BAKU (AFP) ??” Wales' trusts of getting their World goblet qualifying campaign off to a flying start bear up undered a major setback when they were held to a 1-1 draw by means of lowly Azerbaijan.

BAKU (AFP) ??” Wales' trusts of getting their World goblet qualifying campaign off to a flying start bear up undered a major setback when they were held to a 1-1 draw by means of lowly Azerbaijan.

Welsh skipper Gary Spe making his 82nd international appearance, had given Mark Hughes's team the lead early in the inferior half only for Kashad Sadykhov to fire in a free-kick from 40 yards to chance his team level.

Wales could have snatched the three points right at the death when substitute Robert Earnshaw saw a diving header pushed upon to the post by the Azeri goalkeeper.

moreover the lost two points could make trial of costly as their Group Six also includes heavyweights England and Poland with just the assign places to winners guaranteed a place in the finals in Germany in 2006

"Any draw away from domicile is usually good but we didn't play well," said Spe

"If