Dragons RFC wing Rio Dyer scored a superb second half try but Wales came up just short again as they went down to a 33-28 defeat to Australia in the second Test in Melbourne.
Two tries from Filipo Daugunu, further scores from Jake Gordon and Allan Alaalatoa and 13 points from Noah Lolesio's boot helped Australia achieve a successful start to Joe Schmidt's era following the 25-16 win in Sydney last weekend.
Wales responded with two tries from inspirational captain Dewi Lake, while wings Liam Williams and Dyer also crossed.
Warren Gatland's side rallied from a sluggish start as they slipped to a 17-0 deficit inside 25 minutes, but left themselves with too much work to do.
Wales complete the tour with a clash against Queensland Reds on Friday, July 19.
