34. > :17:44.wants to and almost came through Sam Vokes. A little bit of a
:17:44. > :17:44.
:17:44. > :17:54.deflection and Sam Vokes nearly sneaks in. Slide the ball through,
:17:54. > :17:58.
:17:58. > :18:08.backtracking again. Marc Janko again. The ball finds Joe Ledley.
:18:08. > :18:13.Joe Ledley of Celtic. He went himself. Some options there, does
:18:13. > :18:21.he should on wait for Ben Davies? He is waiting for Ben Davies, but
:18:21. > :18:28.cannot get there. He has the option to pass, and not the best shot.
:18:28. > :18:38.Wales look for Chris Coleman's second win. A little bit different,
:18:38. > :18:39.
:18:39. > :18:49.with Sam Vokes up front. With Bellamy, hard to get the on Craig
:18:49. > :18:50.
:18:50. > :18:58.Bellamy, him being so quick. -- beyond a Craig Bellamy. And giving
:18:58. > :19:04.the ball away to Marc Janko, needs no second opportunity. Maybe the
:19:04. > :19:09.ball should have just gone up over the top. Squeeze up. Marc Janko
:19:09. > :19:17.will be disappointed with that effort. Relatively quiet in this
:19:17. > :19:27.game. He has 13 goals for his country, scored twice in their 4-
:19:27. > :19:31.
:19:31. > :19:41.Siro win over Kazakhstan. -- 4-0. The touch takes it towards David
:19:41. > :19:46.
:19:46. > :19:53.Alaba. But anticipated really well. Gareth Bale, shoots in the middle.
:19:53. > :19:59.Excellent goal! Sam Vokes makes an impact, set up by Gareth Bale.
:19:59. > :20:08.Wales lead by two goals to 0. is a great interception by Ben
:20:08. > :20:18.Davies. Sam Vokes is of side, Gareth Bale stays on side, send the
:20:18. > :20:21.
:20:21. > :20:29.10th, then a great tackler active header by Sam Vokes. -- sends it in.
:20:29. > :20:39.I tell you what, that is a great header. I will Austria recover from
:20:39. > :21:12.
:21:12. > :21:19.disappointed. Disappointment he has not scored another goal. Great
:21:19. > :21:29.build up, nice and composed. It comes out to Gareth Bale, he
:21:29. > :21:47.
:21:47. > :21:57.strikes it, he could not do it any Wales side, as David Alaba plays.
:21:57. > :22:12.
:22:12. > :22:21.Great defending. Sam Ricketts once again. Once he has lost it, he gets
:22:21. > :22:31.back and recovers, sees the danger area and get in there. It is the
:22:31. > :22:54.
:22:54. > :23:03.position that is up for grabs, not That is it for Gareth Bale. One
:23:03. > :23:08.hour gone and Wales's hottest property walks off having scored
:23:08. > :23:15.the goal and having set up the second. Gareth Bale getting a
:23:15. > :23:25.standing ovation. He has thrilled us again. A standing ovation and a
:23:25. > :23:49.
:23:49. > :23:59.sigh of relief. A sigh of relief Jean tries to find Joe Ledley. --
:23:59. > :24:09.
:24:09. > :24:16.friendly, Wales lead 2-0. At a ground where they have only won
:24:16. > :24:21.once. The sixth game at the Liberty Stadium. The last win was in
:24:21. > :24:28.October 2011 against Switzerland. Aaron Ramsey scored a penalty and
:24:28. > :24:36.the other scorer was, of course, Gareth Bale. Austria have had
:24:36. > :24:46.plenty of the ball. It is a free header. And it is buried that time
:24:46. > :25:01.
:25:01. > :25:11.by Marc Janko. Austria are back in Trying, but just wide. Joe Allen
:25:11. > :25:21.with a loose ball. This is better. Holding possession, eating up the
:25:21. > :25:45.
:25:45. > :25:54.Davies has slipped. Church got back. At the ball is well wide. Austria
:25:54. > :26:00.are going to be disappointed with that, a great opportunity. Seconds
:26:00. > :26:07.to go for Chris Coleman's second victory of his reign. Still the
:26:07. > :26:12.chance, but Boaz Myhill clutches it. He has looked solid as well. He has
:26:12. > :26:21.looked very lively. But Chris Gunter has to be more open, I
:26:21. > :26:28.realise where his man is. referee looks at his watch. Fans
:26:28. > :26:32.encouraging him to Bloor. That is the final whistle. Wales start 2013
:26:32. > :26:39.with a victory and Chris Coleman takes his team to Hampden in am
:26:39. > :26:44.happy mood. Thanks to that man mainly, Gareth Bale, who scored one,
:26:44. > :26:53.setting up Sam Vokes's second. Austria replying late from Mark Ko
:26:53. > :27:03.Chang goal, but it was Gareth Bale and Wales's night. -- Austria
:27:03. > :27:06.
:27:06. > :27:11.weight from Marc Janko's goal. It has finished Wales 2, Austria 1.
:27:11. > :27:16.Gareth Bale was identified as the danger man, but he was simply
:27:16. > :27:26.unstoppable tonight. Pace, skill and finishing to match from one of
:27:26. > :27:27.
:27:27. > :27:34.Another magnificent performance from Gareth Bale. We hear from the
:27:34. > :27:41.man himself up the Chris Coleman. How could a win? Always good to win
:27:41. > :27:48.for your country. For me as a manager, I am delighted. I was
:27:48. > :27:53.asked before the game about winning. Winning his winning at the end of
:27:53. > :27:59.the day. The second half, we displayed different qualities.
:27:59. > :28:05.Defensively, we worked our socks off. I think we had a much better
:28:05. > :28:10.second half than first half. Do you and a half quiet nights? I am not
:28:10. > :28:15.too sure. The best thing was a good performance. That was a positive
:28:15. > :28:20.and gives more confidence going into the next match. Into double
:28:20. > :28:24.figures on goals for Wales. It is great to get goals. The most
:28:24. > :28:32.important thing is the team. We worked hard and performed well and
:28:32. > :28:38.got the victory. And the first up, we won it and you risk the full
:28:38. > :28:43.back and got to the second half, then the next time we got it, the
:28:44. > :28:53.opposition defence changes. Then they are dropping off deeper and it
:28:54. > :28:55.
:28:55. > :29:01.opens up. And it is great for them to come back. It was nice to have
:29:01. > :29:07.bowled players tonight. Under great goal, a great cross for Sam Vokes,
:29:07. > :29:12.taking a fantastic header from the big fella up.
:29:12. > :29:17.Going to harm done in a confident mood? We are confident team, not
:29:17. > :29:22.really scared and we will hopefully try to win. Do you think you scored
:29:22. > :29:32.at the time you go on the pitch? do not know, the most important
:29:32. > :29:44.
:29:44. > :29:48.thing is giving 100%. A brilliant In the first of they looked poor,
:29:48. > :29:52.Matthews and rickets, Austria could have scored a few goals, and that
:29:52. > :29:58.was worrying in the first half, but when you have Bale and Bellamy on
:29:58. > :30:05.the pitch, they can win games. air is this guy in world rankings -
:30:05. > :30:11.- where is this guy? He has to be in the best five plays in the world,
:30:11. > :30:16.Ness, Ronaldo, he's one of the best fight. The Austrian back for give
:30:16. > :30:25.him time to play. Most people touch it there, but a touch it across the
:30:25. > :30:31.What a cool finish. He is good in the air. I will slow this down in a
:30:32. > :30:36.minute, Jason. It is a lollipop, it is called, a step over. Most people
:30:36. > :30:42.do it when the ball is stationary. He moves the ball in one motion,
:30:42. > :30:46.then does the step over. That is incredible. For kids who have
:30:46. > :30:50.recorded it and watch in the morning, watch that, it's fantastic.
:30:50. > :30:55.And the cross. The pace he puts on the cross. All Sam Vokes has to do
:30:55. > :31:01.is guided in the corner. Great header, but Gareth Bale has to be
:31:01. > :31:10.one of the best five plays in the world. Who is ahead of him? Lionel
:31:10. > :31:16.Messi, Ronaldo, fell cow, but on current form he's unstoppable.
:31:16. > :31:21.There was some shaky moments on the back for -- in the back four, they
:31:21. > :31:26.had a problem picking them up. There were several free kicks in
:31:26. > :31:30.the first half that floated to the back stick. Matthews and Ricketts
:31:30. > :31:35.did not communicate well. Boaz Myhill, a good save. I think he
:31:35. > :31:40.thought it was going wide here, but in at the post. Floating wide.
:31:40. > :31:47.Austria had a lot of chances. 16 shots, seven on target, and the
:31:47. > :31:52.goal, Ashley Williams switched off. A lack of communication. A lot of
:31:52. > :31:56.positives tonight. Focusing on the negatives, the defensive worries,
:31:56. > :31:59.when they come again Scotland and Croatia and Serbia and Belgium,
:31:59. > :32:05.they will get punished. I think they missed James Collins, a
:32:05. > :32:10.dominant force in the air. Matthews is doing well for his club, but
:32:10. > :32:15.with Rickets and Matthews, and there was the disallowed goal, and
:32:15. > :32:19.another one up where Myhill made a good save. Time together is needed,
:32:20. > :32:24.and Chris Coleman Bailey had been a few days, so he needs to work on
:32:24. > :32:28.the back four. They won tonight, and that's great, but Austria
:32:28. > :32:34.created chances. For Craig Bellamy has been terrific for Cardiff this
:32:34. > :32:38.season. Another wonderful performance. The pace he has here,
:32:38. > :32:43.in the centre-forward position. I was surprised to see him there, but
:32:43. > :32:48.his pace, his power, he drags it across the goal, but he was a
:32:49. > :32:53.threat all night. He is a leader. He has not the captain's armband,
:32:53. > :32:57.but he is a leader. He said that playing for Wales is like a drug
:32:57. > :33:01.and he wants to be part of the set- up. You can see it with Aaron
:33:01. > :33:06.Ramsey, Bale, Joe Allen, he has a few more years, and he loves his
:33:06. > :33:16.country and playing for Wales and it showed tonight. Wales's World
:33:16. > :33:48.
:33:48. > :33:58.Cup opponents were in action The Wales U21 team warmed up with a
:33:58. > :34:00.
:34:00. > :34:04.friendly against Iceland at crop he will face England as part
:34:04. > :34:07.of the next European campaign. There were seven uncapped players
:34:07. > :34:15.in their Robbie Williams's squad, with three debutants in a fresh
:34:15. > :34:18.looking starting 11 -- in it Geraint Williams squad. Keep your
:34:18. > :34:23.eye on this man, Jonathan Williams, the Crystal Palace midfielder,
:34:23. > :34:29.widely tipped to become a permanent fixture in the full team before too
:34:29. > :34:35.long. Just 25 second shot -- gone with a shot that skimmed the bar.
:34:35. > :34:41.Playing against a strong wind, another Wales chance. Billy Boat
:34:41. > :34:44.Inn, there is a name, but Cassidy not able to give the boss his first
:34:44. > :34:50.goal since he replaced Brian Flynn last year. Some worrying moments in
:34:50. > :34:53.the second half. A mix-up between Freeman and Joe Walsh handing
:34:53. > :34:57.Iceland a chance to go ahead. Liverpool keeper Danny Ward was in
:34:57. > :35:01.the right place to block the shot before Walsh headed away. Another
:35:01. > :35:06.sign that a Welsh back five with just 14 caps between them are not
:35:06. > :35:10.quite on the same wavelength yet. But, at the other end, maybe a
:35:10. > :35:14.future star was born. Bristol City's 18-year-old striker Wes
:35:14. > :35:21.Burns with a lovely finish just 80 minutes after coming off the bench
:35:21. > :35:25.for his debut. -- 18. Two minutes later and Wales were 2-0 up. Chris
:35:25. > :35:29.Dawson of Leeds United in the build up, and Williams showing why he
:35:29. > :35:34.stands a real chance of making the senior side for next month's World
:35:34. > :35:41.Cup qualifiers. And even more encouragement ahead of the first
:35:42. > :35:45.qualifier against Moldova. A bit more rude one as Southampton's Law
:35:45. > :35:55.League forced a save, and Robert Ogleby followed up for his 5th and
:35:55. > :35:59.The result is pleasing, but it is more the performance. We met on
:35:59. > :36:02.Sunday, and they're a great bunch of lads. We have only had three
:36:02. > :36:06.training sessions, so we wanted to make sure we got the ideas and the
:36:06. > :36:11.philosophy across, tried to play football, try to be attacking. The
:36:11. > :36:14.good thing was the performance that we got. A great win for Geraint
:36:14. > :36:17.Williams, and a Welsh double. Fantastic to see Jonathan Williams
:36:17. > :36:21.back as well. He broke his leg last year so good to see him back.
:36:21. > :36:25.Robbie, there are still 18 points up for grabs in the World Cup
:36:25. > :36:31.qualifying group. Some tough fixtures ahead. Have you given up
:36:31. > :36:37.hope, or are you positive tonight? I think away to Scotland will be
:36:37. > :36:45.difficult. Gordon Strachan's first competitive game and the crowd will
:36:45. > :36:53.be loud. Macedonia, they eat 13-0 against Denmark tonight, and Wales
:36:53. > :36:57.will rely too heavily on Gareth Bale -- they won 3-0. I think we
:36:57. > :37:04.saw in the second half when they went off, Bellamy and Bale, Wales
:37:04. > :37:05.were ordinary. Austria couldn't get near him, and we've seen it in the
:37:05. > :37:09.Premier League, topsides like Manchester United and Manchester
:37:09. > :37:14.City and Arsenal, they have shackled Bale somehow and other
:37:14. > :37:20.teams will do that. You might see foreign teams being cynical. They
:37:20. > :37:26.know how to block and poor black people. They do it very cleverly.
:37:26. > :37:30.Bale -- Paul people back. Bale has to watch. Chris Coleman is doing
:37:30. > :37:35.well. The more time he spends with them, the better they will get. It
:37:35. > :37:38.was a good time and performance from Wales. When you think about
:37:38. > :37:44.how successful Cardiff City are in the Championship at the moment, and
:37:44. > :37:48.also Swansea City in the Premier League, a lot of pressure on Chris.
:37:48. > :37:52.What has been levied at Wales before his they have not had many
:37:52. > :37:56.Premiership players, but Cardiff, I think they will get in the Premier
:37:56. > :38:01.League, Swansea are there, they have Joe Ledley, Matthews, so he
:38:01. > :38:04.will have a good squad to pick from. Addict to the botched -- and that
:38:04. > :38:09.to one of the best plays in the world, so there is no reason they
:38:09. > :38:18.should not put a run together. Croatia and Scotland at next, six.?
:38:18. > :38:22.No worries. Football Focus on Saturday then. Have a great day.
:38:22. > :38:27.Good to see you, Robbie. That's it. Another fantastic performance from