Aaron Ramsey has dedicated his opening goal in Wales ' impressive 3-0 win over Israel to the memory of his grandmother , who died recently . The Arsenal midfielder opened the scoring in Haifa just before half-time as the Welsh moved top of European Championship qualifying Group B ahead of Belgium , Israel and Bosnia and Herzegovina who are all ranked above them . And Ramsey used his post-match comments to pay tribute to his grandmother after he ended what he described as a 'tough week ' on a huge high . Aaron Ramsey celebrates his goal in Israel by pointing to the sky in memory of his deceased grandmother . The Arsenal midfielder opened the goalscoring just before half-time to set Wales on their way to victory . The 24-year-old pointed to the sky during his celebrations , and he has now clarified that the gesture was in memory of his nan . 'My nan passed away on the weekend , that 's why it 's been quite tough , ' Ramsey said . 'My goal was for her . I 'm just really proud I could score the goal for her . I know she 's looking down on me and I was glad I could score . Ramsey wheels away after giving Wales the lead on the stroke of half-time at the Sammy Ofer Stadium . Ramsey points to the sky as the Welsh players are led back to the halfway line on Saturday afternoon . ' I shut my eyes , got my head on it and thankfully it went in . It was a great performance and Ginge ( James Collins ) said in the dressing room that 's maybe the best performance away from home he has been involved in . 'We looked quite comfortable and played with a lot of belief . It was a great performance from the boys , we came here believing we could get a result and we managed to do it . ' Gareth Bale added two further goals for Wales , who now look to have a great chance of qualifying for Euro 2016 in France next summer . Gareth Bale scored twice in the second half to seal a convincing win with Wales moving up to top the group .
Wales won 3-0 in Haifa on Saturday with Aaron Ramsey scoring their first . Arsenal midfielder dedicated goal to his recently deceased grandmother . James Collins ranked the win in Israel as his best away performance ever .