Luggage arrived late, the escort from the airport got lost and some of the lights went out in the stadium – “shenanigans” was one of the words that Chris Coleman used to describe the strange goings-on in international football – but nothing could derail Wales on an evening when Gareth Bale reminded everyone why he is one of the most devastating attacking players in the world.
Playing as if affronted by the notion that his confidence has taken a battering at Real Madrid, Bale looked liberated in a Wales shirt as he scored twice to take his tally of international goals to 16, one more than the great John Charles, and propel his country to the top of qualifying Group B.
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