:00:34. > :00:41.This is 1306 -- supposed to be the road to Rio. It's a nightmare
:00:41. > :00:47.journey. Beaten by the Belgiums, smashed by the Serbs. Chris Coleman
:00:47. > :00:52.is a man under pressure. Despite two draws, Craig Levein is feeling
:00:53. > :00:58.the heat. Wales must win tonight. We must take some points, we know
:00:58. > :01:04.that, to give ourselves a chance to cause a bits of damage in the
:01:04. > :01:10.qualifiers. One game, one good result, and all of a sudden you
:01:10. > :01:18.have turned the corner. There's so were history between these two
:01:18. > :01:27.nations. Wales 57th in the FIFA ranking. A new captain. And so were
:01:27. > :01:34.on the shoulders of Gareth Bale. And Scotland, threch -- Fletcher
:01:34. > :01:42.back, and Miller back. We have let the manager down, the words of the
:01:42. > :01:46.new Wales captain earlier this week. Chris Coleman and Craig Levein
:01:46. > :01:53.desperate for a win. We're on Twitter also tonight. Let us know
:01:53. > :02:03.what you think. First to the Cardiff City Stadium where Wales
:02:03. > :02:06.
:02:06. > :02:15.beat Scotland in a friendly in 2009. Wales give a debut to Ben Davis in
:02:15. > :02:20.the injury-plagued left back the injury-plagued left back
:02:20. > :02:30.position. Ashley Williams leads Wales for the fifth time. The
:02:30. > :02:30.
:02:30. > :02:37.return of the Fletchers give Scotland a double boost. Darren
:02:37. > :02:47.Fletcher back, and Stephen Fletcher back after patching up his
:02:47. > :02:47.
:02:47. > :02:56.difference with Craig Levein. Pay- back time for Wales' players. They
:02:56. > :03:00.owe their nation and a manager a performance after that 6-1
:03:00. > :03:05.nightmare. Both they and Chris Coleman need a win, or the World
:03:05. > :03:11.Cup campaign will be over in just two months. And that will raise all
:03:11. > :03:20.sorts of question marks about the future, two teams under real
:03:20. > :03:30.pressure. Lewis Price back at the Wales' goal-keeping position. There
:03:30. > :03:37.was a bit of pushing. Morison getting up a little bit early.
:03:37. > :03:41.too much in it. A little bit lucky there. He knows the pressure is on.
:03:41. > :03:50.Four games, four defeats. The questions will be asked if Wales
:03:50. > :03:58.don't win this one, with a trip to Croatia on Tuesday. A long shot
:03:58. > :04:05.from Bale. A man--- man full of confidence. He has only one thing
:04:05. > :04:15.on his mind, getting the ball set up as quickly as possible and
:04:15. > :04:50.
:04:50. > :04:55.this Guy. He's at the top of his game. He takes him on, on the
:04:55. > :05:00.inside, and whips it past the far past. A good yard wide. His
:05:00. > :05:10.intentions are there. A quality strike. That's the beauty of Bale
:05:10. > :05:10.
:05:10. > :05:55.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:05:55. > :06:05.Hutton. The score for Scotland, in 27 appearances. Leaning back a
:06:05. > :06:05.
:06:05. > :07:08.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:07:08. > :07:18.Scotland happy to keep possession centre backs to have it. I think
:07:18. > :07:45.
:07:45. > :07:51.Ramesh has to drop off, and pick up ready to celebrate! I think
:07:51. > :08:01.that's the best chance that Morison has had in the four competitive
:08:01. > :08:03.
:08:03. > :08:13.games. A lovely cross by Gareth Bale. He has gone everything but
:08:13. > :08:16.
:08:16. > :08:22.hit the back of the net! Great technique... Morison' only goal for
:08:22. > :08:28.Wales was here against Montenegro. A chance for Scotland and they have
:08:28. > :08:38.the lead! It's James Morrison. Seconds after Wales went close
:08:38. > :08:38.
:08:38. > :08:48.Scotland have the crucial advantage. A second goal for James Morrison
:08:48. > :08:48.
:08:48. > :09:31.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:09:31. > :09:41.under Chris Coleman. Ledley is pulled down by Caldwell. This
:09:41. > :09:46.
:09:46. > :09:52.really should be a booking. That's a cynical foul by Caldwell. Ever
:09:52. > :09:59.Wales needed something spectacular. If ever Chris Coleman needed
:09:59. > :10:07.something spectacular it's now... Can Gareth Bale deliver? No, it's
:10:07. > :10:17.into the Tartan Army. I think he's leaning back, just leepbs back a
:10:17. > :10:19.
:10:19. > :10:29.touch. Trys to hit across the ball. That's how you get the movement. --
:10:29. > :10:50.
:10:50. > :11:00.going. Coming across, Gunter is on to it. Allen would have loved to
:11:00. > :11:28.
:11:28. > :11:38.have taken that a little bit chance. Through the legs of
:11:38. > :12:00.
:12:00. > :12:10.Morrison who made that possible morning papers there, I think. A
:12:10. > :12:40.
:12:40. > :12:50.great ball out to Gareth... Ben Gareth Bale, when he's in this mood.
:12:50. > :12:56.
:12:56. > :13:06.There no stopping him. So influential to this side. A good
:13:06. > :13:10.
:13:10. > :13:19.play by Davis. Hutton stays forward. Fletcher with a header! Oh what a
:13:19. > :13:25.chance by Steve Morison to double the lead before the break. He's
:13:25. > :13:31.there. But he's not coming on to it. He has had to adjust his body. He
:13:31. > :13:39.can't get on to it. That's not the first time that Morison has been in
:13:39. > :13:45.a position maybe to hurt Wales. Wales kick off this second half and
:13:45. > :13:55.they need to strike quickly. Scotland have made a chance. Scott
:13:55. > :13:57.
:13:57. > :14:03.brown has been replaced by Charlie Adam. He was immediately shadowing
:14:03. > :14:09.Aaron Ramsey. And maybe Craig Levein feels that Ramsey has seen
:14:09. > :14:14.toj tooth of the ball in the space in the first half. Sound of
:14:14. > :14:23.bagpipes in the crowd. Scotland sitting on a lead. If they hold it,
:14:23. > :14:33.they will go to five points. And it will leave Wales rock bottom yon
:14:33. > :15:00.
:15:00. > :15:10.yom on zero with a trip to Croatia for Wales in the first half or
:15:10. > :15:16.
:15:16. > :15:20.second. Hutton with a delivery, just gone out. You said it in the
:15:20. > :15:30.first half, the next goal is crucial. Can Wales deal with a
:15:30. > :15:38.
:15:38. > :15:44.corner? Great defending from Blake here. There's a shout for either an
:15:44. > :15:52.off side or a foul. This ball comes in, a little bit of a tug there.
:15:52. > :16:02.Handball as well. Great defending by dars dars, just to get a block -
:16:02. > :16:14.
:16:14. > :16:24.- Darcy just to get a block in player, thinking he can beat
:16:24. > :16:54.
:16:54. > :16:59.everybody, not just by a bit of great touch to start with. Too
:16:59. > :17:05.heavy. That's a lovely touch from Ramsey. Just that third touch
:17:05. > :17:14.really isn't it. I think Bale said something because he has been
:17:14. > :17:24.booked for dissent. He saw yellow then, did Gareth Bale, but he's not
:17:24. > :17:37.
:17:37. > :17:42.one of the Welsh players on a yellow card going into this game.
:17:42. > :17:49.Ramsey shows his frustration. a booking is it? He won't want a
:17:49. > :17:57.booking. He's already on a yellow. Referee reaches for his pocket and
:17:57. > :18:07.and Aaron Ramsey is out of the trip to Croatia. A second yellow.
:18:07. > :18:10.
:18:10. > :18:20.lungs in, and what do you expect? A yellow all day long... Lunges.
:18:20. > :18:52.
:18:52. > :19:02.booking and a sending off. A booking and a sending off if not a
:19:02. > :19:11.
:19:11. > :19:18.foul. It has to be seen as a dive. I think other than a goal, Darcy
:19:18. > :19:25.Blake has been exceptional. second goal for Scotland will make
:19:25. > :19:35.things impossible for the Welsh side, who are battling for their
:19:35. > :19:35.
:19:35. > :19:45.manager. Ramsey... Oh, what a chance! He has got to lift this
:19:45. > :19:47.
:19:47. > :19:54.ball. What a great ball by Ben Davies. The ball won't come right
:19:54. > :20:04.for him. McGregor goes down early. If he lifts the ball over him,
:20:04. > :20:21.
:20:21. > :20:29.the team. That's a yellow. This is sloppy by Gunter. I feel there's a
:20:29. > :20:39.few tired legs out there. That's headed by aby Allen. Picked up by
:20:39. > :21:00.
:21:00. > :21:10.plug up, it won't count. What a return to international football
:21:10. > :21:39.
:21:39. > :21:47.hard look and Wales are back in this, if they can score from the
:21:47. > :21:57.spot. I tell you what... That's a trick and an art in itself,
:21:57. > :22:02.
:22:02. > :22:12.clipping your own heels! When he gets a runner there's no stopping
:22:12. > :22:27.
:22:27. > :22:35.responsibility. Gareth Bale the best player on the Welsh side. The
:22:35. > :22:42.hopes of a nation... Scores for Wales! They are back in this. They
:22:42. > :22:48.may be, just may be back in the World Cup hunt. Look at the
:22:48. > :22:58.composure, he stops and goes. When you take a penalty like that, you
:22:58. > :23:28.
:23:28. > :23:38.wait for the goalkeeper. Look at a fresh pair of legs. Maybe
:23:38. > :24:09.
:24:09. > :24:19.Scotland made it a little bit too The referee don't know about that.
:24:19. > :24:19.
:24:19. > :24:26.Bale! What a goal! Bale! What a fantastic strike. Wales are right
:24:26. > :24:32.back on the World Cup trail! Thanks to their man in a million, Gareth
:24:32. > :24:41.Bale. Gareth Bale take a bow! This is unbelievable. Look at the
:24:41. > :24:46.confidence of this lad. Said it all night. Pow! Straight in the back of
:24:46. > :24:53.the net. What an absolute dream torbgts boy of our dreams, Gareth
:24:53. > :24:59.Bale. I could watch this all night! This is shut the Scots up. Look at
:24:59. > :25:04.Chris Coleman... He's absolutely delighted. And why not? La a weight
:25:04. > :25:11.lifted from his shoulders. There's still time to go. What a player
:25:11. > :25:18.Gareth Bale is. He's the man the Scots feared. My Oh my didn't they
:25:19. > :25:25.have ever reason. Chris Coleman, desperate for that first win. Can
:25:25. > :25:31.it come here, at the Cardiff City Stadium in the Battle of Britain.
:25:31. > :25:38.Chris Coleman has his first win as Wales manager! Such a weight lifted
:25:38. > :25:46.from his shoulders, on to those of Craig Levein. And it's Gareth Bale
:25:46. > :25:52.the golden boy of the golden generation who has rescued Wales'
:25:52. > :25:59.World Cup hopes and has given his nation a priceless victory. Two
:25:59. > :26:05.goals in the last 11 minutes as Wales' one world class talent show
:26:05. > :26:12.why he's the best left-sided player in the world, even though he plays
:26:12. > :26:22.on the right four his country. fantastic performance from Gareth
:26:22. > :26:31.Bale. And a -- what a great sight. Look at the players congratulating
:26:31. > :26:36.each other. They have done a very good job tonight, every one of them,
:26:36. > :26:42.but I tell you what, you have to take your hat off to Gareth Bale.
:26:42. > :26:49.The penalty and obviously the second goal. What a player, what a
:26:49. > :26:55.player we have got and thankfully we have got him. Chris Coleman has
:26:55. > :27:05.a world reannounced player in his ranks. He has turned around the
:27:05. > :27:07.
:27:07. > :27:13.World Cup tie. Finished Wales 2, Scotland 1. Gareth Bale has
:27:13. > :27:21.outstanding for Wales tonight, and how released Chris Coleman must be.
:27:21. > :27:29.Enjoy ever moment of Ballesteros' wonder goal. Congratulations, what
:27:29. > :27:34.a game. Yeah, it was a great game, for both sets of fans, it was a
:27:34. > :27:41.game that football reminds you what it is. Great to be a part of it,
:27:41. > :27:48.and great to get the win. What do you say to something like that? I
:27:48. > :27:55.would have paid money to watch that myself tonight. We said before the
:27:55. > :28:00.game, both teams would go for it. I said to them, be brave tonight, in
:28:00. > :28:05.terms of wanting the ball and passing the ball. They were all
:28:05. > :28:10.that and more. That special goal, must have been a bit something
:28:10. > :28:15.different. That was amazing. I haven't scored the winner for my
:28:15. > :28:20.country before, and it was an unbelievable feeling. The most
:28:20. > :28:28.important thing for the team we have the three points to kick-start
:28:28. > :28:33.a campaign. He's a special player. Not many players can do what Gareth
:28:33. > :28:39.did. He's such a threat every time he gets the ball. Especially in a
:28:39. > :28:44.situation like that, steps up, a great execution. The winter worthy
:28:44. > :28:50.of a great goal. Unbelievable. He has to be one of the best players
:28:50. > :28:55.in the world at the moment. Pleased to have him in our team. We did
:28:56. > :29:02.play well as a team. That should not be taken away from the team.
:29:02. > :29:11.But he's a special player. We have shown the character of the team. We
:29:11. > :29:18.have grown up together. From boys to men. It was great to get the
:29:18. > :29:24.victory -- victory. A long time, where we have discussed a Wales win.
:29:24. > :29:31.Let's enjoy every minute. A traumatic 11 months. What a
:29:31. > :29:38.performance. Fantastic. A joy to watch. A great game to of football.
:29:38. > :29:47.Credit has to go to the team and to Chris. He was looking for a
:29:47. > :29:52.reaction after Serbia. You were at the stadium. I've not seen a goal
:29:52. > :29:58.celebrated like that as it was tonight. A goal worthy of winning
:29:58. > :30:08.any game. An extent performance, Scotland take the lead when Morison
:30:08. > :30:10.
:30:10. > :30:18.should have scored. Bale done really well. Got past his man, a
:30:18. > :30:28.great cross in for Steve, unfortunately didn't get the target.
:30:28. > :30:32.Jew think it's in the back of the net. That will disappoint Chris.
:30:32. > :30:37.Davies and Blake can be in better positions to deal with it. So soon
:30:37. > :30:42.after the chance. They will learn from that, and look at it from the
:30:42. > :30:48.skroo and lefrpb from the future. spoke Gareth will get the headlines,
:30:48. > :30:54.but you have to give the young man credit. I think you have to give
:30:54. > :31:01.Ben Davis credit and Chris Coleman. His first cap. What I like about
:31:01. > :31:09.him, he likes getting forward, Jason, he's not just happy sitting
:31:09. > :31:14.back. Good delivery. A great practises prospect. I don't
:31:14. > :31:19.remember a performance where Wales looked so confident on the ball.
:31:19. > :31:29.Chris Coleman encouraged the boys to be brave. You can see all game,
:31:29. > :31:35.there was good chances, and good half chances. Gareth Bale unlucky
:31:35. > :31:42.with that shot in the first half. That's a half chance, when that
:31:42. > :31:50.goes wide, you think it will not be our night again, eventually it came.
:31:50. > :31:57.Here you can see players wanting to get in front of the ball.
:31:57. > :32:01.Unfortunately here sliced off. you are going to be ultra critical
:32:01. > :32:07.of Wales' performance, in international football when you get
:32:07. > :32:14.your chances you have to take them. The last shot, could have been one
:32:14. > :32:19.of the nights. Lots of chances not going in. To be fair, Gareth Bale
:32:19. > :32:24.mentioned the word "character". Massive pressure on the boys
:32:24. > :32:32.tonight. Five defeats in a row. Chris Coleman didn't want to be a
:32:32. > :32:42.manager, and loses the first five games. To go a goal down, and play
:32:42. > :32:50.at the level we did, and gave the goals they did. You can't give them
:32:51. > :32:56.enough credit. We have been victim of handball and penalties. Do you
:32:56. > :33:03.think Wales should have had some penalties. One yes, one no. This
:33:03. > :33:12.one here, aroon, getting in the box, it game -- came with a lot of
:33:12. > :33:20.energy, and enthusiasm. I think he was anticipating Charlie Adams
:33:20. > :33:26.coming in. Kevin said if it is not a foul he will be booked. At the
:33:26. > :33:33.least it's destruction. He's not looking at the ball. He's making
:33:33. > :33:41.sure claiing Davis is not getting near to the ball. You are a manager
:33:41. > :33:51.now. If he didn't get that, you'll ask some questions. Eventually
:33:51. > :33:57.these things iron themselves out over many, many years. What a run.
:33:57. > :34:06.Pace power. Maloney not a defensive minded player getting himself back.
:34:06. > :34:14.A slightest of contact from Maloney. That's enough. When you're running
:34:14. > :34:24.at the pace Gareth Bale does, it takes a little clip, and he looks -
:34:24. > :34:30.
:34:30. > :34:35.knocks his leg. The goalkeeper went left, and Gareth kept his head.
:34:35. > :34:40.Gareth Bale is going his celebration to the camera, and the
:34:40. > :34:47.rest of the team think we can win, this and that is what happened.
:34:47. > :34:53.After the penalty, Scotland got into the game, and pressed us
:34:53. > :35:00.powered. I'm thinking at that stage they were going to win it. Craig
:35:00. > :35:10.Levein feels like, I've done -- listening to interviews, he thinks
:35:10. > :35:12.
:35:12. > :35:22.they were hard done by. We don't get a great camera angle. His team
:35:22. > :35:27.were in the past -- last for the last few minutes. Newspapers off
:35:27. > :35:34.over the world are saying it's one of the best goals they have ever
:35:34. > :35:44.seen. He creates the ball -- goal himself, Charlie Adams turns his
:35:44. > :35:48.
:35:48. > :35:54.back, Gareth Bale against anybody, it's Charlie Adams. At this level
:35:54. > :36:01.of football, you switch off for a couple of seconds. That's what it
:36:01. > :36:11.takes. I'm really pleased for Chris. Let's show you how group A looks
:36:11. > :36:18.
:36:18. > :36:28.the top of the table. Wales finally have their first point of the
:36:28. > :36:46.
:36:46. > :36:52.picked up a yellow card. He's out. Disappointing, an opportunity for
:36:52. > :37:02.someone else to come in and do well. After that win, the next couple of
:37:02. > :37:04.
:37:04. > :37:13.days will be easier. They will be able to dive on to Ballesteros'
:37:13. > :37:17.back. I'm delighted for him. He's a top guy. He will have left no stone
:37:17. > :37:24.unturned to get that three points tonight. He knows this is only a
:37:24. > :37:31.start, the beginning. We have a very, very tough game on Tuesday.
:37:31. > :37:38.What would you do with Aaron Ramsey out? I think I would start with Hal
:37:38. > :37:46.Robson-Kanu. He is positive and plays strong. And he crosses the
:37:46. > :37:52.ball. That's what you want for a centre forward. Let's not forget
:37:52. > :38:02.Croatia are a fantastic footballing side. They have fantastic players.
:38:02. > :38:10.This is a big test. A massive test, there's no expectation on us.
:38:10. > :38:20.Nobody is expecting us to get a result, could we should relish. The
:38:20. > :38:23.
:38:23. > :38:32.lads worked their socks off, all the fans, should be very proud.
:38:32. > :38:39.need to start talking about him in the same tone as Ronaldo. We can't
:38:39. > :38:45.expect Gareth Bale to produce performances like that game after
:38:45. > :38:50.game. Other players have to step up. Is the World Cup campaign back up
:38:51. > :38:55.and running. It is tonight. We need to build on it. Take the positives