Wales women travel to Belarus tomorrow positive they can secure another victory to strengthen their grip on second place in the 2015 Canada World Cup qualifiers.

Saturday’s 1-0 victory over Turkey put them five points behind unbeaten group leaders England in Group Six with three games to go.

Manager Jarmo Matikainen says his side are confident they can beat Belarus, who were comfortably beaten by England 3-0 on Saturday.

“We’ve got another very, very difficult game ahead of us in Belarus but we go there full of confidence,” he said.

“If we keep playing our game and if we keep improving then the results will take care of themselves.”

Matikainen watched Turkey’s 2-1 victory over Belarus in order to devise a gameplan ahead of Saturday’s clash and admits that he is pleased to come out of the match with all three points.

“We knew that this was a big game in every way and knew also it was going to be a difficult game,” he said.

“Turkey came to Wales after having an excellent away game in Belarus, beating them 2-1, which is a really good result.

“We knew they would be full of confidence. We scouted that game and we knew they were going to play exactly the same way, defend deep.

“In a way it’s excellent that teams come to Wales to defend. 

“That shows some respect for the work that the girls have been doing and for us. It’s a different challenge.

“They did that really well and made it difficult for us but we got the three points and that’s the most important thing.”

Striker Gwennan Harries echoes her manager’s thoughts but admits that Belarus cannot be underestimated.

“We can’t take them lightly. It’s going to be a tough game,” said Bristol Academy’s Harries.

“They’re only two places behind us in the Uefa rankings and they’re a very difficult side to break down.

“We’ve seen that when they came to us. They sat back and we ran out of ideas at times.”

A serious knee injury back in 2012 has meant that Harries is yet to feature in qualifying and a recent setback means she is still no nearer to a comeback.

But without her Wales have come on leaps and bounds. 

The 1-0 victory over Turkey may not have been convincing but the 26-year-old striker has noticed that they have picked up the ability to win when not playing at their best.

“It shows how far we’ve come because go back a couple of years, we probably would have played well in these types of games but lost,” the former Cardiff City and Everton player added.

“It shows we’ve got that real quality, real spirit and fight. We’re grinding out these victories. This is the most points we’ve had on the board.”