Gareth Bale came to the rescue as Wales fought from behind to save themselves embarrassment in Andorra.
Having fallen behind to Andorra's first competitive goal in four years, Chris Coleman's men had £85million star Bale to thank for three points in their opening Euro 2016 qualifier.
Wales were stunned just five minutes in, when Andorra were handed a penalty for a Neil Taylor foul on Ivan Lorenzo, converted by Ildefons Lima.
Although Wales appeared to struggle to get to grips with the artificial 3G surface, it didn't seem to hinder Bale and the Real Madrid man levelled after 22 miutes.
Tottenham left-back Ben Davies crossed from the left and Bale rose highest in the box, before angling a header inside the post to level the scores.
The hosts showed desire to hold onto their point and while Wales dominated territory and forced a number of set-pieces, they struggled against a packed defence in open play.
However, Bale rescued Coleman's side in the 81st minute.
Dusting himself down after being fouled 25-yards from goal, Bale struck a magnificent free-kick over the wall and into the back of the net.
It was his 14th international goal and ensured Wales got off to a winning start as they look to qualify for the 2016 European Championships.
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