Nanning — Ryan Giggs’s first game as Wales coach got off to a flying start on Thursday with a 6-0 demolition of China as Gareth Bale scored a hat-trick. The Real Madrid forward scored his 29th international goal to become the highest-scoring Welsh player, breaking Ian Rush’s record. Wales wasted no time asserting their dominance when Bale held off China defender Wang Shencao to place a shot into top left corner of the net after just two minutes. It was one-way traffic during a match between two teams that both failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Bale almost got a second in the 17th minute as he chased a ball forward, but goalkeeper Yan Junling sprinted off his line to clear the ball. It seemed a only matter of time before Wales scored again and in the 21st minute Sam Vokes capitalised on defensive sloppiness to put Bale through to score his second of the night. Wales continued to enjoy complete control and scored their third when Vokes flicked Andy King’s knockdown p...
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