Tottenham Hotspur winger http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Gareth-Bale-c14422 has hailed the Welsh national side for their character after the team came back from behind to win 2-1 against Scotland.
The match-winner was thrilled after his side fought back to earn a 2-1 victory over http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Scotland-c756 in their World Cup qualifying game.
Wales had not won under manager http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chris-c9006 Coleman prior to this game. Coleman was appointed as head coach for the national team following Gary Speed’s tragic death and failed to guide his team to victory in his first five games in charge.
The home side’s morale would’ve been truly boosted after the victory as they finally registered their first win of the qualifying campaign.
Scotland had opened the scoring on the night at the Cardiff City Stadium thanks to James Morrison’s first-half effort.
However, Bale singlehandedly turned the game around and led his side to a remarkable victory. The winger slotted home a 80th minute penalty after he was brought down by http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Shaun-Maloney-c33274 in the box.
The Welsh star added his second of the night as he fired home the winner with just two minutes left on the clock. The result gives http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Croatia-c2879, who are undefeated in the campaign so
far.
Bale hailed his side’s character for fighting back and earning a well-deserved win. He said:
“We played some great stuff and we were a bit unlucky with some of the chances we missed. It was a great evening.”
"There was a lot of pressure on us coming into the game. We stood up to the challenge and got the vital three points which the whole nation needed.”
"We are a strong nation; we've been together for many years now. We have all grown up together and we are very close. We showed the character on the pitch tonight to come back from 1-0 down and win."
The result puts Wales second in the group, ahead of Scotland and Macedonia. Wales will next travel to Croatia and will be hoping to continue their run as they look to secure their place in the 2014 World Cup.
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