Summary

  • Listen to BBC Radio Wales & BBC Radio Cymru commentary at the top of the page

  • Wales lost opening qualifier in Belgium, then beat Czech Republic

  • Wales have won four of five previous meetings with Belarus, losing the other

  • Wales without 13 players including Aaron Ramsey, Joe Rodon and Kieffer Moore

  • Bale scores early penalty, then levels with second spot-kick

  • Belarus lead at break after two goals in 92 seconds, from Lisakovich and Sedko

  • Bale completes hat-trick in stoppage time to give Wales win

Live Reporting

Michael Pearlman

  1. CLOSE!

    Belarus 2-2 Wales

    Close! Gareth Bale gets it up and over the wall, the goalkeeper is beaten, but the ball goes just wide.

  2. Belarus 2-2 Wales

    Joe Morrell wins a free-kick in "Gareth Bale will shoot from there" range.

  3. Belarus 2-2 Wales

    Five minutes of normal time remain.

    Wales probing but they haven't really looked a threat from open play in the second half, he says, hoping to tempt fate.

  4. YELLOW CARD

    Belarus 2-2 Wales

    Georgi Kondratiev the Belarus head coach, is shown a yellow card for berating the fourth official.

  5. Belarus 2-2 Wales

    Another two minutes drift by.

    Wales need a hero - ie, Wales need to get the ball to Gareth Bale.

  6. Belarus 2-2 Wales

    Helen Ward
    Wales' all-time record scorer on BBC Radio Wales

    With debutants off the bench they sometimes come on and try to do too much but Harris seems quite composed, making good runs and using the ball well.

  7. Belarus 2-2 Wales

    Kevin Ratcliffe
    Former Wales captain on BBC Radio Wales

    Dan James has been uncomfortable with the ball at his feet today, I don't know if it's down to the pitch?

  8. Belarus 2-2 Wales

    Wales have 10 minutes to find a winner.

  9. Belarus 2-2 Wales

    Helen Ward
    Wales' all-time record scorer on BBC Radio Wales

    It was a really good effort, a dangerous break from Belarus there.

  10. Belarus 2-2 Wales

    Hleb Shauchenka comes on for Roman Begunov.

  11. CLOSE!

    Artem Bykov hits a thunderbolt from distance which is just wide.

  12. Belarus 2-2 Wales

    Gareth Bale looks to attack a nice cross from Mark Harris and goes down, but this time the penalty appeal is waved away and Robert Page is told off for his protests.

  13. Belarus 2-2 Wales

    Helen Ward
    Wales' all-time record scorer on BBC Radio Wales

    They need to continue to work the ball around the box to try and work combinations to get the shots off, not getting it out wide and sticking it in, in the hope that someone might get a touch on it.

  14. Belarus 2-2 Wales

    Another effort from Bale is off target.

    Remember when I said it was hard to see where Wales' threat was?

    It's Gareth Bale.

    Wales are on top and pushing for a winner.

  15. Pavel Sedko comes off for Roman Yuzepchuk and Dzmitry Podstrelaw comes on for Max Ebong.

  16. Belarus 2-2 Wales

    Gareth Bale tries his luck from 30 yards at least.

    He is hungry for a hat-trick.

  17. Belarus 2-2 Wales

    Kevin Ratcliffe
    Former Wales captain on BBC Radio Wales

    Jonny Williams has made a massive difference running with the ball, he's strong enough to stay up when he gets touched too.

  18. Belarus 2-2 Wales

    Yes, it was a soft penalty.

    Do Wales fans care? I think they'd argue they are due some luck in a game they are playing 4,000km away without 13 players....

  19. Belarus 2-2 Wales

    Dafydd Pritchard
    BBC Sport Wales

    Dare I say that was a bit of a soft penalty?

  20. goal

    GOAL - Belarus 2-2 Wales

    Gareth Bale

    Another ice-cool penalty.

    Bale stutters, the goalkeeper commits and Bale slams it down the middle.

    2-2!