Wales produced a scintillating performance at home with a 7-1 win over North Macedonia in Cardiff on Tuesday.
Harry Wilson scored a hat-trick, including two penalties, while David Brooks, Brennan Johnson, Dan James and Nathan Broadhead also found the net as Craig Bellamy’s side claimed second place in Group J.
Bellamy’s men had already secured their place in the World Cup qualifying play-offs before kick-off, but the Dragons were well and truly roaring on a memorable evening in the Welsh capital.
The hosts started the match the better of the two teams and were rewarded with a penalty after a quarter of an hour when Brooks was tripped in the area by Andrej Stojchevski.
Wilson stepped up and sent the penalty to give Bellamy’s men the lead.
Brooks then got on the scoresheet three minutes later when his deflected shot found the back of the net.
North Macedonia immediately hit back through Bojan Miovski before the two-goal lead was restored thanks to a sublime solo run from Johnson.
James added a fourth after the break before Wilson scored a fifth from a free kick to make it five.
The Fulham midfielder then capped a sensational individual display by scoring his hat-trick from the penalty spot after being tripped by Darko Velkovski in the box.
Bellamy’s men, however, weren’t done yet. As time ticked down into second-half stoppage time, Broadhead scored a seventh to cap off a sublime evening in Cardiff.
