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Wales coach Giggs satisfied with victory over T&T

Wales coach Ryan Giggs was pleased with their 1-0 friendly win over Trinidad & Tobago.

Wales eventually forced a winning goal two minutes into added time as Liverpool youngster Ben Woodburn chested the ball in from close range.

"The performance, first half especially, I was really pleased with," said Giggs.

"We had a couple of days to work on a few things and felt we did that in the first half without that final third composure, without making the right decisions and having a bit of quality.

"Trinidad and Tobago didn't have anything. But I reminded the players at half-time about Albania [where Wales lost in November]. It was exactly the same in Albania, so we had to keep that clean sheet.

"We rode our luck a bit in the second half. Obviously Gunts made a fantastic clearance off the line. Credit to Trinidad and Tobago, in the second half they made it difficult for us. We just had to be patient.

"To score late in the game is a great trait for teams to have, so I'm really pleased with the result."

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