Topics: World Cup Qualifying, UEFA, Wales, Austria, Gareth Bale
The Welsh ace stepped up for his national team when they needed him the most despite not being available to play for his club in almost a month.

Once again, Gareth Bale showed that his well-known priorities could take him and the Welsh side to their first FIFA World Cup in over 50 years. As a cherry on top, the way he kept Wales in the race for a World Cup berth saw him claiming man of the match honors with a decisive brace.

The Welsh footballer, who is allegedly considering to retire if Wales is not able to reach the World Cup, scored two goals for his national team in key moments of the match. The first one came via a free kick during the first half, which helped show just how much he tries to give for his national team and how people can think he is a different breed whenever he is wearing the red and yellow jersey.

Have a look at his first goal of the evening (Image might be geo-restricted).

25 minutes later, Bale doubled his tally against the Austrian side by taking advantage of a loose ball inside Austria's box. Bale's left-footed shot found the top left-hand corner of Heinz Lindner's net to give the Welsh side a two-goal lead. Take a look at that second goal by Bale (Image might be geo-restricted).

Although an own goal by Ben Davies gave Austria a bit of hope during the final stretch of the game, Wales prevailed to reach one of the spots in the decisive game for Path A, where they will be playing against either Scotland or Ukraine, who will play their playoff match in June.