Wales vs Slovakia: Gareth Bale scores a wonder goal in Bordeaux - Twitter reacts
Bale has now scored 20 goals in 56 appearances for his country
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Your support makes all the difference.Gareth Bale scored Wales’s first goal of their Euro 2016 campaign with a sublime free-kick against Slovakia in Bordeaux.
Chris Coleman’s side have not scored at a major international tournament since Terry Medwin’s strike in the World Cup 58 years ago but that did not deter Real Madrid forward Bale from trying his luck.
The former Tottenham Hotspur man stepped up from 30 yards out before taking his now iconic run-up, belting the ball past Slovak goalkeeper Matúš Kozáčik in front of the Wales supporters behind the goal.
Bale has scored 20 goals in 56 appearances for his country and won the Champions League twice since leaving White Hart Lane to join Madrid for £85m in 2013.
The 26-year-old then ditched his famous love-heart celebration to gallop into a mob of delirious Wales substitutes and staff members on the side-lines before regaining his composure and resuming play.
But how did Twitter respond to the Welsh wizard’s latest trickery? See below for our pick of the best tweets sent in the aftermath...
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