Russia v Slovakia

:00:10. > :00:11.# Je revois la ville en fete et en delire

:00:12. > :00:13.# Suffoquant sous le soleil et sous la joie

:00:14. > :00:16.# Et j'entends dans la musique les cris, les rires

:00:17. > :00:20.# Qui eclatent et rebondissent autour de moi

:00:21. > :00:24.# Emportes par la foule qui nous traine

:00:25. > :00:29.# Emportes par la foule qui nous traine

:00:30. > :00:41.# Et perdue parmi ces gens qui me bousculent

:00:42. > :01:01.Good afternoon, it's the return of action from group B today, Wales and

:01:02. > :01:08.England will be looking on in interest as Russia face Slovakia. It

:01:09. > :01:13.is not just the football under scrutiny but also the actions of the

:01:14. > :01:17.supporters. Vasili Berezutski's late equaliser for Russia at the Stade

:01:18. > :01:22.Velodrome has been overshadowed by what happened after that in the

:01:23. > :01:26.stands. Uefa have since handed Russia a ?120,000 fine and

:01:27. > :01:29.threatened their future participation in the tournament if

:01:30. > :01:34.there is any more trouble inside the stadium. That is the important

:01:35. > :01:40.point, isn't it? Many people have been embarrassed by the actions of

:01:41. > :01:44.England fans in Marseille but inside the stadium Uefa have control and

:01:45. > :01:49.you were both in the stadium, for the game between England and Russia,

:01:50. > :01:54.what was it like that, Martin? The flare went off and it was scary. You

:01:55. > :01:58.have too few of the players because they had family and friends in the

:01:59. > :02:01.stand and you saw that rush of fans going across and we have not seen

:02:02. > :02:07.that in a stadium since the 80s. That was frightening for anyone with

:02:08. > :02:12.any loved ones there. It was a very difficult moment. They cannot allow

:02:13. > :02:16.this to happen in the stadium. Uefa can only make these judgments based

:02:17. > :02:22.on what happens in the stadium. From my point of view, the England fans

:02:23. > :02:27.behaved impeccably, this is within the stadium, had a good time, and

:02:28. > :02:31.when the final whistle went, I'm honestly not seen anything like it

:02:32. > :02:34.in a long time, the way they rushed to that one stand and England fans

:02:35. > :02:40.were literally running for their lives at times. Kids and women in

:02:41. > :02:44.their, it was quite shocking, I have to say. I have to reiterate that I

:02:45. > :02:48.thought England fans in the stadium behaved very well. We will have to

:02:49. > :02:51.keep a close eye on that in the coming days and hopefully we can

:02:52. > :02:56.concentrate on the action on the pitch because there is plenty. This

:02:57. > :02:59.is how things stand, Wales proudly on top and a draw would be the best

:03:00. > :03:07.outcome from a home Nations perspective. Wales are guaranteed at

:03:08. > :03:12.least third place in this group and remember of the best third placed

:03:13. > :03:14.teams, four go through to the knockout stage, from a Slovakian

:03:15. > :03:35.point of view, they know that this is a big one.

:03:36. > :03:41.So, Russia and Slovakia go toe to toe in there in a few minutes, the

:03:42. > :03:49.Stade Pierre Mauroy while in Lille. Not the first time there has been a

:03:50. > :03:52.closed roof, one happened in 2012. Germany and Ukraine played there a

:03:53. > :03:57.few days ago and it will also host one of the quarterfinals this

:03:58. > :04:01.summer. 50,000 fans will watch an unchanged Russian side from their

:04:02. > :04:06.match with England. Three changes for Slovakia and you can see the

:04:07. > :04:10.teams going through for you there. In terms of this game, I know Russia

:04:11. > :04:13.got the late equaliser but in terms of the way they played both were

:04:14. > :04:20.disappointed with their opening games? I remain convinced that

:04:21. > :04:26.England played very well and made it very difficult for Russia to show

:04:27. > :04:30.anything at all. But they were dangerous on set pieces and headers

:04:31. > :04:33.as we saw with the last goal. I feel that there is a lack of creativity

:04:34. > :04:38.in the midfield from Russia, as opposed to the other teams we have

:04:39. > :04:42.seen in the tournament. And for Slovakia, they have do hang in

:04:43. > :04:48.there, this game is depending on their talismanic midfielder, Hamsik.

:04:49. > :04:51.Martin and I were watching the Portugal Iceland game and at one

:04:52. > :04:57.point Martin was dragging me into a makeshift back four to show me how

:04:58. > :05:00.to defend. Two of the best offenders involved in the game, Martin you

:05:01. > :05:04.were a great man marker, what have you made of the standard so far?

:05:05. > :05:10.There is a lot of ball watching going on. Last night I was listening

:05:11. > :05:15.to commentary and Pepe never looks at his opponent and if he does he

:05:16. > :05:20.can communicate better and he can resolve it. I'm really surprised to

:05:21. > :05:23.see that happening with top defenders not actually looking. You

:05:24. > :05:28.just used to take a photograph, see what is against you and then deal

:05:29. > :05:33.with it. That has slipped out of the game. Tonucci has been stand out,

:05:34. > :05:37.with and without the ball, his passing has been magnificent and he

:05:38. > :05:42.reads the game well. Italy have taken it to the next level and we

:05:43. > :05:46.have seen good defending, the smaller teams have resisted against

:05:47. > :05:50.bigger teams, but then you saw Italy's performance and it's the

:05:51. > :05:55.first time that I've seen a team really having a perfect game plan

:05:56. > :06:00.defensively. I will add that this, I thought England were pretty solid.

:06:01. > :06:07.Martin is nodding. He will take that. Dzyuba is the sort of player

:06:08. > :06:13.that you want to get your teeth into. In your first game you want to

:06:14. > :06:17.be able to deal with things, I would sooner that player rather than

:06:18. > :06:22.Gareth Bale, running at me with real pace and power. You love taking on

:06:23. > :06:26.the big man! I can see a glint in your eye. Italy have that connection

:06:27. > :06:34.across the back four from playing at Juventus and Russia have the same

:06:35. > :06:41.thing with CSKA Moscow, Slutsky is a manager domestically and

:06:42. > :06:46.internationally. Smolnikov is very quick, he is a phenomenal outlet for

:06:47. > :06:50.Russia. It really did surprise me, Raheem Sterling is not slow and he

:06:51. > :06:55.eats up the ground on him in no time. It was surprising to see

:06:56. > :06:59.Raheem Sterling's reaction, it told you everything you needed to know,

:07:00. > :07:03.he knew that he did not have him for pace. Better players will find you

:07:04. > :07:08.there. There is more opportunities that he could have got into. Raheem

:07:09. > :07:13.Sterling's reaction to not wanting to run past him any more told me how

:07:14. > :07:17.quick this guy is. He was a constant threat down the right. This is the

:07:18. > :07:21.right back towards the end of the game pressing Wayne Rooney on his

:07:22. > :07:26.opposition goal line. That shows you the mentality, just how offensive

:07:27. > :07:30.thinking he is. That is the Russian side of things but when we look at

:07:31. > :07:37.Slovakia, Duda is starting, he got the equaliser. Hamsik had a mixed

:07:38. > :07:42.game against Wales? He had a mixed game because there's a lot of

:07:43. > :07:45.expectation on him. We thought Wales did well defensively, but luck, he

:07:46. > :07:53.is always looking forward looking break lines and create something.

:07:54. > :07:58.How he demands the ball there, he turns around, terms with the ball

:07:59. > :08:04.and then goes forward. Simple pass, but he has broken a lot of lines.

:08:05. > :08:10.Then there is the quality of the player, he is always able to lift

:08:11. > :08:13.his head up, it is like he has a lot of time on the ball but it was

:08:14. > :08:18.difficult when he got closer to goal. Six Welsh players there. It

:08:19. > :08:23.was difficult for him. He could not really make use of the pockets. This

:08:24. > :08:28.is what you expect from him in the rest of the tournament, his quality,

:08:29. > :08:32.getting past people. Great defending, but if we see more of

:08:33. > :08:37.this from Hamsik then Slovakia will have a chance. The teams are in the

:08:38. > :08:46.tunnel. If Hamsik does his job then another man, as to do his because he

:08:47. > :08:51.mops up in midfield. I think Hook had a very good game against Wales,

:08:52. > :08:59.he is a player who, if you are to get the best out of Hamsik, he has

:09:00. > :09:03.to perform. -- I think Kucka. I think he is better than Hamsik.

:09:04. > :09:07.Everyone wants to talk about him. It's not a bad team, they beat

:09:08. > :09:17.Germany recently. The Russians, they run the legs off Russia, England. I

:09:18. > :09:22.will go for Slovakia. Russia. Draw. The perfect set, just like we

:09:23. > :09:28.planned it. Let's get over to Lille for the 13th game of the Euros. Mark

:09:29. > :09:35.Lawrenson is alongside Guy Mowbray. Good afternoon. COMMENTATOR: Good

:09:36. > :09:39.afternoon everyone from Lille, one of the most talked about places in

:09:40. > :09:43.Europe at the moment but not for the most positive reasons. Let's hope we

:09:44. > :09:49.have an exciting game and a calm night. As you can probably tell by

:09:50. > :09:52.the lighting, we have the roof closed due to the threat of a storm

:09:53. > :10:02.that is forecast around now, so fittingly the Slovakian national

:10:03. > :10:05.anthem is lightning over that actress -- Tatras.

:10:06. > :10:15.# Slovaci oziju # To Slovensko nase

:10:16. > :11:21.Ladies and gentlemen, please remain standing for the national anthem of

:11:22. > :11:26.Russia. # Rossiya, svyashchennaya nasha

:11:27. > :11:29.derzhava # Rossiya, lyubimaya nasha strana

:11:30. > :11:38.Moguchaya volya, velikaya slava # Slav'sya, Otechestvo

:11:39. > :11:58.nashe svobodnoye # Bratskih narodov soyuz vekovoi

:11:59. > :12:18.Predkami dannaya mudrost' narodnaya # strana

:12:19. > :12:44.My gordimsya toboi CHEERING

:12:45. > :12:49.Always one of the most recognisable national anthems. Let's hope and

:12:50. > :12:53.pray that everybody behaves themselves and that we will hear it

:12:54. > :13:03.again at least one more time and these European Championships.

:13:04. > :13:10.This is the team use. We start with Russia, whilst conceding that

:13:11. > :13:16.England dominated his side on Saturday, lay in its use or enough

:13:17. > :13:20.to say same again. Neuer that and Smolov were considered the most

:13:21. > :13:29.likely to be left out. -- Roman Neustadter. He and Dzyuba are

:13:30. > :13:32.expected to be more involved today as Russia put the emphasis on what

:13:33. > :13:39.they rather than the opponents will do.

:13:40. > :13:48.Russia against Slovakia. We have a refereeing team from Slovenia, led

:13:49. > :13:51.by Damir Skomina. He did have three games at the last European

:13:52. > :13:56.Championship four years ago including the 3-2 win of England

:13:57. > :14:00.over Sweden. Very experienced. Much of his conversations with the

:14:01. > :14:12.players today will take place in English. Three changes from the team

:14:13. > :14:17.beaten by Wales in Bordeaux. Hubocan and Duda come in to start. For Duda

:14:18. > :14:28.it is reward for equalising less than a minute after coming on

:14:29. > :14:35.against Wales. Hubocan plays in Russia.

:14:36. > :14:45.It's a wonderful stadium. The roof is closed. It holds around 50,000.

:14:46. > :14:53.There is not quite that many inside today. Some may have been put off

:14:54. > :15:00.from attending by events of the field. It is all quiet so far. Let's

:15:01. > :15:06.hope that the game is anything but. It's going to be Russia who get the

:15:07. > :15:13.action underway. One point on the board. Slovakia seeking their first.

:15:14. > :15:24.Ak Russia get things going and immediately give a feel of the ball

:15:25. > :15:35.to Igor Akinfeev. He looked as solid as usual against England. He is

:15:36. > :15:44.prone to the occasional error, but many keepers do. Yes, many do. Rush

:15:45. > :15:49.will feel like -- Russia will feel like it was a win the other night

:15:50. > :15:51.against England. We can expect them to be more attack-minded than they

:15:52. > :16:15.were in Marseille. Ignashevich put under immediate

:16:16. > :16:20.pressure. Hurrying at the back for Slovakia was Hubocan. There is a

:16:21. > :16:32.worry for Russia. Yes, the way he is holding his hand, it looks like he

:16:33. > :16:35.has hurt his hand or his arm. It was Smolnikov who took the brunt of

:16:36. > :16:46.that. He played well the other night. Arguably one of their better

:16:47. > :16:51.players. Smolnikov an attack-minded right back, good enough to have been

:16:52. > :16:59.linked with Barcelona once or nice. I think it's his hand. Leonid hopes

:17:00. > :17:05.he is OK. The rock and deep-breathing doesn't suggest he

:17:06. > :17:10.is. Breathe in, breathe out! Feeling the tension - that is what it can

:17:11. > :17:22.do. Huge pressure on him. Russia expects. And that is a lot to ask of

:17:23. > :17:27.a coach who is effectively doing this job as a favour to the

:17:28. > :17:31.federation. Picking up the pieces after Fabio Capello's reign didn't

:17:32. > :17:38.end well. Didn't really start well. Free kick now for Slovakia. Given by

:17:39. > :17:52.the referee's assistant, not by the referee. Shchennikov clearly fouls

:17:53. > :18:03.his man. Mak with the delivery for Slovakia.

:18:04. > :18:20.It needed to be hammered behind for a corner by Kokorin. Robert Mak was

:18:21. > :18:24.at Manchester City from the ages of 13 to 19. Was an FA youth cup winner

:18:25. > :18:54.with them. Hamsik is the key player. What were you saying about Hamsik?

:18:55. > :18:57.Managed to put it out of play. It is not easy you know. Neither is this.

:18:58. > :19:21.Not the way we do it! The Slovakians have found their

:19:22. > :20:01.voice! You see how Russians the push the full-backs on.

:20:02. > :20:18.Pekarik couldn't quite climb high enough. It will be a Russian throw.

:20:19. > :20:29.Disyou Ba challenges -- Dzyuba challenges for it, he is six foot

:20:30. > :20:38.five. Sometimes the really tall ones don't jump as high. Do you know why?

:20:39. > :20:48.Because they have never had to! Dzyuba doesn't do a lot of chases.

:20:49. > :20:56.Martin Skrtel one of five Slovakia players on a yellow card, which is

:20:57. > :21:09.worth thinking about for England's final group game.

:21:10. > :21:20.Dzyuba, I said he doesn't do a lot of chasing. Into feet. That is how

:21:21. > :21:24.he wants it - into feet, on to head. Was involved in half of Russia's

:21:25. > :21:46.goals they scored in qualifying. Shchennikov will have to be more

:21:47. > :22:05.accurate than that in trying to find Dzyuba. It is played back to

:22:06. > :22:14.Kozacik. He is no-nonsense, Berezoutsky. A few anxious Slovakian

:22:15. > :22:21.faces. More Nan in Russia's cases. Oh, he is Russian all right. It is a

:22:22. > :22:32.dare not lose for Slovakia. Got to get something from the game. Another

:22:33. > :22:59.cheap free kick conceded. Well won by Shchennikov. Golovin had

:23:00. > :23:06.a clear route to goal. Slalom wasn't it by Dzyuba. Not the first player

:23:07. > :23:21.you would have to be included in the challenges. He is a unit.

:23:22. > :23:31.Here is Shatov, a very skilful player. Done it again haven't I? You

:23:32. > :23:47.have. Ran out of room on that occasion.

:23:48. > :23:57.We can surmise the opening exchanges as scrappy? Yes, but a bit of room,

:23:58. > :24:05.which is good. Both teams playing quite deep. Especially Slovakia.

:24:06. > :24:12.Duda is the most prominent in afabbing. He is to -- in attack. He

:24:13. > :24:15.is a false 9. He is seen as the heir apparent to Hamsik as their No 10

:24:16. > :24:30.attacking midfielder. Here is Hamsik. He got hold of it

:24:31. > :24:37.all right. Just couldn't keep the ball under the bar. Yes, poor play

:24:38. > :24:44.by the ruckses, give -- Russians, giving the ball away in that area.

:24:45. > :24:54.First touch was great. Not the worst second touch either. It wasn't far

:24:55. > :25:01.away at all. Hamsik third on the list of his country's top scorers

:25:02. > :25:04.with 18 international goals. Slovakia a recent addition to the

:25:05. > :25:33.international calendar. Smolnikov place it back to the

:25:34. > :26:07.defender. Duda was caught late. The referee

:26:08. > :26:11.did great, trying to let them play, trying to let the game breathe a

:26:12. > :26:13.bit. The referees have tried to do that. Very good. They have been

:26:14. > :26:30.great. That will be a free kick. He can't

:26:31. > :26:41.let that one go. Free kick in a hittable position. I think it was

:26:42. > :26:44.about three fouls in one, wasn't it? Golovin was the offender, the

:26:45. > :26:55.youngest player in the Russian squad, but he already knows a few

:26:56. > :27:00.tricks! Maybe just a little too far out to be strikable? Do you think

:27:01. > :27:07.so? I'm not sure. The middle of the goal. What do you do? You have got

:27:08. > :27:13.to be 100% accurate if it is to go to either of the sides. Akinfeev is

:27:14. > :27:33.not sure. No, he is stood in the middle of the goals as well. He

:27:34. > :27:47.should have lamped it. He has played ten years in Russia. Someone's been

:27:48. > :27:55.doodling on his neck! Not for you? I could see you with one of those!

:27:56. > :28:23.13 largely uneventful minutes have passed. Well we could say Slovakia

:28:24. > :28:27.looked a little bit better. They're on the front foot now. Won by

:28:28. > :29:08.Berezutsky, but it will be a Skrtel jumps, couldn't get the

:29:09. > :29:12.power. Akinfeev is in a hurry to get Smolov off and running. He was seen

:29:13. > :29:31.off by Hubocan. Hasn't been more than one goal in

:29:32. > :29:40.the last four meetings of these two nations. You're not selling it! Just

:29:41. > :29:45.hope the usual things happens and we see the opposite. I wouldn't think

:29:46. > :29:51.too many of these players have played under the roof. How much

:29:52. > :29:56.would that change things? It just feels like night. If that is all it

:29:57. > :30:05.is there is not a great deal I wouldn't have thought.

:30:06. > :30:15.A little bit more humidity, maybe. A bit of away swing?

:30:16. > :30:27.The foul was committed by Vladimir Weiss. Left his leg hanging a bit.

:30:28. > :30:34.There is a chance for Russia here. Where is Berezutski going? He is at

:30:35. > :30:47.the back of it all. The ball will not reach him. Duda heads it away.

:30:48. > :30:56.Schennikov. There is Berezutski. That was Hamsik.

:30:57. > :31:05.Duda is making his way forward. Alongside him is Kucka. Slovakia

:31:06. > :31:08.throw. Slovakia look pretty bright when countering. Yes, a little bit

:31:09. > :31:16.more aggressive going forward than Russia, certainly. Is pace the issue

:31:17. > :31:24.with the Russian team? Well, yes, a little bit. They don't seem to have

:31:25. > :31:29.ball carriers from midfield. Unless the two fullbacks are running.

:31:30. > :31:38.One of those fullbacks, Georgy Schennikov, will take the throw in

:31:39. > :31:41.here. Wales will face Russia in their final game and he is the one

:31:42. > :31:49.who they may not be facing, the only Russian player on a card.

:31:50. > :31:59.Here is Smolnikov. He can run. Could not quite get away from Weiss, he

:32:00. > :32:06.did decent work to get back with him. He will know this referee at

:32:07. > :32:20.Lake, Vladimir Weiss, playing in cat. -- playing in Qatar. This

:32:21. > :32:25.referee does referee the odd game in Qatar when not on Slovenian duty.

:32:26. > :32:40.You should never know that! I got to the stadium nice and early today.

:32:41. > :32:51.He always seems to be hurried? Yes. He is skittish. Both centre backs

:32:52. > :32:58.are a bit skittish with the ball. That is helped on nicely. That was

:32:59. > :33:12.not hit quite so well by Theodore Skull of -- Fedor Smolov. It nicely.

:33:13. > :33:21.20 goals in the league last season in 29 games. He just hits right

:33:22. > :33:27.across it. We know what he is saying, don't we? He looks a little

:33:28. > :33:37.calmer than he did just after kick-off. That is a brilliant take

:33:38. > :33:44.and turn. The Napoli man returned it to Vladimir Weiss who has to work to

:33:45. > :33:48.keep it but he does just that. Pekarik wide. There was a ball

:33:49. > :33:59.through to him. I think there is a brawl to the right back, in all

:34:00. > :34:05.honesty, too many touches. He was just wrong-footed there. It's a

:34:06. > :35:00.Russian throw in. I may have mentioned this before but

:35:01. > :35:04.if Ignashevich and Berezutski lose the ball, the fullbacks are 30 or 40

:35:05. > :35:08.metres up the pitch and they would be in trouble. Smolnikov tries to

:35:09. > :35:13.get in the box. Dzyuba does get there and goes down under the

:35:14. > :35:17.challenge. Good tackle. It looks like a good tackle. The referee had

:35:18. > :35:21.to look through the crowd to see it and maybe got them not from the man

:35:22. > :35:33.behind the goal. It was a good tackle. Nothing wrong with that from

:35:34. > :35:44.Jan Durica. It is a long way to go down. Corner in. Ignashevich helps

:35:45. > :35:51.it on. Smolov was not set right. Not a great clearance from Kozacik. Has

:35:52. > :36:15.to go back to Ignashevich again. What have we done? 20 minutes? 21.

:36:16. > :36:18.20 minutes of two very ordinary teams, I would suggest. Nothing

:36:19. > :36:23.really for either keeper to do yet, other than things like that. Easy

:36:24. > :36:44.enough for Akinfeev. Skrtel's header almost picked off by

:36:45. > :36:49.Roman Neustadter. That was a nice ball into the feet Shatov. Here

:36:50. > :36:55.comes Smolnikov. He does get there. I did not think he was going to win

:36:56. > :37:06.that race. He is lightning, that boy, he is their main get out, isn't

:37:07. > :37:30.he? And we know that Weiss is no slouch either, is he?

:37:31. > :37:37.It is noticeable perhaps that Duda as the main striker just drops back.

:37:38. > :37:44.He is naturally a midfielder. He is making the numbers up. It is useful,

:37:45. > :37:48.very useful. Smolnikov aims to pull it back to Dzyuba. He actually takes

:37:49. > :37:54.it away from Corcoran. He almost found his way through anyway. As a

:37:55. > :37:59.strikingly cannot leave those. You are thinking, goal. He tries to

:38:00. > :38:03.steer it to the far post. He did pretty well. He did, considering

:38:04. > :38:10.there was no real pace on it. Lots of elevation, really. There is

:38:11. > :38:14.Dzyuba again. That was a nice touch which was intercepted by Skrtel. I

:38:15. > :38:22.want to see the stats on the Russian right back and how much he has run.

:38:23. > :38:30.There are a few was again to close. -- there he was again. He almost has

:38:31. > :38:36.Weiss playing as a left back. Going after first Berezutski then

:38:37. > :38:56.Akinfeev. Just a little nudge was seen. Free kick to Russia.

:38:57. > :39:00.Russia are having much more of the ball and moving it around. They have

:39:01. > :39:20.come into it, haven't they? There is Mak. Durica, didn't want to

:39:21. > :39:28.risk playing Skrtel into trouble. Yes, not a bad idea. Hamsik had to

:39:29. > :39:37.adjust to try to find Mak. Pekarik. That was nicely slid into Hamsik.

:39:38. > :39:51.Now Weiss. That was nice control from Weiss,

:39:52. > :39:59.just did not quite find the space to pick out Hamsik with the past. Good

:40:00. > :40:06.covering by Roman Neustadter. Golovin has overrun it. The flag

:40:07. > :40:10.goes out. Robert Mak was offside. I get the feeling that he went really,

:40:11. > :40:20.really early. He didn't need to. Just look across the line. Oh yes,

:40:21. > :40:24.just slightly. Three yards. The thing is, you can see the last man,

:40:25. > :40:35.he has him right in front of him, so just wait, wait, wait. Bury Square

:40:36. > :40:38.as well, Russia. If you have just join us, I would like to reiterate

:40:39. > :40:42.that the game is played under a closed roof because of some nasty

:40:43. > :40:49.weather that is around the Lille area. It is not the middle of the

:40:50. > :40:55.night here. -- very square. It can't be the middle of the night, there

:40:56. > :41:00.are no sirens! It was accompanied by a bit of singing coming through the

:41:01. > :41:04.hotel window and then sirens but it was relatively calm in the centre of

:41:05. > :41:10.Lille. Let's hope it continues tonight. Very heavy police presence

:41:11. > :41:18.on every corner. That will be a goal kick. ... In previous competitions,

:41:19. > :41:26.they'd have given a free for this. This is down to Pierluigi Collina,

:41:27. > :41:28.is it not? He coaches the referees. Wise to the fact that Kokorin was

:41:29. > :41:48.already falling. The action of Hubocan was pretty

:41:49. > :41:53.incidental. Helped on. Hamsik. Looking the other way as he tries to

:41:54. > :41:59.play through. He saw that, didn't he? Some players do, when you have

:42:00. > :42:03.such an outstanding player in your team... He looks as though he needs

:42:04. > :42:09.a doctor. He is rocking again. Seriously. The youngest coach in the

:42:10. > :42:17.competition. He may be the youngest coach but he has the highest blood

:42:18. > :42:28.pressure! Liam Hood at the 45 years old. -- Leonid Slutsky. Dzyuba.

:42:29. > :42:36.Shooting chance now. It is only just wide from Smolov. Dzyuba has done

:42:37. > :42:42.brilliant. Absolutely brilliant. The central defence just completely

:42:43. > :42:50.opens up here. I thought he just had a touch too many. That was close. He

:42:51. > :43:03.did not really catch its weekly. Just brushes the outside of the post

:43:04. > :43:09.past the outstretched arm of collar -- Kozacik.

:43:10. > :43:16.Duda. That is another soft one. Russia are complaining about that

:43:17. > :43:22.but it will be a Slovakia free kick. A few signs now that the game is

:43:23. > :43:24.about to get interesting. Golovkin was holding on. Yes, no contact, no

:43:25. > :43:48.foul. Nervous anticipation writ large on

:43:49. > :43:55.Slovakian faces. The flag was up so it would not have counted anyway.

:43:56. > :44:06.Durica went for it. Skrtel was also in there. These really are two big

:44:07. > :44:15.physical sides, aren't they? Which is why I think we're not a

:44:16. > :44:19.particularly good game. -- we are not getting a particularly good

:44:20. > :44:28.game. The referee was not interested in that. No. Smolov and Shatov, two

:44:29. > :44:32.players out there who are not necessarily big and physical. He is

:44:33. > :44:43.having a word with Mr Skrtel, I think. That should and could be a

:44:44. > :44:54.duel too enjoy, or to grimace watching. That's a lovely touch.

:44:55. > :45:00.From Shatov. He is find and away to the right. Corcoran finds him.

:45:01. > :45:09.Dzyuba lets it go. Corcoran was not arriving quite in time. -- Kokorin.

:45:10. > :45:16.He is unlucky actually Dzyuba. They got men forward very quickly,

:45:17. > :45:20.Russia, great run on the right as well. He knows he is there. Yeah, I

:45:21. > :45:44.know, he was almost a step ahead. That was the problem.

:45:45. > :45:51.Getting better as a game to watch. We know that, because we have not

:45:52. > :46:11.had any shots of manager for the last five minutes! That was always

:46:12. > :46:16.going to be Kozacik's. The right back is attack-minder. It should be

:46:17. > :46:30.right-winger - occasionally goes back.

:46:31. > :46:37.Pekarik has to go back into his own half to Skrtel. Aided by a slip from

:46:38. > :46:53.Dzyuba. Hamsik - what a ball. A lovely couple of touches and a

:46:54. > :47:00.fine finish too! Slovakia take the lead. Thanks to a brilliant ball and

:47:01. > :47:04.a nice bit of work at the end too. It is a brilliant ball and it is a

:47:05. > :47:08.nice bit of work. What did you say about the Russian right back?

:47:09. > :47:14.Attack-minded? When you see the replay, see what he does. No wonder

:47:15. > :47:21.they make him go forward. A great goal. Well made and well taken. But

:47:22. > :47:28.defensively - oops! It is pass of the match. Yeah. Great ball, he is

:47:29. > :47:34.already the wrong side, the right back. Watch where he goes here.

:47:35. > :47:38.Where is he going? It is like you know Weiss is going to come inside.

:47:39. > :47:45.Look at the right back go past him. OK cut inside, shoot and score. He

:47:46. > :47:59.didn't have to say see you later - they had already gone. Then the goal

:48:00. > :48:03.was gaping for Vladimir Weiss. The young man who started out at

:48:04. > :48:14.Manchester City and went on to play for Bolton and Rangers and is now

:48:15. > :48:47.based in Qatar has made it Russia 0, Slovakia 1.

:48:48. > :48:55.Against England Russia didn't have a shot on target after the 17th minute

:48:56. > :49:01.until you know when. The 92nd minute. I think England frightened

:49:02. > :49:24.them though. Not enough though. Really interesting, he just thought,

:49:25. > :49:28.I have made a blooper, cost us a goal, I'd better sit in a bit and he

:49:29. > :49:37.decided not go and gave the ball away. 1-0 Slovakia and can't you

:49:38. > :49:43.tell! Highlights of this game and Romania Switzerland tonight on BBC1

:49:44. > :49:51.at 10.50. Of course tomorrow it is England versus Wales. Coverage

:49:52. > :50:06.starts from 1pm. On BBC2. Moves on to BBC One from 1.30.

:50:07. > :50:25.Yours, mine - leave it! A very happy Jan Kozak. Played for Czechoslavakia

:50:26. > :50:35.before the disillusion of that country. He was in the world Cup in

:50:36. > :50:40.1982. He has already Head history, the -- he has already made history

:50:41. > :50:45.as the first coach to get his country qualified for the European

:50:46. > :50:50.Championship. A long way to go, but they could fancy their chances of

:50:51. > :50:52.qualifying further. I keep saying tonight. It is this afternoon. It is

:50:53. > :51:20.the roof closed that is doing it. They just need to get through to

:51:21. > :51:33.half-time, Slovakia, without doing anything stupid. Neustadter sold

:51:34. > :51:40.Berezutski short. A hospital pass. He was not impressed. Duda wasn't

:51:41. > :52:00.impressed with the way he went in. Although he was entitled to do so.

:52:01. > :52:26.Pekarik was offside. A lovely move as well. Just tried to get back on.

:52:27. > :52:33.Normal service is resumed, Smolnikov is in the right-wing. Shatov cutting

:52:34. > :52:42.in. Just slipped. Well done ref. Great position and just waved him

:52:43. > :52:52.away and, get up! Too much on that for Mak. He has provided one of

:52:53. > :52:59.moments of match. There is the goal scorer, but it was all from this

:53:00. > :53:04.pass from Hamsik. Great vision. Look, how do you score from there?

:53:05. > :53:09.Both of them went didn't they? Where are they going? When he first got

:53:10. > :53:13.the ball, I was going to say he is going to need a bit of help - he got

:53:14. > :53:38.it from the Russians! Exactly. Never mind keeping it as it is until

:53:39. > :53:46.half-time, Slovakia may fancy their chances of extending their lead.

:53:47. > :53:53.Pekarik has done well. A different sort of attacking right back. What?

:53:54. > :53:55.One that can defend? I always find they're the best kind. The clue is

:53:56. > :54:31.in the world, isn't it? Ignashevich doesn't play too many

:54:32. > :54:40.different kind of passes. No, it is safety first. Now the move breaks

:54:41. > :54:53.down, or it slows at the very least. That one will be a free kick for

:54:54. > :54:58.Russia. Kucka in a bit too heavily. No need nor that. Dzyuba is doing a

:54:59. > :55:22.useful job for Russia up there alone. He has won the free kick now.

:55:23. > :55:31.Shatov to take the free kick. It was pretty poor. How about now? How

:55:32. > :55:53.about no? On that free kick, you know about

:55:54. > :55:57.missing the first man, the centre-backs go mad. They come all

:55:58. > :56:05.the way up and it is what a waste of time that is. Golovin goes again.

:56:06. > :56:17.The ball over the shoulder was a tough one for him. You're going to

:56:18. > :56:30.see this goal 17 times, you realise, don't you? Doesn't get any better

:56:31. > :56:33.for Smolnikov. Don't suppose Jan Kozak minds how many times he sees

:56:34. > :56:49.it. Hamsik glides across the ground. It

:56:50. > :56:54.was the perfect position for him to receive the ball. He turns, great

:56:55. > :56:58.first touch, runs at people, commits people, loads of confidence, just

:56:59. > :57:03.skips by that challenge. Just the end product wasn't great. But that

:57:04. > :57:09.is his business. It is a wild shot, but he does look a level above most

:57:10. > :58:08.of the other players there. All of them. Not just. All of them!

:58:09. > :58:22.?" That was unexpected. He was like, why has the ball come for me. There

:58:23. > :58:33.was speculation in the Russian press and in the French media today that

:58:34. > :58:42.he wouldn't play today. That Glushakov would come in. Neustadter

:58:43. > :58:44.does play centre-back for his club side Schalke in Germany. You can see

:58:45. > :59:09.why. Miscommunication between Golovin and

:59:10. > :59:30.Shatov. The cross is a good one and the nod

:59:31. > :59:34.down is handy for Weiss. The ball from Hamsik was just brilliant. I

:59:35. > :59:43.think the Russians thought he was going to curl it in right-footed and

:59:44. > :59:49.he just picked somebody out. He saw Cooke Ca coming. Hamsik! Just

:59:50. > :00:00.brilliant. Just brilliant from the best player on the field. It is two

:00:01. > :00:05.for Slovakia before half-time. Virtually from the same position on

:00:06. > :00:13.the pitch. As good as the first goal was for Slovak yashgs this is

:00:14. > :00:19.absolutely top drawer. Hamsik of Napoli in Italy. He has shown his

:00:20. > :00:30.class right from the moment the game started and this is magic. Just got

:00:31. > :00:37.it, shifted it. And shot. It is just such a sweet strike. Sweet, sweet,

:00:38. > :00:44.sweet! Goalkeeper knows what he is doing in terms of coming inside and

:00:45. > :00:48.hitting it. Absolutely no chance! You would say little chance for

:00:49. > :00:53.Russia, based on the evidence of what we have witnessed in this first

:00:54. > :00:56.half. I think we have got two centre-backs in the studio, but I

:00:57. > :01:00.know what they will be saying, which is you know they're always going to

:01:01. > :01:08.cut inside. Offer them down the line.

:01:09. > :01:16.The two goals are so similar, are they not? That will do it for the

:01:17. > :01:22.first half. Slovakia's half in Lille. Marek Hamsik's half. He made

:01:23. > :01:26.the first four Vladimir Weiss with a sumptuous pass and he scores the

:01:27. > :01:31.second having been left alone to do his own work. What fine work as

:01:32. > :01:35.well. No matter how hard they work it will be difficult to Russia to

:01:36. > :01:41.get back into this. They have double the deficit to make up than they

:01:42. > :01:46.managed against England. STUDIO: It took a while but there was cracking

:01:47. > :01:53.goals in the end from Slovakia. Jermaine Jenas, you said draw,

:01:54. > :01:58.Martin has forgotten already! You said Slovakia. What an end to the

:01:59. > :02:02.first half, Slovakia were impressive at times? You look at bullock of

:02:03. > :02:06.quality from Russia, changing emphasis, they want to get forward

:02:07. > :02:09.but they lack the cutting-edge. Slovakia are quite brilliant in

:02:10. > :02:16.their finishing and that's the difference. It is like having a

:02:17. > :02:19.creativity tap. Russia wanted to defend against England, and got a

:02:20. > :02:28.last-minute goal but they don't seem capable of getting back from 2-0. It

:02:29. > :02:32.is over. Vincent, you said you wear with Vladimir Weiss at Manchester

:02:33. > :02:38.City and he was potentially the next big thing. There was some bad stuff

:02:39. > :02:43.but also really good quality. Look at his run there, he will always do

:02:44. > :02:47.that, get in the right position. Now, he cuts inside and that's the

:02:48. > :02:50.right decision and his shot, the quality is unbelievable but the

:02:51. > :02:58.defending, Martin said a lot about it. He is a pure talent. I don't

:02:59. > :03:03.know why he was in Qatar. When you are able to do this, it's a shame.

:03:04. > :03:08.It's about making the right decisions and he doesn't do often

:03:09. > :03:14.enough. In a one-on-one situation it was almost too easy. The full-back

:03:15. > :03:17.was out of position and the central defender Berezutski had to buy a

:03:18. > :03:24.ticket to get back in. You saw how good he was against England but that

:03:25. > :03:30.was poor. Before the end of the half we had Weiss for Hamsik. He said it

:03:31. > :03:35.is one of the goals of the tournament? Yes, just real quality.

:03:36. > :03:42.He chops inside onto his right foot, and I live his celebration, like,

:03:43. > :03:46.I'm the man. Deal with it. It is just beautiful. The game was crying

:03:47. > :03:50.out for this, for half an hour it was quite good but he has real

:03:51. > :03:53.quality and that was beautiful. You said he did not perform as well as

:03:54. > :03:58.you would have liked in the first game against Wales but that was

:03:59. > :04:03.beautiful? That has made my day, to be honest, what a finish. I will say

:04:04. > :04:08.this, we did point out before the game that Slovakia's chances at this

:04:09. > :04:15.euros depend on the main man, Hamsik, and that is no lie, this is

:04:16. > :04:19.what happens when he has a good day. Phenomenal pass, phenomenal finish,

:04:20. > :04:24.thank you very much. It is nice when the best players turn up. When they

:04:25. > :04:29.produce we are pleased to see it and that was great quality. Great

:04:30. > :04:34.entertainment. You want to see the stars. When Russia took on England

:04:35. > :04:38.they only had two shots on target and they were from the centre

:04:39. > :04:43.halves, we have seen a bit more from them today but lacking cutting-edge?

:04:44. > :04:47.That is exactly it, I thought they were the favourites at one point,

:04:48. > :04:52.they had had the most shops. In these areas they did not seem to

:04:53. > :04:56.have any calmness. The number ten normally has the quality and

:04:57. > :05:02.awareness. They know that players are around them. This ball is played

:05:03. > :05:04.to the wing. Smolnikov has been one of their most creative fullbacks

:05:05. > :05:11.from the defensive point of view. He has been pretty poor. There is

:05:12. > :05:15.almost an overload, just pick the right pass and you are in. They

:05:16. > :05:22.haven't got that way to pass, that timing that they have needed to

:05:23. > :05:28.capitalise in pivotal moments. It is very industrial, everything they do

:05:29. > :05:32.is hard work. Whereas we were mentioning simple passes and simple

:05:33. > :05:36.runs, they look like they could be a threat. Everything is industrial.

:05:37. > :05:39.When you practice this on the training pitch, we were working with

:05:40. > :05:44.Arsene Wenger and everything was done in a controlled manner, this is

:05:45. > :05:48.a bit desperate and then the ball is too heavy and there is no finish.

:05:49. > :05:53.This is what they need to do, just play simply? Get it wide and then at

:05:54. > :05:57.least they will give themselves an opportunity. When they try to play

:05:58. > :06:05.in between the lines to much they don't have that creativity. He had

:06:06. > :06:11.many of their chances, Smolnikov. He is playing on the left wing in this

:06:12. > :06:17.game to accommodate Dzyuba. What do Russia need to do in the second-half

:06:18. > :06:21.I would put Kokorin next to the big man. You need runners now. If they

:06:22. > :06:26.are going to play simple straight balls into the big man you need

:06:27. > :06:29.runners off him. They have a rapid full-back, just put pearls in the

:06:30. > :06:35.right areas and they will create chances. Slovakia has not been a

:06:36. > :06:40.massive defensive team. -- just put balls in the right areas. With the

:06:41. > :06:47.talent of Slovakia it will be difficult for them to get back into

:06:48. > :06:51.it. I only said it because he said Slovakia. We have got it on tape.

:06:52. > :06:57.This time tomorrow we will be halfway through England against

:06:58. > :07:06.Wales. This will be the first meeting between two home nations at

:07:07. > :07:11.a major tournament for 20 years. A 2-1 win over Slovakia, 30,000 Welsh

:07:12. > :07:17.fans in bed in Bordeaux. Loving it. An entire nation back home ecstatic.

:07:18. > :07:22.If you are in northern France, all is calm. We got the result we wanted

:07:23. > :07:27.in the first game. We will move very quickly onto the second. We will be

:07:28. > :07:31.on a high going into this game and we are confident bunch. We're not

:07:32. > :07:37.going to fear anybody. England next, the pressure will be on them not us.

:07:38. > :07:40.We will have to approach the game slightly differently but it doesn't

:07:41. > :07:44.change our approach, our focus will definitely be on what we can do and

:07:45. > :07:48.how we can affect them. I think if we implement our game plan again, we

:07:49. > :07:55.will hopefully come out with a positive result. The players in

:07:56. > :07:59.Dinard remarkably focused ahead of the biggest match of their lives and

:08:00. > :08:05.they are quietly confident. Things are not so smooth in the England

:08:06. > :08:09.camp, from LA shinty deflation, the late Russian equaliser, and the mood

:08:10. > :08:13.was not helped with the warning that was so strong, bringing and manager

:08:14. > :08:17.to manager to appeal to the travelling fans. As England manager

:08:18. > :08:22.I'm obviously very concerned about the threat hanging over us and the

:08:23. > :08:26.sanctions that could possibly be imposed. Please, if you don't have a

:08:27. > :08:29.ticket, don't travel and for the fans with tickets, be safe and

:08:30. > :08:34.sensible and continue with your great support for the players. On

:08:35. > :08:39.the page it is hard to get away from question about what to do with

:08:40. > :08:42.Gareth Bale. Gareth is a world-class player, but it would be naive to

:08:43. > :08:47.just focus on one player in their team. They have quality throughout

:08:48. > :08:51.the team. We are confident that if we produce that performance all

:08:52. > :08:56.round, we are the better team with better players and we are confident

:08:57. > :09:01.we can win if we can produce that performance. If we can stop Bale we

:09:02. > :09:06.will win. Everybody wants the English scalp but I don't think that

:09:07. > :09:12.is just us, more or less any other country. We feed off that and it

:09:13. > :09:16.makes us more hungry to do well. No special treatment from Rory's

:09:17. > :09:22.players for Wales, just another country trying to take an England

:09:23. > :09:27.scalp. At TPM tomorrow, the noise, atmosphere and nerves may say

:09:28. > :09:31.different. -- at 2pm. We will be looking forward to that and we have

:09:32. > :09:35.been for six months. Raheem Sterling had a bit of criticism for how he

:09:36. > :09:40.played in the first game, you play with him week in week out, how do

:09:41. > :09:45.England get the best from him, so much talent? Pure talent. I would

:09:46. > :09:49.say, whether the criticism is fair or not, in the first 20 minutes when

:09:50. > :09:53.he just runs past people and he doesn't think too much, he is an

:09:54. > :09:59.incredible weapon, almost, to have on your side. You can go around

:10:00. > :10:04.every squad and you won't find Raheem Sterling in any other team.

:10:05. > :10:08.If he can bring what I've seen in the first 20 minutes in the first

:10:09. > :10:13.game, then you know, you will always have him on the pitch. Wales are in

:10:14. > :10:17.such a good position in the group after the opening win against

:10:18. > :10:22.Slovakia. You were a man marker and people used to call you the rash

:10:23. > :10:27.because you were all over everybody! Do have a specific plan for someone

:10:28. > :10:32.might Bale? To man mark him or do they manage the game? Rory might

:10:33. > :10:36.have done. Looking at the Portugal game, we might have seen something,

:10:37. > :10:43.but no one is quicker than this fella. As egg that leap or hits it

:10:44. > :10:47.harder. -- has a better lead. You have to be a remarkable player to

:10:48. > :10:52.sit on him the whole time. Because he fluctuates he was all over the

:10:53. > :10:57.place. It can seriously disrupt the preparation of the team. It is about

:10:58. > :11:03.awareness, Eric Dier will have two combat him. He was an outstanding

:11:04. > :11:07.talent. If England stops him, he has had 56 shots in qualification, he is

:11:08. > :11:11.outstanding. What position do Wales find themselves in? Three points

:11:12. > :11:16.from the first game and everyone was talking about this beforehand, Wales

:11:17. > :11:21.were saying that it's not all about England, can they feel they are in a

:11:22. > :11:24.safe position at the moment? Obviously yes after getting the

:11:25. > :11:28.first win but they have got the advantage in terms of the tactical

:11:29. > :11:31.game, they can go into this game with a real counterattacking style

:11:32. > :11:36.and they can sit back because England have to come, they need to

:11:37. > :11:41.win. From a Welsh perspective they will be asking more fun Gareth Bale,

:11:42. > :11:46.more from Aaron Ramsey, on their day their top players were Ben Davies,

:11:47. > :11:50.Williams was fantastic and Joe Allen. If those three perform, their

:11:51. > :11:54.real stars perform and they will give England problems. If they play

:11:55. > :11:59.three at the back against England, they could end up as a five and I'm

:12:00. > :12:02.not sure that they can get the necessary bodies forward for Bale

:12:03. > :12:10.Aaron Ramsey to do their stuff, they could be penned in for long periods.

:12:11. > :12:16.I hope you will enjoy it tomorrow. The build-up starts at 1pm. You can

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:12:36. > :12:44.have a brand-new drama off and on the pitch. This is your chance. Come

:12:45. > :12:52.on, Jamie! Jamie Johnson, the new summer signing. Watch now on C BBC

:12:53. > :12:56.iPlayer. He looks decent, JJ. Immersed as good as ours! Northern

:12:57. > :12:59.Ireland are back in action and their goalkeeper is looking for a good

:13:00. > :13:06.performance against Ukraine. We know what we need to do going forward.

:13:07. > :13:09.And we can't think of the previous game, we have to concentrate on

:13:10. > :13:13.Ukraine because that is the most important one now. If we win on

:13:14. > :13:17.Thursday which I know we can, things will look completely different.

:13:18. > :13:21.Despite the defeat how much did you personally enjoy the experience? I

:13:22. > :13:27.lived it. I have loved everything about the tournament so far. -- I

:13:28. > :13:33.loved it. The game and the atmosphere and the build-up and

:13:34. > :13:36.trying to soak it in and enjoy it. There are even more physical

:13:37. > :13:39.opponents so we know what we are up against. The good thing about

:13:40. > :13:43.football is that you always get a chance to put things right in the

:13:44. > :13:49.next game. Every game as a cup final now because we need to win. Without

:13:50. > :13:53.a doubt. Commentary from that game on BBC five live and on the website.

:13:54. > :14:06.We will have highlights as well. Before I left the hotel today Alan

:14:07. > :14:11.Shearer got me in a headlock and told me I had to show the latest

:14:12. > :14:16.predictions. Shearer is at the top, that's why. Martin Keown is nicely

:14:17. > :14:25.poised to challenge. Jermaine Jenas is languishing in 16th. Judging by

:14:26. > :14:33.what he said about Russia... That's probably a good thing, Vincent! It's

:14:34. > :14:39.surprising how much it means. Getting back to this game, we talked

:14:40. > :14:42.about Weiss and showed that wonderful Hamsik goal. All three are

:14:43. > :14:47.a few said he could make the difference if he shines and we have

:14:48. > :14:50.seen his best today. We have, and with any really top player there is

:14:51. > :14:54.such good awareness and it gives them calmness because they know

:14:55. > :14:59.where everything is. Look at this for a bit of skill, plays it into

:15:00. > :15:03.his path and thumps it with great confidence and technique. Again on

:15:04. > :15:09.the half term, looking round, little pass out wide. This is where Weiss

:15:10. > :15:13.could do better, he is looking to get it back to him but he makes the

:15:14. > :15:20.wrong decision, it is an easy pass. That would be the icing on the cake.

:15:21. > :15:22.Look at this pass, it's his so-called wrong foot, his left foot,

:15:23. > :15:31.and that's a fantastic finish. Hamsik is the conductor of this team

:15:32. > :15:37.and everything goes through him. Takes a shot, could have made a

:15:38. > :15:42.pass. But when you have such confidence, just keep shooting. A

:15:43. > :15:55.beautiful finish. What is the phrase for Belgian, top bin? Top bin. Bin

:15:56. > :16:00.Kalak! It shows what happens if you take your chances. Yes and they well

:16:01. > :16:09.be looking to hold on to the lead. Back to the stadium and Guy Mowbray.

:16:10. > :16:23.We have two Russian changes. Well they need two goals. Neustadter and

:16:24. > :16:35.Golovin have been replaced. Glushakov and Mamaev come on as

:16:36. > :16:48.substitutes. Slovakia start the second half 2-0 ahead through Hamsik

:16:49. > :16:54.and Weiss. Straight into the action is Jan Durica. He earns the first

:16:55. > :16:58.yellow card. Look, that is horrible. I think he knew what he was doing as

:16:59. > :17:12.he swept through with that right leg. Scissors. That is six on a

:17:13. > :17:18.yellow card for Slovakia in the tournament as a whole. We have got

:17:19. > :17:23.to see a lot more from Leonid Slutsky's side going forward now. He

:17:24. > :17:31.does strike me as the type of manager who would have gone berserk

:17:32. > :17:35.at half-time. I would be disappointed if he didn't. He has

:17:36. > :17:36.been called the Russian Mourinho in some reports in the past. I am sure

:17:37. > :17:50.he would have a plan. Smolnikov went again from right

:17:51. > :17:56.back. It has not stopped him going forward.

:17:57. > :18:03.I'm a little surprised that when both full-backs go forward at the

:18:04. > :18:07.same time, one of the midfield players just doesn't drop in and

:18:08. > :18:08.almost make it a three with the two centre-backs, which a lot of teams

:18:09. > :18:22.do. Hamsik with another easy ball. Made

:18:23. > :18:33.it look that way any way. Can't beat one-touch can you? If you

:18:34. > :19:04.can play that. There is just an air of confidence

:19:05. > :19:09.and control about Slovakia that is just not evident in the Russian

:19:10. > :19:14.players. They're playing in triangles and doing its well. A

:19:15. > :19:18.great burst of pace from Mak to win a corner. It is amazing when you're

:19:19. > :19:21.winning the game becomes so easy. Even wants the ball. Even's prepared

:19:22. > :19:41.to run off the ball. Can Slovakia make it three and

:19:42. > :19:48.relax? They found a way to put an effort towards goal. Too much on it.

:19:49. > :19:53.A good run. A good ball in. Too good a contact. Easily got in front of

:19:54. > :20:18.Kokorin. I don't think I have ever seen a

:20:19. > :20:25.team take the two central defenders off at half-time. The two midfield

:20:26. > :20:34.players. The two midfielders, sorry. There was speculation that

:20:35. > :20:40.Neustadter wouldn't start again. Glushakov is the same change that

:20:41. > :20:45.was made against England. I have to do this one. But you might have

:20:46. > :20:54.heard it at the weekend, it is the best fact of the tournament, his

:20:55. > :21:01.kreerp career as a goalkeeper was ended at the age of 19 by a knee

:21:02. > :21:06.injury. He was injured falling out of a tree trying to save a

:21:07. > :21:16.neighbour's cat! If you can't play, you coach. He has been the boss of

:21:17. > :21:21.CSKA Moscow since 2009 and he has a choice to make, stay with CSKA. Well

:21:22. > :21:29.he might have a choice to make. Well, they're missing some of the

:21:30. > :21:59.best players. There is a couple of players missing. Denisov.

:22:00. > :22:14.Goal kick for Slovakia. Happy Slovakians every where slam where.

:22:15. > :22:18.You may well remember from the World Cup in South Africa 2010, the

:22:19. > :22:22.greatest day in their history was when they beat Italy 3-2 to seal a

:22:23. > :22:37.place in the last 16. Do you know what? I don't know

:22:38. > :22:48.whether he tackles. Is he almost off the pitch? He is. He didn't really

:22:49. > :22:58.hurt himself. Skrtel didn't really get to the ball. No. I am sure you

:22:59. > :23:02.will have seen Premier League fixtures announced today. Martin

:23:03. > :23:07.Skrtel is still with Liverpool. He will be facing Arsenal on day one.

:23:08. > :23:16.Aren't the first three away games in London. Arsenal, Spurs and Chelsea?

:23:17. > :23:21.I think so. Virgin Trains will be happy. I am sure you will be able to

:23:22. > :23:35.get across all those on the BBC Sport web-site.

:23:36. > :23:51.Get Hamsik off! He's given the ball away!

:23:52. > :23:56.Good work from Smolov. At least the two defenders were closer to Weiss

:23:57. > :24:18.in terms of trying to stop. Nudged off it by Glushakov. Well

:24:19. > :24:22.done by Duda. Just waste some time. Get everybody out of your half.

:24:23. > :24:27.Stick the ball towards the corner and play towards there. It doesn't

:24:28. > :24:45.seem to be at the moment any great improvement from Russia, does there?

:24:46. > :24:55.Can there be a Russian break? Look at Smolnikov go! Just slightly

:24:56. > :25:28.behind him. Here is Robert Mak! And Akinfeev has

:25:29. > :25:33.to touch it twice over the bar. It was a Russian attack and then two or

:25:34. > :25:40.three passes and Slovakia have a shot on goal. Russia just lack that

:25:41. > :25:45.creativity. Weiss just a little too much pace on the pass there for

:25:46. > :26:08.Robert Mak. Mak did well. He stayed onside. He had loads of room.

:26:09. > :26:15.By and large it is a very good point made by Vincent Kompany at

:26:16. > :26:20.half-time, he is playing in his football in Qatar, which seems a

:26:21. > :26:29.waste. His bank balance won't be though. I'm sure he is pretty

:26:30. > :26:39.content with life. Shatov helps it on to Kokorin. Why would you go down

:26:40. > :26:49.like that? You're 2-0 down in the game. What are you doing that for? A

:26:50. > :27:43.tired looking Kokorin. Something on for Russia here. Equal

:27:44. > :27:47.numbers. It is blazed and it was a waste as far as Shatov is concerned

:27:48. > :27:52.is, he had options either side of him. Yeah, it was a four against

:27:53. > :27:58.four situation when they first broke. You could see from the

:27:59. > :28:02.caption, four against four. The right back was getting up as well to

:28:03. > :28:14.make it five at one stage. Just the wrong option. The feeling in

:28:15. > :28:20.Slovakia before the tournament is that the last 16 is a realistic aim.

:28:21. > :28:26.A few concerns about the strength in-depth of the squad all over. I

:28:27. > :28:30.saw them in a Dublin and on the night they looked very ordinary.

:28:31. > :28:35.Hamsik didn't want to get injured, which is fair enough before a major

:28:36. > :28:37.tournament. There is a bit of know how there and quite a lot of fight.

:28:38. > :29:06.Yes definitely. Durica put it in. Against Wales, for

:29:07. > :29:11.20 minutes Slovakia looked like the team more likely to win the game.

:29:12. > :29:15.They won all of their first six qualifiers. They were shaky towards

:29:16. > :29:30.the end, but the work had been done by then. That is given away to

:29:31. > :29:38.Hubocan. He can only play one way, can't he? All or nothing.

:29:39. > :29:47.so-called wrong foot, his left foot, and that's a fantastic finish.

:29:48. > :29:58.That was kept in, it seemed like it was but the flag is up. Throw in

:29:59. > :30:02.from Russia. Just prior to the last World Cup which they did not qualify

:30:03. > :30:10.for, Slovakia have lost only three of 21 games. One of those of course

:30:11. > :30:29.against Wales. At the weekend in Bordeaux.

:30:30. > :30:46.At the moment, there is nothing in this game to suggest that Russia

:30:47. > :30:49.will get back into it. You can not see the two substitutes making any

:30:50. > :30:57.discernible difference yet. Perhaps a little busier than the member

:30:58. > :30:59.replaced. -- than the men that they were placed. Ignashevich.

:31:00. > :31:31.Hamsik. There is loads of room for him. That was outside again. Yes. Do

:31:32. > :31:43.do did well, though. He knew exactly where Hamsik was. -- Duda.

:31:44. > :31:57.Towards Dzyuba. The early call of Kozacik. Alerting them to his

:31:58. > :32:11.presence. There was not a great deal that Dzyuba could do with that.

:32:12. > :32:27.Blocked by cocoa. Russia's throw in. -- Kucka.

:32:28. > :32:32.Flag waving for a free kick to the team in deep red, they are in deep

:32:33. > :32:47.trouble at the moment. Lifted in by Shatov. Slovakia can't

:32:48. > :32:52.get this away but it doesn't matter now because the whistle has gone for

:32:53. > :32:56.a high boot. They have a free kick. A little bit fortunate, they are the

:32:57. > :33:01.ball bounce in their, which everybody knows, you can't afford

:33:02. > :33:14.to. A little bit of a mix-up that, wasn't there? You are allowed to try

:33:15. > :33:20.to get that, aren't you? The defender's foot was quite high. That

:33:21. > :33:22.was just a block. He wasn't moving his head towards anybody. Dangerous

:33:23. > :33:40.play? That is debatable. The shape is good from Slovakia.

:33:41. > :33:43.Very good. Just sat in that, closing the gaps. Performance good,

:33:44. > :34:08.confidence high. -- sat in there. That is Berezutski. Good ball into

:34:09. > :34:14.the feet of Dzyuba. It needed to be steered to safety by Pekarik. Yes,

:34:15. > :34:23.good defensive cover, but much better from Russia, this ball in is

:34:24. > :34:29.the key from Berezutski. The substitute Pato Mamaev has gone

:34:30. > :34:32.across to take the corner. Can't afford any slack set pieces now. --

:34:33. > :34:41.Pato threatening to take two defenders

:34:42. > :34:47.with him. The ball back into the middle and Kozacik can put it behind

:34:48. > :34:50.for another one. At least Russia are getting numbers in the opposition

:34:51. > :35:00.penalty area. There were six in for that corner. Kozacik was able to

:35:01. > :35:10.catch that. Just too close to the goalkeeper who ten years ago had a

:35:11. > :35:18.brief trial with Leeds United. He has got something to do here as

:35:19. > :35:25.well. Think yourself lucky, they have had 49 managers since then.

:35:26. > :35:26.Vladimir Weiss, whose dad used to be the manager of the Slovakian

:35:27. > :35:47.national team. Well, Slovakia are asking the

:35:48. > :35:57.question of Russia which is, what can you do? 2-0 Dan, what have you

:35:58. > :36:04.got? -- 2-0 down. Dzyuba has got his arm in the air. With the lack of

:36:05. > :36:13.service he has had so far he may as well be waiting for a taxi.

:36:14. > :36:19.Berezutski to Glushakov. This is more promising from Russia. Kokorin.

:36:20. > :36:27.It was blocked and deflected. Just kept in by Kozacik to prevent the

:36:28. > :36:32.corner. Sliding in a little ball. As Slovakia prepare a substitute. They

:36:33. > :36:35.have taken off the two central midfield players and they have two

:36:36. > :36:42.scorer goal at least to get back into it and they only have one

:36:43. > :36:47.change to make in terms of positive, as in a striker an attacking

:36:48. > :36:51.midfielder. That is the problem, strikers are thin on the ground for

:36:52. > :36:58.Russia. Other than Dzyuba they don't really have an orthodox centre

:36:59. > :37:16.forward striker in the squad. They are in the do-do then. That was a

:37:17. > :37:20.better ball into the box. Smolov hit it. Follow-up by Glushakov. Well

:37:21. > :37:25.wide. I wonder whether that was the game in that moment. That particular

:37:26. > :37:34.opportunity. Good play by Russia this time. There. That was the game,

:37:35. > :37:49.I feel. Really good block, isn't it? In saying that, the goalkeeper is

:37:50. > :37:54.probably going to save it. Ondrej Duda is off. He is really an attack

:37:55. > :38:01.minded midfielder. He is going to make way for a more orthodox

:38:02. > :38:08.striker. Adam Nemec. Most recently, or rather, he is in the Dutch

:38:09. > :38:14.league. He was at New York City FC in the MLS last year but he did not

:38:15. > :38:24.manage to scorer goal for them. Chasing after Berezutski now. That

:38:25. > :38:30.gives them a Dzyuba like presence at the top end. Yes, and fresh legs,

:38:31. > :38:40.obviously. As they pressure forward, Russia. Nicely kept in by Smolnikov.

:38:41. > :38:44.This is a test of Kozacik. Skrtel was making sure that it was really

:38:45. > :39:00.difficult for Dzyuba. He blocks him off. Now Hamsik. This is trouble for

:39:01. > :39:15.Russia. Two very important blocks. Shatov had to be quick.

:39:16. > :39:18.That was well picked off there, although the referee has given a

:39:19. > :39:26.free kick against Hubocan. Mamaev tried to find Dzyuba once

:39:27. > :39:59.more. Just waited patiently in possession

:40:00. > :40:06.until the ball just appeared in front of him. They did well,

:40:07. > :40:14.Slovakia. Not forcing the issue, just keep the ball. Weiss. When I

:40:15. > :40:22.say they will keep the ball... Through to Kokorin. Such a talented

:40:23. > :40:25.player but a really quiet performance again from him. He

:40:26. > :40:41.brings Smolnikov in. Fired across by Schennikov. Dzyuba

:40:42. > :41:03.had to move away from him. That is too easy from the Russians'

:41:04. > :41:53.point of view. That is going to go back to Kozacik

:41:54. > :41:56.here, eventually. Yes, the two midfield substitutions just haven't

:41:57. > :42:06.given them any urgency at all, original. Mamaev. They have seen a

:42:07. > :42:11.lot more of the ball. Yes, but that is because Slovakia have let them

:42:12. > :42:18.have it. They are 2-0 up. What are they going to do with it? Russia

:42:19. > :42:29.have defined away, twice. -- have to find a way. Kokorin. He did not have

:42:30. > :42:35.the time that he wanted. Weiss. Nemec tried a quick return. That is

:42:36. > :42:43.going to go behind. You can see what he's trying to do. Just ahead of the

:42:44. > :42:48.next Slovakian substitution, a reminder you can see highlights of

:42:49. > :42:56.this game including the Weiss goal and Hamsik's brilliant goal, plus

:42:57. > :43:06.the mania- Switzerland and France have a match with Albania. --

:43:07. > :43:10.Romania versus Switzerland. Kick-off is at 2pm tomorrow between England

:43:11. > :43:14.and Wales, don't miss it. This is the goal that made it 1-0 to

:43:15. > :43:24.Slovakia, the man who scored it, Vladimir Weiss, has gone off. Dusan

:43:25. > :43:31.Svento has come on. Presumably that is like-for-like. Svento is a left

:43:32. > :43:41.back come winger. A bit more defensive. He has a bit more to deal

:43:42. > :43:48.with, Smolnikov. Svento plays in Germany with Cologne.

:43:49. > :44:01.Here is Kokorin. You feel with the Russian players who get on the ball

:44:02. > :44:05.and have a little luck, there is really nothing on most of the time.

:44:06. > :44:22.-- have a little look. Berezutski. Kozacik gathers it. The sounds from

:44:23. > :44:26.just behind that goal, chiefly, that is the mains love ackee and ends

:44:27. > :44:30.today. They were not good sounds for lay in its Luhansk if. The noise of

:44:31. > :44:35.the Slovakian fans sound celebratory. They would be going

:44:36. > :44:47.early, of course. -- Leone at They have seen nothing to worry them

:44:48. > :44:49.about their hopes of holding on. They may even get one or two more

:44:50. > :45:09.goals. No team has yet taken a real

:45:10. > :45:19.pummelling. It could happen to Russia if they leave gaps like that.

:45:20. > :45:20.They're not sitting totally comfortably yet. They're certainly

:45:21. > :46:04.not. Free kick for Russia. Smolov tried

:46:05. > :46:15.to take the bull by the horns himself. Blocked off by Pecovsky.

:46:16. > :46:21.Third and final Russian substitution is happening and Kokorin is going

:46:22. > :46:25.touf to make way for the smiling Roman Shirokov. He has seen plenty

:46:26. > :46:29.in the game. He is one of the most experienced in the squad. What can

:46:30. > :47:00.the soon to be 35-year-old do for his country now?

:47:01. > :47:07.The first thing Shirokov has tried to do is get on the shoulder of

:47:08. > :47:24.Dzyuba. Yes, they have stuck him up front.

:47:25. > :47:44.A lot of passes going nowhere at the moment for the Russians.

:47:45. > :47:55.Mamaev has to put it out. Couldn't even keep the ball, could they? Not

:47:56. > :48:00.a lot he can do now, having made all three changes. Just that slightly

:48:01. > :48:07.surprising one at half-time. All right if you want to change two

:48:08. > :48:11.midfielders, but put on an attacking midfielder. They're very alike the

:48:12. > :48:15.two he brought on. Were you surprised he didn't make any changes

:48:16. > :48:19.to the starting line up? Yes, I was. Given the age relatively of the

:48:20. > :48:21.squad as well and England gave them a bit of a chasing in terms of

:48:22. > :48:48.making them work very hard. This is nice and easy for Slovakia

:48:49. > :48:53.now. Smolnikov was on the move, but even he isn't that quick. Keeps go

:48:54. > :48:59.though, doesn't he? The socks have gone down a bit and he is not in

:49:00. > :49:00.such a hurry to go back. The socks might have been down in the first

:49:01. > :49:32.half. A great player in a 3-5-2. It is to me to you now! Although

:49:33. > :49:36.those two are far from being The Chuckle Brothers. They won't be if

:49:37. > :49:57.they lose 2-0. Berezutski is lucky there. Can

:49:58. > :50:02.Russia get lucky? A strike from Mamaev right across the ball. They

:50:03. > :50:06.went up a little bit, but to get back in the game you have got at

:50:07. > :50:12.least to make the goalkeeper make a save. Just hit across it. Here comes

:50:13. > :50:24.the third Slovakia change. It is another striker coming on. Robert

:50:25. > :50:34.Mak has worked hard. He has been impressive. If he was coming on you

:50:35. > :50:45.could say return of the Mak, couldn't you?

:50:46. > :50:57.Duris is on. There are o' echos of the game with England, Russia

:50:58. > :51:01.haven't had a shot on target since 23rd minute. The next one against

:51:02. > :51:07.England was in the 92 #7bd. Well they need one. They might be one

:51:08. > :51:14.here. There is. Russia could have a way back. Glushakov has headed them

:51:15. > :51:22.hope. It is actually a really well worked goal. Big call. Slovakia have

:51:23. > :51:26.just made a substitution. It is another striker. They have now got

:51:27. > :51:35.two strikers on and they have just conceded. Really good play. Lovely

:51:36. > :51:42.ball in, cutback. Good header. Shatov makes it and glush cover

:51:43. > :51:44.Glushakov has got Russia back in and now it is panic stations at the back

:51:45. > :52:02.for Slovakia. Very disappointingly, a flare has

:52:03. > :52:09.gone off in the Russian end. How on earth do they get it into the

:52:10. > :52:21.stadium? A chance and not sure the keeper. Shirokov went up with him

:52:22. > :52:26.and now Slovakia are far from sure. I thought the keeper looked a bit

:52:27. > :52:38.jittery, but did well in the end, because he committed himself. Great

:52:39. > :52:56.cutback. Good finish. Not sure what he has given. All right. It was a

:52:57. > :53:00.fine header from Glushakov. That could change the whole complex of

:53:01. > :53:06.what we are about to see. Slovakia from being solid are mightily

:53:07. > :53:12.shaking. They have gone to pieces. He has played all his cards, Jan

:53:13. > :53:20.Kozak. The strikers are on to hold the ball up and see out the game.

:53:21. > :53:25.They just can't get the ball. They were right to look nervous at 2-0.

:53:26. > :53:28.Now he has got strikers who need to be defenders. How quickly these

:53:29. > :53:46.games can turn. A Russia corner. Berezutski was all on his own. He

:53:47. > :54:06.went for it. Kozacik always the favourite.

:54:07. > :54:16.They're sat deep Slovakia. And a problem here for Russia. The ball is

:54:17. > :54:22.out and Shatov, has he pulled his groin? It would appear so. No

:54:23. > :54:32.substitutions left. How's your luck? He hasn't had a lot in the build up.

:54:33. > :54:41.I think it is just a touch of cramp. Good look for the physio then. He is

:54:42. > :54:47.going to have to carry on as best as he can. It doesn't look good for

:54:48. > :54:51.Oleg Shatov. You might see a bit of mist and smoke. That is as a result

:54:52. > :54:56.of that flare that went off after the Russian goal. Of course the roof

:54:57. > :55:04.is on, so it can't dissipate as quickly.

:55:05. > :55:13.He is moving now Shatov! He is all right now. I think that is the first

:55:14. > :55:22.time Pecovsky has given the ball away like that in his own half.

:55:23. > :55:32.Smolov gets way from the half challenge and then let the ball get

:55:33. > :55:41.away from him. Slovakia are sitting back. Isn't it amazing how it can

:55:42. > :55:49.turn. Now Russia are finding their passes. Through towards Mo love. It

:55:50. > :55:54.was -- towards Smolov. It was desperation stuff. Because Slovakia

:55:55. > :55:59.have everyone back, they can't get out of their own half. Total

:56:00. > :56:12.difference in the demeanor of the men in charge and the drummers.

:56:13. > :56:21.Skrtel has to put it behind. Slovakia are now holding on. Just

:56:22. > :56:22.over five minutes to go. Slam it in the middle of six yard box. Don't

:56:23. > :56:40.foul. Kozacik went for it and was getting

:56:41. > :56:44.nowhere near it. Durica with the header I think. As it has been most

:56:45. > :57:25.times. That is Glushakov, but he can't get

:57:26. > :57:37.a second. He had a look. The first touch was good. A good little flick

:57:38. > :57:49.as well. The first touch. It went the opposite way.

:57:50. > :57:57.Only three and a half minutes of the 90 to go. Slovakia at the moment

:57:58. > :58:03.look to be sure of this they will have to score again. But they have

:58:04. > :58:14.lost the ball again. Dzyuba draws a free kick. The Slovakia giving the

:58:15. > :58:19.ball away. Worry ford Skrtel, because the -- worried for Skrtel,

:58:20. > :58:27.he was going for his pocket. But he was tucking in his shirt. Was he not

:58:28. > :58:39.look for his paint spray? I think he was looking for that too.

:58:40. > :58:57.They will take as much time as they dare with the throw.

:58:58. > :59:28.This will suit them nicely. Keep it down in the corner for as long as

:59:29. > :59:40.they can. Jan Kozak is starting to pace around a bit now. No free kick.

:59:41. > :00:03.Shirokov trying to get it up to Dzyuba. Russia's throw.

:00:04. > :00:18.Dzyuba! Good work from Dzyuba. Good defending from Slovakia in the end.

:00:19. > :00:30.Hamsik has lost it, but it won't store for Berezutski. Cramp there as

:00:31. > :00:33.well. He just stood up long enough to block the shot. The body, the lot

:00:34. > :00:46.was going in front of the ball. That's what it means for the

:00:47. > :00:56.Russians in the crowd today. They need another goal. Slovakia need to

:00:57. > :01:01.hear the full-time whistle ASAP. We said it of Dzyuba in the first half.

:01:02. > :01:29.He sees things. His touch is decent. That will be a free kick. Nemec was

:01:30. > :01:36.too keen. It is injury time and it is pretty much launch time for

:01:37. > :01:42.Russia. Three minutes to go. That's what Ignashevich does. Out comes

:01:43. > :01:45.Kozacik. He backs himself. Straightaway, nothing wrong. You

:01:46. > :01:54.could see that he was going to come for this. He knew that he was coming

:01:55. > :02:14.for it. Martin Skrtel was pleased about that.

:02:15. > :02:24.Even now he goes backwards and not sideways. That is not allowed. He

:02:25. > :02:31.has to go forward now. He will. Ignashevich has a look. There is on

:02:32. > :02:37.his way. That is why forward passes don't happen to often. Yes. He has

:02:38. > :02:44.said, you should have been on the end of it. It is attended to have

:02:45. > :02:46.wave of the Slovakian flag at the moment. In a minute and a half it

:02:47. > :03:14.may be more celebratory. Schennikov with the throw. Nobody

:03:15. > :03:18.seems to want it. What can you do? Mamaev almost reluctantly went back

:03:19. > :03:27.towards it. Ignashevich. This will be interesting. Backwards. Akinfeev

:03:28. > :03:31.will get it as far down as he can. Into the third minute of injury

:03:32. > :03:47.time. Free kick for Russia. Skrtel! Why?! This is the moment.

:03:48. > :03:56.Shot or cross? It's a long, long way from Kozacik's goal. But he has to

:03:57. > :04:11.be ready for every eventuality here. Try to take the wall out? It's going

:04:12. > :04:16.to be Ignashevich. It is deflected behind for a Russia corner. Can they

:04:17. > :04:21.do what they did to England? Can a man in red get his head on the end

:04:22. > :04:34.of this and find the net? Time is just about up. Smolov with the

:04:35. > :04:39.corner. Headed away. And it's run away from Russia. A shake of the

:04:40. > :04:44.head from Marek Hamsik. But he will be delighted once he takes stock of

:04:45. > :04:51.what his team has done today. What they have done is for the first time

:04:52. > :04:55.ever win a game at the European Championship. They have had to show

:04:56. > :05:02.strong resolve to cling on by their fingernails at the end, but it was

:05:03. > :05:09.two moments of pure quality in the first half that proved enough. Marek

:05:10. > :05:14.Hamsik pass and then a Vladimir Weiss finish and one that was all of

:05:15. > :05:19.Hamsik's work. Russia still have one point. There is a real togetherness

:05:20. > :05:23.about Slovakia. It won't be easy for England against them in the final

:05:24. > :05:31.group game and Russia will have to throw everything at Wales. STUDIO:

:05:32. > :05:36.Disappointing for Russia, first ever win at the Euros for Slovakia. They

:05:37. > :05:41.deserved to win despite being nervy in the end? Just about. Today in the

:05:42. > :05:47.first half they completely dominated the game, apart from a couple of

:05:48. > :05:52.early chances from Russia. Overall I think when it really mattered they

:05:53. > :05:56.have the quality that was needed. If Russia had the quality towards the

:05:57. > :06:00.end, with the amount of chances they created they could have easily

:06:01. > :06:08.nicked a draw. Hamsik was the star man? Yes. You mentioned the quality,

:06:09. > :06:12.Hamsik epitomises what quality means. What it represents. It made

:06:13. > :06:16.the difference to the team. Did not look too happy at the end of the

:06:17. > :06:20.game because he knew that they lost control in the second half, so they

:06:21. > :06:25.will be looking into this. That will be a problem against England. Lovely

:06:26. > :06:29.to see them celebrating in front of their own fans. Let's confirm how

:06:30. > :06:33.things look in group B after that game. The bag you move into second

:06:34. > :06:38.above England but remain behind Wales because of their head-to-head

:06:39. > :06:42.record. Russia are now bottom. A single point from their two games.

:06:43. > :06:49.England play Wales tomorrow afternoon. You can watch that live

:06:50. > :06:52.on the BBC. If you have just come in from work or school, let's run you

:06:53. > :07:03.through the story of the game. Hamsik was the standout, he set up

:07:04. > :07:07.Weiss for a goal. You have to have a willingness to get forward which

:07:08. > :07:10.Russia simply did not have and this fella, if there are any young kids

:07:11. > :07:17.watching it's about playing on the half term. Both feet, that is out of

:07:18. > :07:21.his left foot, and he is right footed. He is on the same

:07:22. > :07:25.wavelength, he turns inside and it's about that Thierry Henry Henry

:07:26. > :07:32.finish, passing it into the back of the net. So simple. It can be when

:07:33. > :07:37.you are on top of your game. Hamsik is a different class. Yes, how he

:07:38. > :07:42.does that, I do not know. It's a very difficult skill. To do it with

:07:43. > :07:47.power, that is what it is. He has done it from a corner which is

:07:48. > :07:51.really unusual. If you are a centre half you are thinking, what is the

:07:52. > :07:58.point, put the ball in the box. You don't mind when somebody has that

:07:59. > :08:08.quality. In terms of gave -- game management, it was a decent finish?

:08:09. > :08:12.I have to question Jan Kozak's game management going into the second

:08:13. > :08:16.half because it was pretty poor but this was the quality that they put

:08:17. > :08:24.together. A little one-two. Down the line. In the end it was the

:08:25. > :08:28.substitute that came on, Glushakov, who stuck it away and ramped up the

:08:29. > :08:33.pressure. Slovakia would not be happy with that. You talked about

:08:34. > :08:38.game management, why a striker came on for a striker, you should manage

:08:39. > :08:41.the game. Yes. He played in the first match in the holding role and

:08:42. > :08:46.I think he could have come on in midfield. I don't know what the

:08:47. > :08:50.manager was doing. So much pressure. They sat back very deep but the

:08:51. > :08:55.message came from the manager, they could have put the right players on

:08:56. > :08:59.the pitch. Disappointing. I honestly thought Russia might do it again,

:09:00. > :09:04.what they did for England. Slovakia held out, backs against the walls

:09:05. > :09:08.but they won, and despite the criticism of the manager it is a big

:09:09. > :09:12.win. It is a massive win and you can see what it means with the

:09:13. > :09:16.celebrations after the game. Like Martin said, they did let Russia

:09:17. > :09:21.back in the game. Given the opportunity to play direct football

:09:22. > :09:25.and use the big man up front, I would say this, England are going to

:09:26. > :09:29.face this Slovakia team and from what I saw in the first half I was

:09:30. > :09:34.happy with how they played. In the second half I would be worried for

:09:35. > :09:37.them. England of course have do play Wales before that but Slovakia did

:09:38. > :09:41.to Russia what England couldn't do, and it was all down to the quality

:09:42. > :09:46.of finishing and we did not have that with Harry Kane and Sterling.

:09:47. > :09:50.It's about finishing goals, and with that game coming into view against

:09:51. > :09:54.Wales, you have do put away those opportunities and quality tells in

:09:55. > :10:00.the end. We will have more reaction in the highlight show this evening.

:10:01. > :10:05.I will be back for that one. That game is live across the BBC

:10:06. > :10:11.tomorrow, I'm not sure if we mentioned it!! You have no excuse to

:10:12. > :10:17.miss it, not even work. That game takes place in Lens, only a 30

:10:18. > :10:21.minute Drive from Lille where we have been today. England have

:10:22. > :10:24.arrived and these pictures are from the last hour, they had a wander

:10:25. > :10:27.around the pitch and had a look around. Wales will do the same in

:10:28. > :10:33.the next couple of hours. Gabby Logan is there. Lovely to talk to

:10:34. > :10:37.you. Roy Hodgson has been giving his pre-match thoughts and we will get

:10:38. > :10:42.the thoughts of Wales in a few hours. What has been discussed

:10:43. > :10:45.today? Good afternoon. Roy Hodgson and Wayne Rooney were in the press

:10:46. > :10:52.conference and they are keen not to be drawn into any rhetoric. Not

:10:53. > :10:54.deliver a riposte to Gareth Bale's suggestions that England players

:10:55. > :11:00.don't have as much passion as the Welsh players. Roy Hodgson says he

:11:01. > :11:05.can understand why there is such huge interest domestic league and

:11:06. > :11:09.globally because it is a game between brothers, and these players

:11:10. > :11:11.know each other well, I suggested yesterday to Adam Lallana that it

:11:12. > :11:16.was like a Premier League fixture because some of them play in the

:11:17. > :11:21.same teams, they grew up together, Gareth Bale and Adam Lallana came

:11:22. > :11:25.through together at Southampton so they are in contact. It does have

:11:26. > :11:30.the feeling of a Premier League encounter and this ground in Lens

:11:31. > :11:35.feels more like a Premier League stadium, just over 38,000 capacity,

:11:36. > :11:39.so the atmosphere will be special and a bit different tomorrow. The

:11:40. > :11:43.guys were saying that Wales can be a bit relaxed after getting that win.

:11:44. > :11:49.It will be interesting to what they say when they turn up in Lens? They

:11:50. > :11:52.have been more punchy in their press conferences and interviews and they

:11:53. > :11:55.are really playing to the role of the underdog and Roy Hodgson said

:11:56. > :12:08.yesterday to me that we can't adopt that role, we are never going to be

:12:09. > :12:11.the underdog, we have to be the team that people want to take the scalp

:12:12. > :12:13.from and they kept saying this. You feel there has been a concerted

:12:14. > :12:15.effort to not be drawn into those games of war and hyperbole and

:12:16. > :12:18.rhetoric. England are playing that game and Wales are enjoying the

:12:19. > :12:21.whole thing of being on this stage and having the three points and the

:12:22. > :12:26.win which makes them relaxed and obviously going into this ready to

:12:27. > :12:31.enjoy the occasion. We will have plenty more from Gaby later today

:12:32. > :12:34.and tomorrow. We had your predictions and you were right about

:12:35. > :12:38.Slovakia, what do you think about England and Wales? England will win

:12:39. > :12:43.and they will expose the Welsh defence. In the friendly games Wales

:12:44. > :12:48.struggled a little bit, that one game might catch up with them. I

:12:49. > :12:53.agree, I think England will win. Being this quality will be too much.

:12:54. > :12:57.What about the neutral, Vincent? England will win. They have to be

:12:58. > :13:02.wary of the counter attacking force that Wales is. For me it is England.

:13:03. > :13:06.I will have a chat with Dean Saunders to balance this out! Thank

:13:07. > :13:11.you for joining us. When the draw was made six months ago one fixture

:13:12. > :13:14.really did shine out and now we are less than 24 hours away. From all of

:13:15. > :13:19.us, goodbye.