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Watch: Women's World Cup qualifying - reaction as Wales start campaign with convincing win over Kazakhstan
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- Wales aiming to reach World Cup for first time as Gemma Grainger's takes charge of her first competitive game
- Kayleigh Green strike from the edge of the area puts Wales ahead after 17 minutes
- Natasha Harding scores Wales' second goal on the half hour mark, assisted by Sophie Ingle
- Wales add their third goal after 54 minutes as Rachel Rowe scores spectacular effort from long range
- Green scores her second and Wales' fourth with 20 minutes remaining at Parc y Scarlets
- Gemma Evans and Ceri Holland score in injury time to complete the scoring as Wales finish 6-0 winners
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Gareth Vincent
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FT: Wales 6-0 Kazakhstan
Well Gemma Grainger and Wales could not have hoped for a better start to their 2023 World Cup qualification campaign.
A clean sheet and goals from Kayleigh Green (2), Rachel Rowe, Natasha Harding, Gemma Evans and Ceri Holland for the crowd here at Parc y Scarlets to savour.
A lot of positives for Grainger to take from her first competitive game in charge ahead of their trip to Estonia on Tuesday.
Thank you for joining us this evening, and we will see you again on Tuesday.
Rowe 'truly believes' Wales can qualify
FT: Wales 6-0 Kazakhstan
Wales goal scorer Rachel Rowe told BBC Two Wales: "I know I'm small but I'm mighty, I'm overwhelmed with the result and how the week has been, we executed everything we needed to.
"Credit where it is due to Gemma [Grainger] and her staff have got us prepared and we got the result we thoroughly deserved.
"The goal was top bins, it's one to be proud of, it was such a special match, I've got my family in the stand and our red wall.
"We've wanted to qualify for so long, we've been through a couple campaigns and not got that, what Gemma has done is bring in staff who have bought into a culture which going forward we will be successful.
"I truly believe, I've never been more whole heartedly into something, with this group of special players, thoroughly talented.
"We've been unseen for so long and tonight we proved what we can when playing with the ball."
'Whole team performance' pleases Grainger
FT: Wales 6-0 Kazakhstan
Wales manager Gemma Grainger told BBC Two Wales: "I'm so pleased for the whole team, the whole team performed from the first minute to the last.
"For us it's a whole squad environment, we have a strong starting 11 and strong players to come off the bench and we showed both of those tonight.
"I think the most important thing for us to work on is to tick this game off and now focus on Estonia.
"It's a long campaign and I'm delighted to get six goals as a team, but I'm ticking this off and that's the biggest thing for us."
'I'm buzzing for the team' - Ingle
FT: Wales 6-0 Kazakhstan
Wales captain Sophie Ingle told BBC Two Wales: "It's a great start in front of a home crowd.
"We're glad we put on a show for them.
"It was a great goal from Rowe, we know who can do it she does it in training, and great goals all around.
"It's a fresh start, we have good foundations from the last campaign where it was small margins and we were unlucky, but now it's that fresh start and you can see we're playing more attacking football.
"Six goals against a team who blocked up is hard but I'm buzzing for the team."
FULL-TIME - Wales 6-0 Kazakhstan
It is all over at Parc y Scarlets, and that goes down as a very good night's work for Wales.
Gemma Grainger has her first Wales win in her first competitive game in charge.
Her side dominated throughout and scored some memorable goals along the way.
That is step one completed in the bid to reach the 2023 World Cup.
GOAL - Wales 6-0 Kazakhstan
Ceri Holland
Wales have another!
Substitute Megan Wynne crosses for Ceri Holland and, with the goalkeeper stranded, the Liverpool player heads in her first goal for Wales.
GOAL - Wales 5-0 Kazakhstan
Gemma Evans
Wales have a fifth goal in stoppage time and it comes from Gemma Evans.
Rachel Rowe is involved again, sending in a dangerous corner which Evans meets with a firm downward header to round off a good night's work for Gemma Grainger's team.
We have a couple of minutes of stoppage time remaining.
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Wales 4-0 Kazakhstan
Rachel Rowe rolls a free-kick to Carrie Jones on the edge of the box but her shot is blocked.
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Wales 4-0 Kazakhstan
That's good play again from Wales.
Megan Wynne is eventually snuffed out in the box but not before another classy spell of possession.
Wales have played some good stuff tonight.
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Wales 4-0 Kazakhstan
Gwennan Harries
Former Wales striker on BBC Two Wales
She's been outstanding, the score could have been in double figures if it wasn't for the Kazakhstan goalkeeper Saratovtseva.
SUBSTITUTION
Wales 4-0 Kazakhstan
Gemma Grainger makes two changes as Megan Wynne and Esther Morgan come on for Natasha Harding and Rhiannon Roberts.
Meanwhile Aisha Sadykova and Asselkhan Turlybekova are on for the visitors.
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Wales 4-0 Kazakhstan
Wales come close to another goal to remember.
Rachel Rowe drills a corner to the near post, where Jess Fishlock flicks the ball goalwards on the volley but sees a her spectacular effort saved.
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Wales 4-0 Kazakhstan
Wales still look to have plenty of energy here.
Can they add to their tally?
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Wales 4-0 Kazakhstan
Wales go from one end of the pitch to the other with a lovely passing move, but the final pass is just too strong for Rachel Rowe.
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Wales 4-0 Kazakhstan
Rachel Rowe - yes, her again - drills the free-kick goalwards but Kazakhstan scramble clear.
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Wales 4-0 Kazakhstan
Carrie Jones is enjoying herself already.
She wins Wales a free-kick right on the edge of the box.
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Wales 4-0 Kazakhstan
Another Wales change sees Helen Ward come on from Kayleigh Green, who has had a very good evening.
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Wales 4-0 Kazakhstan
Carrie Jones is on for Wales in place of Angharad James.
GOAL - Wales 4-0 Kazakhstan
Kayleigh Green
Kayleigh Green has her second of the night as she heads home from Rachel Rowe's cross after a short-corner routine.
The goal almost came moments earlier, with Jess Fishlock seeing an effort blocked before Rowe's curler was saved.
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Wales 3-0 Kazakhstan
Svetlana Bortnikova is forced off after that collision with Gemma Evans.
Karina Zhumbabaikyzy is on.