Euro 2016: Gareth Bale’s daughter Alba gave him a secret note before Welsh superstar went on to down Northern Ireland
Real Madrid star's pinpoint cross was turned into Northern Irish net by Gareth McAuley
GARETH BALE'S daughter gave him a good luck note before the game - which he kept in his shorts.
He then made starring at Euro 2016 look like child's play as his teasing cross was met by Northern Ireland's Gareth McAuley, who turned into his own net, as Wales went on to win 1-0.
Bale said: "What can I say, we knew it was going to be an ugly match.
"No disrespect to Northern Ireland but we knew they were going to make it difficult to play. We knew that from the start, we knew we weren't going to get a lot of the ball, there's not much space.
"But we're a team, we worked hard, we did everything we could. We knew a goal would nick the game and thankfully it came for us.
"You can't ask for any more. It's incredible."
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Bale could be seen on the pitch at the end of the game with his three-year-old daughter Alba, but he declined to tell the media what the note said from his daughter: "That's between me and her."
And who could blame him, as the proud dad showed the Land of my Fathers he can help Wales win without even scoring himself.
Minutes after his post-match interview he posted an obligatory dressing-room selfie. No doubt a convention learnt from his time at Real Madrid.
The snap showed Ashley Williams strapped up with ice on his shoulder, suggesting he could be a doubt for Wales' clash with either Belgium or Hungary in Lille next Friday.