Good win for Wales but have to use it

Great win tonight. Rob Earnshaw calling it "one of the most memorable nights in Wales history" is a bit over the top though.

But it is a great win and great performance.

However, remember that Norway missed loads of good chances and they played nearly the whole second men with two halves.

Wales need to back it up in the next game with another home win against Denmark. Use this win as fuel.


But credit where due to Bellamy and the team - a very good win against a team who have only lost competitive games against England, France, Portugal and now us in the last two years.

And so from now on your not going to see two goal keepers on the bench, and the penny will eventually drop to the many as to the true reason why two keepers have been selected on match days.

This was Wales' first home fixture since Bellamy held talks over a potential move to Burnley in the summer.

If those discussions left bridges for Bellamy to build with some Welsh fans, this performance will have aided the repair job.

Since Bellamy oversaw a nine-game unbeaten run at the start of his reign, Wales had suffered eight defeats in 13 internationals leading into their meeting with a Norway side ranked 18th in the world, 20 places higher than their hosts.

Given the absences of influential players like Karl Darlow, Dylan Lawlor, Joe Rodon, David Brooks and Harry Wilson, World Cup quarter-finalists Norway looked like presenting a daunting challenge.

Yet Wales showed admirable resilience – and produced moments of quality - as they recovered from the shock of Bobb's early goal to deliver a victory which eases the pressure built up during their winless sequence even though they remain bottom of League A Group 4 at the midway point of the campaign.

While they were by no means perfect, Wales will hope this is a result which marks the start of a turnaround in fortunes as they prepare for another home game against Denmark on Sunday.