Wales have the opposition Lieched
Wales 4-0 Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein may not be the world's greatest footballing superpower, residing some 150 places below the upper echelons of football's mighty power brokers at 161st in the world rankings, yet you can only beat what is put in front of you, as the old adage goes and Wales certainly achieved that with some aplomb on a cold and rainy night in Wrexham.
Despite including the Serie A's joint top scorer in Siena's Mario Frick, the Liechtenstein team showed that while they might be a match for San Marino and Andorra, against a Welsh line-up boasting an all-firing front five of Ryan Giggs, Craig Bellamy, Simon Davies, Jason Koumas and Robert Earnshaw, they were simply out-classed.
This friendly, a warm-up for the visit to the Millennium Stadium of San Marino next March, had been dismissed by many as a meaningless exercise, but manager Toshack would have been pleased to see his previously goal-shy team finding the back of the net so many times - despite the sub-standard opposition.
The reborn Jason Koumas started the rout in the eighth minute, the West Brom player showing just why he is attracting Premiership scouts to the Hawthorns by skillfully ghosting across the front of the Liechtenstein defence and firing in an unstoppable curling shot from 25 yards out.
The larger than expected crowd of 8,752 didn't have long to wait for another Koumas special. On 14 minutes he scored his second. As the first it was executed with similar sniper-like accuracy, drilling in a bullet shot from 20 yards out from a pass teed up perfectly for him by returning captain Giggs.
As a showcase for the midfielder's undoubted skills it was a potent performance, Koumas underlining his importantance to the Welsh midfield and how sorely he will be missed when Wales face the Republic of Ireland in Croke Park in their next Euro qualifier. Koumas misses the game through suspension.
When Liechtenstein did forage forward any threat was stifled reasonably comfortably by a defence with an unfamiliar look about it. Minus first choice regulars Danny Gabbidon, James Collins, Mark Delaney and Gareth Bale, manager Toshack gave a surprise debut to Wrexham defender Steve Evans.
The move may have been as much a gate-boosting ploy by John Toshack as much of a chance to see the former TNS defender on the international stage, but Evans carried out his defensive duties with a steely edge. He added height and presence to a back four that also included Sam Ricketts, Lewin Nyatanga and Richard Duffy.
Much had been said about the merits or otherwise of this game, but one person who was revelling in the opportunity for 90 minutes on a football pitch was Craig Bellamy. The Liverpool striker has endured a frustrating time since his big money move to Liverpool during the summer, finding goals to difficult to come by and not guaranteed an automatic starting berth due to Rafa Benitez's rotation policy.
For Wales though Bellamy is inspiration and perspiration personified, chasing, harrying and playing with the sort of breakneck idealism that fans love. Despite relinquishing the captain's armband to Ryan Giggs, the Cardiff-born star cajoled and encouraged his team and served as a reminder that whatever his off-field issues on it he is commitment itself.
Despite a few fluffed chances when he must have thought his luck in front of goal was deserting him again, Bellamy received reward for his wholehearted industry in the second half, carving out a well-taken goal by trading passes with Carl Robinson and Wales substitute Mark Jones before turning a defender to blast the ball high into the net.
It was the least he deserved. And as if to underline his changing fortune, the goalscorer had the delight to turn provider for long-time friend and former Norwich team- mate Chris Llewellyn - the Wrexham striker tucking away a shot from the edge of the six yard box after fine work from his Wales room mate.
On a grey, rainswept night for playing football, this was an illuminating performance from a Wales side who have now scored seven goals in the last two games, and gone some way to repairing the damage done by conceding five against Slovakia last month.