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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wolverine GTR" data-source="post: 23598370" data-attributes="member: 158020">Wales 4 Republic of Ireland 1: Bale  stars in Giggs' competitive bow  <img src="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/09/06/20/4FCC2FDB00000578-0-image-a-1_1536263321569.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />     Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey were on the scoresheet as Wales thrashed  Republic of Ireland 4-1 in Ryan Giggs' first competitive game in charge.Tom  Lawrence and Connor Roberts were also on target in Thursday's League B Group 4  clash, with Wales totally controlling their opening match in the Nations  League.    Martin O'Neill's men were dreadful at Cardiff City Stadium and could have  lost by more, Wales easing off after the break having established a 3-0 lead  prior to the interval.But the visitors scored a consolation through  substitute Shaun Williams, who capitalised on a Ramsey error to chip Wales  goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey.   The hosts were without a win in eight meetings with Ireland but they led  inside six minutes.Ethan Ampadu's crossfield pass created space on the Wales  right, which Joe Allen exploited by sliding Lawrence through on goal, the Derby  County man smashing in a near-post finish.   Another diagonal created Wales' superb second 12 minutes later, Ben Davies  sweeping the ball out to Bale, who cut inside and curled a brilliant strike into  the top-left corner.   Debutant Callum Robinson wasted a good chance for Ireland but Wales extended  their lead again in the 37th minute, Ampadu robbing Jonathan Walters and  striding forward to feed Ramsey, with his low drive again leaving Darren  Randolph beaten at his near post.    Robinson headed a Seamus Coleman centre over the crossbar as Ireland sought a  second-half response, but Wales were rampant and added their fourth in the 55th  minute.Lawrence teed up Bale on the left and Wales' star man fizzed the ball  across the box, Roberts controlling with his right before lashing home an  unstoppable 20-yard volley with his left.   Although Williams made the most of Ramsey's slip a comeback was never on the  cards, leaving Giggs to mull over a superb team performance led by Bale and  rising star Ampadu.</blockquote>

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