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Saturday, 2 September 2017

Woodburn won't Sleep this Night.

Gareth Bale: Wales hero 'won't sleep' after scoring winning goal on debut

Publish 02-09-2017 By Yayo

Woodburn with Bale after scoring against Austria

Woodburn has played nine times for Liverpool in all competitions, scoring once

Ben Woodburn says he will not sleep on Saturday night after the 17-year-old came off the bench on to score the goal against Austria that kept alive Wales' hopes of reaching the 2018 World Cup.

Woodburn's long-range winner came four minutes after he came on in Cardiff.

"The ball just came out of the air and I just tried to shoot it as quickly as I could," he told Sky Sports.

"It's a great feeling, I couldn't ask for much more from the fans. I won't sleep tonight."

Gareth Bale, Wales' star player, added: "We won't let him sleep tonight."

Bale is the youngest goal-scorer in Wales history and Liverpool's Woodburn is now second on that list.

The Real Madrid forward almost made it 2-0 in injury time with an overhead scissor kick and substitute Hal Robson-Kanu also came close at the end.

"It was a make-or-break game - we've had it in the past and the most important was the three points here," added Bale.