BBC Sport Wales revisits Gareth Bale's wonder goal against Iceland as they return to Cardiff 10 years on to face Wales on Tuesday.
Gareth Bale retired in 2023 after a 17-year career in which he scored 41 goals for Wales and 186 in club footballGareth Bale scored some of the best and most important goals in Welsh football history, and there is one - arguably his most spectacular of all - which some believe does not get the recognition it deserves.
Receiving the ball deep in his own half, Bale motored past Iceland's defenders - and was even forced off the pitch by one flailing would-be tackler - before driving into the box and firing into the bottom corner. "So it kind of shows where we were at the time, but things were growing. The Iceland game was one that started to get us back on track, going into Euro 2016 qualification."
"It was labelled against Ryan Giggs that he was really good for Manchester United and in a Wales shirt he wouldn't show up, miss friendlies and stuff, but you never got that with Gaz," says Gabbidon. Iceland equalised later in the first half as Williams turned Johann Berg Gudmundsson's shot into his net but Wales were back in front after the break. Bale, of course, was at the heart of it.
"He had that hunger about him as well. Sometimes you see players love playing for their clubs and, for their countries, they maybe play a gear down. But, such was Bale's strength and pace, he shrugged off the Icelandic defender, stayed on his feet and surged back on to the field to gather the loose ball.
"It was unbelievable," says Gudmundsson. "Our defender tried to tackle him but he ran off the pitch and still got the ball. He was a fantastic player."
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