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Ben Woodburn received a round of applause in the Welsh dressing room from grateful teammates after his wondergoal.

The Liverpool teenager struck a brilliant winner against Austria four minutes after coming on to massively boost Wales’ World Cup hopes.

His superb strike in Cardiff, aged 17 years and 322 days, makes him Wales’ second youngest goal-scorer behind Gareth Bale.

Midfielder Andy King revealed: “We all gave him a round of applause in there and he is obviously delighted and so he should be.

“He needs to savour that moment and that is something he will always remember.

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“It was an outstanding goal but not only was it brilliant but the significance of it as well was really important for us. It was a great strike, unbelievable.

“And the way he came on, it was a tight game but he was composed on the ball and managed to find space.

“It was full credit to him and everyone is buzzing for him.”

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Wales’ squad and the FAW have previously successfully integrated Bale and Aaron Ramsey as highly-promising teenagers. King insists Woodburn will blossom too in Wales’ tight-knit squad.

The Leicester star added: “I am sure he will go on to do big things for us. He is at a big club and has a good head on his shoulders.

“He is a down to earth lad and I am sure he will be nurtured in the right way.

“We are a good group and it is a good environment for him to learn in and hopefully thrive in.”