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# Je revois la ville en fete et en delire

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# Suffoquant sous le soleil et sous la joie

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# Et j'entends dans la musique les cris, les rires

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# Qui eclatent et rebondissent autour de moi

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# Emportes par la foule qui nous traine

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# Emportes par la foule qui nous traine

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# Et perdue parmi ces gens qui me bousculent

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Good afternoon, it's the return of action from group B today, Wales and

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England will be looking on in interest as Russia face Slovakia. It

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is not just the football under scrutiny but also the actions of the

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supporters. Vasili Berezutski's late equaliser for Russia at the Stade

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Velodrome has been overshadowed by what happened after that in the

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stands. Uefa have since handed Russia a ?120,000 fine and

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threatened their future participation in the tournament if

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there is any more trouble inside the stadium. That is the important

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point, isn't it? Many people have been embarrassed by the actions of

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England fans in Marseille but inside the stadium Uefa have control and

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you were both in the stadium, for the game between England and Russia,

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what was it like that, Martin? The flare went off and it was scary. You

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have too few of the players because they had family and friends in the

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stand and you saw that rush of fans going across and we have not seen

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that in a stadium since the 80s. That was frightening for anyone with

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any loved ones there. It was a very difficult moment. They cannot allow

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this to happen in the stadium. Uefa can only make these judgments based

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on what happens in the stadium. From my point of view, the England fans

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behaved impeccably, this is within the stadium, had a good time, and

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when the final whistle went, I'm honestly not seen anything like it

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in a long time, the way they rushed to that one stand and England fans

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were literally running for their lives at times. Kids and women in

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their, it was quite shocking, I have to say. I have to reiterate that I

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thought England fans in the stadium behaved very well. We will have to

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keep a close eye on that in the coming days and hopefully we can

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concentrate on the action on the pitch because there is plenty. This

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is how things stand, Wales proudly on top and a draw would be the best

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outcome from a home Nations perspective. Wales are guaranteed at

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least third place in this group and remember of the best third placed

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teams, four go through to the knockout stage, from a Slovakian

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point of view, they know that this is a big one.

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So, Russia and Slovakia go toe to toe in there in a few minutes, the

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Stade Pierre Mauroy while in Lille. Not the first time there has been a

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closed roof, one happened in 2012. Germany and Ukraine played there a

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few days ago and it will also host one of the quarterfinals this

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summer. 50,000 fans will watch an unchanged Russian side from their

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match with England. Three changes for Slovakia and you can see the

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teams going through for you there. In terms of this game, I know Russia

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got the late equaliser but in terms of the way they played both were

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disappointed with their opening games? I remain convinced that

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England played very well and made it very difficult for Russia to show

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anything at all. But they were dangerous on set pieces and headers

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as we saw with the last goal. I feel that there is a lack of creativity

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in the midfield from Russia, as opposed to the other teams we have

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seen in the tournament. And for Slovakia, they have do hang in

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there, this game is depending on their talismanic midfielder, Hamsik.

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Martin and I were watching the Portugal Iceland game and at one

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point Martin was dragging me into a makeshift back four to show me how

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to defend. Two of the best offenders involved in the game, Martin you

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were a great man marker, what have you made of the standard so far?

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There is a lot of ball watching going on. Last night I was listening

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to commentary and Pepe never looks at his opponent and if he does he

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can communicate better and he can resolve it. I'm really surprised to

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see that happening with top defenders not actually looking. You

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just used to take a photograph, see what is against you and then deal

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with it. That has slipped out of the game. Tonucci has been stand out,

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with and without the ball, his passing has been magnificent and he

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reads the game well. Italy have taken it to the next level and we

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have seen good defending, the smaller teams have resisted against

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bigger teams, but then you saw Italy's performance and it's the

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first time that I've seen a team really having a perfect game plan

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defensively. I will add that this, I thought England were pretty solid.

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Martin is nodding. He will take that. Dzyuba is the sort of player

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that you want to get your teeth into. In your first game you want to

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be able to deal with things, I would sooner that player rather than

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Gareth Bale, running at me with real pace and power. You love taking on

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the big man! I can see a glint in your eye. Italy have that connection

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across the back four from playing at Juventus and Russia have the same

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thing with CSKA Moscow, Slutsky is a manager domestically and

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internationally. Smolnikov is very quick, he is a phenomenal outlet for

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Russia. It really did surprise me, Raheem Sterling is not slow and he

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eats up the ground on him in no time. It was surprising to see

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Raheem Sterling's reaction, it told you everything you needed to know,

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he knew that he did not have him for pace. Better players will find you

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there. There is more opportunities that he could have got into. Raheem

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Sterling's reaction to not wanting to run past him any more told me how

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quick this guy is. He was a constant threat down the right. This is the

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right back towards the end of the game pressing Wayne Rooney on his

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opposition goal line. That shows you the mentality, just how offensive

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thinking he is. That is the Russian side of things but when we look at

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Slovakia, Duda is starting, he got the equaliser. Hamsik had a mixed

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game against Wales? He had a mixed game because there's a lot of

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expectation on him. We thought Wales did well defensively, but luck, he

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is always looking forward looking break lines and create something.

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How he demands the ball there, he turns around, terms with the ball

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and then goes forward. Simple pass, but he has broken a lot of lines.

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Then there is the quality of the player, he is always able to lift

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his head up, it is like he has a lot of time on the ball but it was

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difficult when he got closer to goal. Six Welsh players there. It

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was difficult for him. He could not really make use of the pockets. This

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is what you expect from him in the rest of the tournament, his quality,

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getting past people. Great defending, but if we see more of

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this from Hamsik then Slovakia will have a chance. The teams are in the

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tunnel. If Hamsik does his job then another man, as to do his because he

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mops up in midfield. I think Hook had a very good game against Wales,

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he is a player who, if you are to get the best out of Hamsik, he has

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to perform. -- I think Kucka. I think he is better than Hamsik.

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Everyone wants to talk about him. It's not a bad team, they beat

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Germany recently. The Russians, they run the legs off Russia, England. I

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will go for Slovakia. Russia. Draw. The perfect set, just like we

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planned it. Let's get over to Lille for the 13th game of the Euros. Mark

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Lawrenson is alongside Guy Mowbray. Good afternoon. COMMENTATOR: Good

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afternoon everyone from Lille, one of the most talked about places in

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Europe at the moment but not for the most positive reasons. Let's hope we

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have an exciting game and a calm night. As you can probably tell by

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the lighting, we have the roof closed due to the threat of a storm

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that is forecast around now, so fittingly the Slovakian national

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anthem is lightning over that actress -- Tatras.

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# Slovaci oziju # To Slovensko nase

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Ladies and gentlemen, please remain standing for the national anthem of

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Russia. # Rossiya, svyashchennaya nasha

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derzhava # Rossiya, lyubimaya nasha strana

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Moguchaya volya, velikaya slava # Slav'sya, Otechestvo

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nashe svobodnoye # Bratskih narodov soyuz vekovoi

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Predkami dannaya mudrost' narodnaya # strana

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My gordimsya toboi CHEERING

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Always one of the most recognisable national anthems. Let's hope and

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pray that everybody behaves themselves and that we will hear it

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again at least one more time and these European Championships.

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This is the team use. We start with Russia, whilst conceding that

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England dominated his side on Saturday, lay in its use or enough

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to say same again. Neuer that and Smolov were considered the most

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likely to be left out. -- Roman Neustadter. He and Dzyuba are

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expected to be more involved today as Russia put the emphasis on what

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they rather than the opponents will do.

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Russia against Slovakia. We have a refereeing team from Slovenia, led

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by Damir Skomina. He did have three games at the last European

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Championship four years ago including the 3-2 win of England

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over Sweden. Very experienced. Much of his conversations with the

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players today will take place in English. Three changes from the team

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beaten by Wales in Bordeaux. Hubocan and Duda come in to start. For Duda

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it is reward for equalising less than a minute after coming on

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against Wales. Hubocan plays in Russia.

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It's a wonderful stadium. The roof is closed. It holds around 50,000.

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There is not quite that many inside today. Some may have been put off

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from attending by events of the field. It is all quiet so far. Let's

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hope that the game is anything but. It's going to be Russia who get the

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action underway. One point on the board. Slovakia seeking their first.

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Ak Russia get things going and immediately give a feel of the ball

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to Igor Akinfeev. He looked as solid as usual against England. He is

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prone to the occasional error, but many keepers do. Yes, many do. Rush

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will feel like -- Russia will feel like it was a win the other night

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against England. We can expect them to be more attack-minded than they

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were in Marseille. Ignashevich put under immediate

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pressure. Hurrying at the back for Slovakia was Hubocan. There is a

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worry for Russia. Yes, the way he is holding his hand, it looks like he

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has hurt his hand or his arm. It was Smolnikov who took the brunt of

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that. He played well the other night. Arguably one of their better

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players. Smolnikov an attack-minded right back, good enough to have been

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linked with Barcelona once or nice. I think it's his hand. Leonid hopes

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he is OK. The rock and deep-breathing doesn't suggest he

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is. Breathe in, breathe out! Feeling the tension - that is what it can

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do. Huge pressure on him. Russia expects. And that is a lot to ask of

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a coach who is effectively doing this job as a favour to the

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federation. Picking up the pieces after Fabio Capello's reign didn't

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end well. Didn't really start well. Free kick now for Slovakia. Given by

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the referee's assistant, not by the referee. Shchennikov clearly fouls

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his man. Mak with the delivery for Slovakia.

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It needed to be hammered behind for a corner by Kokorin. Robert Mak was

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at Manchester City from the ages of 13 to 19. Was an FA youth cup winner

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with them. Hamsik is the key player. What were you saying about Hamsik?

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Managed to put it out of play. It is not easy you know. Neither is this.

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Not the way we do it! The Slovakians have found their

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voice! You see how Russians the push the full-backs on.

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Pekarik couldn't quite climb high enough. It will be a Russian throw.

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Disyou Ba challenges -- Dzyuba challenges for it, he is six foot

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five. Sometimes the really tall ones don't jump as high. Do you know why?

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Because they have never had to! Dzyuba doesn't do a lot of chases.

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Martin Skrtel one of five Slovakia players on a yellow card, which is

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worth thinking about for England's final group game.

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Dzyuba, I said he doesn't do a lot of chasing. Into feet. That is how

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

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goals they scored in qualifying. Shchennikov will have to be more

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accurate than that in trying to find Dzyuba. It is played back to

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Kozacik. He is no-nonsense, Berezoutsky. A few anxious Slovakian

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faces. More Nan in Russia's cases. Oh, he is Russian all right. It is a

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dare not lose for Slovakia. Got to get something from the game. Another

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cheap free kick conceded. Well won by Shchennikov. Golovin had

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a clear route to goal. Slalom wasn't it by Dzyuba. Not the first player

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you would have to be included in the challenges. He is a unit.

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Here is Shatov, a very skilful player. Done it again haven't I? You

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have. Ran out of room on that occasion.

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We can surmise the opening exchanges as scrappy? Yes, but a bit of room,

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which is good. Both teams playing quite deep. Especially Slovakia.

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Duda is the most prominent in afabbing. He is to -- in attack. He

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is a false 9. He is seen as the heir apparent to Hamsik as their No 10

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attacking midfielder. Here is Hamsik. He got hold of it

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all right. Just couldn't keep the ball under the bar. Yes, poor play

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by the ruckses, give -- Russians, giving the ball away in that area.

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First touch was great. Not the worst second touch either. It wasn't far

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away at all. Hamsik third on the list of his country's top scorers

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with 18 international goals. Slovakia a recent addition to the

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international calendar. Smolnikov place it back to the

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defender. Duda was caught late. The referee

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did great, trying to let them play, trying to let the game breathe a

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bit. The referees have tried to do that. Very good. They have been

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great. That will be a free kick. He can't

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let that one go. Free kick in a hittable position. I think it was

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about three fouls in one, wasn't it? Golovin was the offender, the

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youngest player in the Russian squad, but he already knows a few

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tricks! Maybe just a little too far out to be strikable? Do you think

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so? I'm not sure. The middle of the goal. What do you do? You have got

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to be 100% accurate if it is to go to either of the sides. Akinfeev is

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not sure. No, he is stood in the middle of the goals as well. He

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should have lamped it. He has played ten years in Russia. Someone's been

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doodling on his neck! Not for you? I could see you with one of those!

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13 largely uneventful minutes have passed. Well we could say Slovakia

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looked a little bit better. They're on the front foot now. Won by

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Berezutsky, but it will be a Skrtel jumps, couldn't get the

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power. Akinfeev is in a hurry to get Smolov off and running. He was seen

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off by Hubocan. Hasn't been more than one goal in

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the last four meetings of these two nations. You're not selling it! Just

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hope the usual things happens and we see the opposite. I wouldn't think

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too many of these players have played under the roof. How much

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would that change things? It just feels like night. If that is all it

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is there is not a great deal I wouldn't have thought.

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A little bit more humidity, maybe. A bit of away swing?

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The foul was committed by Vladimir Weiss. Left his leg hanging a bit.

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There is a chance for Russia here. Where is Berezutski going? He is at

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the back of it all. The ball will not reach him. Duda heads it away.

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Schennikov. There is Berezutski. That was Hamsik.

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Duda is making his way forward. Alongside him is Kucka. Slovakia

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throw. Slovakia look pretty bright when countering. Yes, a little bit

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more aggressive going forward than Russia, certainly. Is pace the issue

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with the Russian team? Well, yes, a little bit. They don't seem to have

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ball carriers from midfield. Unless the two fullbacks are running.

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One of those fullbacks, Georgy Schennikov, will take the throw in

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here. Wales will face Russia in their final game and he is the one

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who they may not be facing, the only Russian player on a card.

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Here is Smolnikov. He can run. Could not quite get away from Weiss, he

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did decent work to get back with him. He will know this referee at

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Lake, Vladimir Weiss, playing in cat. -- playing in Qatar. This

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referee does referee the odd game in Qatar when not on Slovenian duty.

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You should never know that! I got to the stadium nice and early today.

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He always seems to be hurried? Yes. He is skittish. Both centre backs

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are a bit skittish with the ball. That is helped on nicely. That was

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not hit quite so well by Theodore Skull of -- Fedor Smolov. It nicely.

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20 goals in the league last season in 29 games. He just hits right

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across it. We know what he is saying, don't we? He looks a little

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calmer than he did just after kick-off. That is a brilliant take

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and turn. The Napoli man returned it to Vladimir Weiss who has to work to

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keep it but he does just that. Pekarik wide. There was a ball

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through to him. I think there is a brawl to the right back, in all

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honesty, too many touches. He was just wrong-footed there. It's a

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Russian throw in. I may have mentioned this before but

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if Ignashevich and Berezutski lose the ball, the fullbacks are 30 or 40

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metres up the pitch and they would be in trouble. Smolnikov tries to

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get in the box. Dzyuba does get there and goes down under the

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challenge. Good tackle. It looks like a good tackle. The referee had

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to look through the crowd to see it and maybe got them not from the man

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behind the goal. It was a good tackle. Nothing wrong with that from

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Jan Durica. It is a long way to go down. Corner in. Ignashevich helps

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it on. Smolov was not set right. Not a great clearance from Kozacik. Has

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to go back to Ignashevich again. What have we done? 20 minutes? 21.

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20 minutes of two very ordinary teams, I would suggest. Nothing

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really for either keeper to do yet, other than things like that. Easy

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enough for Akinfeev. Skrtel's header almost picked off by

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Roman Neustadter. That was a nice ball into the feet Shatov. Here

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comes Smolnikov. He does get there. I did not think he was going to win

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that race. He is lightning, that boy, he is their main get out, isn't

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he? And we know that Weiss is no slouch either, is he?

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It is noticeable perhaps that Duda as the main striker just drops back.

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He is naturally a midfielder. He is making the numbers up. It is useful,

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very useful. Smolnikov aims to pull it back to Dzyuba. He actually takes

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it away from Corcoran. He almost found his way through anyway. As a

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strikingly cannot leave those. You are thinking, goal. He tries to

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steer it to the far post. He did pretty well. He did, considering

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there was no real pace on it. Lots of elevation, really. There is

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Dzyuba again. That was a nice touch which was intercepted by Skrtel. I

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want to see the stats on the Russian right back and how much he has run.

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There are a few was again to close. -- there he was again. He almost has

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Weiss playing as a left back. Going after first Berezutski then

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Akinfeev. Just a little nudge was seen. Free kick to Russia.

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Russia are having much more of the ball and moving it around. They have

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come into it, haven't they? There is Mak. Durica, didn't want to

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risk playing Skrtel into trouble. Yes, not a bad idea. Hamsik had to

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adjust to try to find Mak. Pekarik. That was nicely slid into Hamsik.

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Now Weiss. That was nice control from Weiss,

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just did not quite find the space to pick out Hamsik with the past. Good

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covering by Roman Neustadter. Golovin has overrun it. The flag

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goes out. Robert Mak was offside. I get the feeling that he went really,

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really early. He didn't need to. Just look across the line. Oh yes,

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just slightly. Three yards. The thing is, you can see the last man,

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he has him right in front of him, so just wait, wait, wait. Bury Square

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as well, Russia. If you have just join us, I would like to reiterate

:40:36.:40:38.

that the game is played under a closed roof because of some nasty

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weather that is around the Lille area. It is not the middle of the

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night here. -- very square. It can't be the middle of the night, there

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are no sirens! It was accompanied by a bit of singing coming through the

:40:56.:41:00.

hotel window and then sirens but it was relatively calm in the centre of

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Lille. Let's hope it continues tonight. Very heavy police presence

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on every corner. That will be a goal kick. ... In previous competitions,

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they'd have given a free for this. This is down to Pierluigi Collina,

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is it not? He coaches the referees. Wise to the fact that Kokorin was

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already falling. The action of Hubocan was pretty

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incidental. Helped on. Hamsik. Looking the other way as he tries to

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play through. He saw that, didn't he? Some players do, when you have

:41:54.:41:59.

such an outstanding player in your team... He looks as though he needs

:42:00.:42:03.

a doctor. He is rocking again. Seriously. The youngest coach in the

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competition. He may be the youngest coach but he has the highest blood

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pressure! Liam Hood at the 45 years old. -- Leonid Slutsky. Dzyuba.

:42:18.:42:28.

Shooting chance now. It is only just wide from Smolov. Dzyuba has done

:42:29.:42:36.

brilliant. Absolutely brilliant. The central defence just completely

:42:37.:42:42.

opens up here. I thought he just had a touch too many. That was close. He

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did not really catch its weekly. Just brushes the outside of the post

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past the outstretched arm of collar -- Kozacik.

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Duda. That is another soft one. Russia are complaining about that

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but it will be a Slovakia free kick. A few signs now that the game is

:43:17.:43:22.

about to get interesting. Golovkin was holding on. Yes, no contact, no

:43:23.:43:24.

foul. Nervous anticipation writ large on

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Slovakian faces. The flag was up so it would not have counted anyway.

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Durica went for it. Skrtel was also in there. These really are two big

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physical sides, aren't they? Which is why I think we're not a

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particularly good game. -- we are not getting a particularly good

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game. The referee was not interested in that. No. Smolov and Shatov, two

:44:20.:44:28.

players out there who are not necessarily big and physical. He is

:44:29.:44:32.

having a word with Mr Skrtel, I think. That should and could be a

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duel too enjoy, or to grimace watching. That's a lovely touch.

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From Shatov. He is find and away to the right. Corcoran finds him.

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Dzyuba lets it go. Corcoran was not arriving quite in time. -- Kokorin.

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He is unlucky actually Dzyuba. They got men forward very quickly,

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Russia, great run on the right as well. He knows he is there. Yeah, I

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know, he was almost a step ahead. That was the problem.

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

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had any shots of manager for the last five minutes! That was always

:45:52.:46:11.

going to be Kozacik's. The right back is attack-minder. It should be

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right-winger - occasionally goes back.

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Pekarik has to go back into his own half to Skrtel. Aided by a slip from

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Dzyuba. Hamsik - what a ball. A lovely couple of touches and a

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fine finish too! Slovakia take the lead. Thanks to a brilliant ball and

:46:54.:47:00.

a nice bit of work at the end too. It is a brilliant ball and it is a

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nice bit of work. What did you say about the Russian right back?

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Attack-minded? When you see the replay, see what he does. No wonder

:47:09.:47:14.

they make him go forward. A great goal. Well made and well taken. But

:47:15.:47:21.

defensively - oops! It is pass of the match. Yeah. Great ball, he is

:47:22.:47:28.

already the wrong side, the right back. Watch where he goes here.

:47:29.:47:34.

Where is he going? It is like you know Weiss is going to come inside.

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Look at the right back go past him. OK cut inside, shoot and score. He

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didn't have to say see you later - they had already gone. Then the goal

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was gaping for Vladimir Weiss. The young man who started out at

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Manchester City and went on to play for Bolton and Rangers and is now

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based in Qatar has made it Russia 0, Slovakia 1.

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Against England Russia didn't have a shot on target after the 17th minute

:48:48.:48:55.

until you know when. The 92nd minute. I think England frightened

:48:56.:49:01.

them though. Not enough though. Really interesting, he just thought,

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I have made a blooper, cost us a goal, I'd better sit in a bit and he

:49:25.:49:28.

decided not go and gave the ball away. 1-0 Slovakia and can't you

:49:29.:49:37.

tell! Highlights of this game and Romania Switzerland tonight on BBC1

:49:38.:49:43.

at 10.50. Of course tomorrow it is England versus Wales. Coverage

:49:44.:49:51.

starts from 1pm. On BBC2. Moves on to BBC One from 1.30.

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Yours, mine - leave it! A very happy Jan Kozak. Played for Czechoslavakia

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before the disillusion of that country. He was in the world Cup in

:50:26.:50:35.

1982. He has already Head history, the -- he has already made history

:50:36.:50:40.

as the first coach to get his country qualified for the European

:50:41.:50:45.

Championship. A long way to go, but they could fancy their chances of

:50:46.:50:50.

qualifying further. I keep saying tonight. It is this afternoon. It is

:50:51.:50:52.

the roof closed that is doing it. They just need to get through to

:50:53.:51:20.

half-time, Slovakia, without doing anything stupid. Neustadter sold

:51:21.:51:33.

Berezutski short. A hospital pass. He was not impressed. Duda wasn't

:51:34.:51:40.

impressed with the way he went in. Although he was entitled to do so.

:51:41.:52:00.

Pekarik was offside. A lovely move as well. Just tried to get back on.

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Normal service is resumed, Smolnikov is in the right-wing. Shatov cutting

:52:27.:52:33.

in. Just slipped. Well done ref. Great position and just waved him

:52:34.:52:42.

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

:52:43.:52:52.

moments of match. There is the goal scorer, but it was all from this

:52:53.:52:59.

pass from Hamsik. Great vision. Look, how do you score from there?

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Both of them went didn't they? Where are they going? When he first got

:53:05.:53:09.

the ball, I was going to say he is going to need a bit of help - he got

:53:10.:53:13.

it from the Russians! Exactly. Never mind keeping it as it is until

:53:14.:53:38.

half-time, Slovakia may fancy their chances of extending their lead.

:53:39.:53:46.

Pekarik has done well. A different sort of attacking right back. What?

:53:47.:53:53.

One that can defend? I always find they're the best kind. The clue is

:53:54.:53:55.

in the world, isn't it? Ignashevich doesn't play too many

:53:56.:54:31.

different kind of passes. No, it is safety first. Now the move breaks

:54:32.:54:40.

down, or it slows at the very least. That one will be a free kick for

:54:41.:54:53.

Russia. Kucka in a bit too heavily. No need nor that. Dzyuba is doing a

:54:54.:54:58.

useful job for Russia up there alone. He has won the free kick now.

:54:59.:55:22.

Shatov to take the free kick. It was pretty poor. How about now? How

:55:23.:55:31.

about no? On that free kick, you know about

:55:32.:55:53.

missing the first man, the centre-backs go mad. They come all

:55:54.:55:57.

the way up and it is what a waste of time that is. Golovin goes again.

:55:58.:56:05.

The ball over the shoulder was a tough one for him. You're going to

:56:06.:56:17.

see this goal 17 times, you realise, don't you? Doesn't get any better

:56:18.:56:30.

for Smolnikov. Don't suppose Jan Kozak minds how many times he sees

:56:31.:56:33.

it. Hamsik glides across the ground. It

:56:34.:56:49.

was the perfect position for him to receive the ball. He turns, great

:56:50.:56:54.

first touch, runs at people, commits people, loads of confidence, just

:56:55.:56:58.

skips by that challenge. Just the end product wasn't great. But that

:56:59.:57:03.

is his business. It is a wild shot, but he does look a level above most

:57:04.:57:09.

of the other players there. All of them. Not just. All of them!

:57:10.:58:08.

?" That was unexpected. He was like, why has the ball come for me. There

:58:09.:58:22.

was speculation in the Russian press and in the French media today that

:58:23.:58:33.

he wouldn't play today. That Glushakov would come in. Neustadter

:58:34.:58:42.

does play centre-back for his club side Schalke in Germany. You can see

:58:43.:58:44.

why. Miscommunication between Golovin and

:58:45.:59:09.

Shatov. The cross is a good one and the nod

:59:10.:59:30.

down is handy for Weiss. The ball from Hamsik was just brilliant. I

:59:31.:59:34.

think the Russians thought he was going to curl it in right-footed and

:59:35.:59:43.

he just picked somebody out. He saw Cooke Ca coming. Hamsik! Just

:59:44.:59:49.

brilliant. Just brilliant from the best player on the field. It is two

:59:50.:00:00.

for Slovakia before half-time. Virtually from the same position on

:00:01.:00:05.

the pitch. As good as the first goal was for Slovak yashgs this is

:00:06.:00:13.

absolutely top drawer. Hamsik of Napoli in Italy. He has shown his

:00:14.:00:19.

class right from the moment the game started and this is magic. Just got

:00:20.:00:30.

it, shifted it. And shot. It is just such a sweet strike. Sweet, sweet,

:00:31.:00:37.

sweet! Goalkeeper knows what he is doing in terms of coming inside and

:00:38.:00:44.

hitting it. Absolutely no chance! You would say little chance for

:00:45.:00:48.

Russia, based on the evidence of what we have witnessed in this first

:00:49.:00:53.

half. I think we have got two centre-backs in the studio, but I

:00:54.:00:56.

know what they will be saying, which is you know they're always going to

:00:57.:01:00.

cut inside. Offer them down the line.

:01:01.:01:08.

The two goals are so similar, are they not? That will do it for the

:01:09.:01:16.

first half. Slovakia's half in Lille. Marek Hamsik's half. He made

:01:17.:01:22.

the first four Vladimir Weiss with a sumptuous pass and he scores the

:01:23.:01:26.

second having been left alone to do his own work. What fine work as

:01:27.:01:31.

well. No matter how hard they work it will be difficult to Russia to

:01:32.:01:35.

get back into this. They have double the deficit to make up than they

:01:36.:01:41.

managed against England. STUDIO: It took a while but there was cracking

:01:42.:01:46.

goals in the end from Slovakia. Jermaine Jenas, you said draw,

:01:47.:01:53.

Martin has forgotten already! You said Slovakia. What an end to the

:01:54.:01:58.

first half, Slovakia were impressive at times? You look at bullock of

:01:59.:02:02.

quality from Russia, changing emphasis, they want to get forward

:02:03.:02:06.

but they lack the cutting-edge. Slovakia are quite brilliant in

:02:07.:02:09.

their finishing and that's the difference. It is like having a

:02:10.:02:16.

creativity tap. Russia wanted to defend against England, and got a

:02:17.:02:19.

last-minute goal but they don't seem capable of getting back from 2-0. It

:02:20.:02:28.

is over. Vincent, you said you wear with Vladimir Weiss at Manchester

:02:29.:02:32.

City and he was potentially the next big thing. There was some bad stuff

:02:33.:02:38.

but also really good quality. Look at his run there, he will always do

:02:39.:02:43.

that, get in the right position. Now, he cuts inside and that's the

:02:44.:02:47.

right decision and his shot, the quality is unbelievable but the

:02:48.:02:50.

defending, Martin said a lot about it. He is a pure talent. I don't

:02:51.:02:58.

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

:02:59.:03:03.

It's about making the right decisions and he doesn't do often

:03:04.:03:08.

enough. In a one-on-one situation it was almost too easy. The full-back

:03:09.:03:14.

was out of position and the central defender Berezutski had to buy a

:03:15.:03:17.

ticket to get back in. You saw how good he was against England but that

:03:18.:03:24.

was poor. Before the end of the half we had Weiss for Hamsik. He said it

:03:25.:03:30.

is one of the goals of the tournament? Yes, just real quality.

:03:31.:03:35.

He chops inside onto his right foot, and I live his celebration, like,

:03:36.:03:42.

I'm the man. Deal with it. It is just beautiful. The game was crying

:03:43.:03:46.

out for this, for half an hour it was quite good but he has real

:03:47.:03:50.

quality and that was beautiful. You said he did not perform as well as

:03:51.:03:53.

you would have liked in the first game against Wales but that was

:03:54.:03:58.

beautiful? That has made my day, to be honest, what a finish. I will say

:03:59.:04:03.

this, we did point out before the game that Slovakia's chances at this

:04:04.:04:08.

euros depend on the main man, Hamsik, and that is no lie, this is

:04:09.:04:15.

what happens when he has a good day. Phenomenal pass, phenomenal finish,

:04:16.:04:19.

thank you very much. It is nice when the best players turn up. When they

:04:20.:04:24.

produce we are pleased to see it and that was great quality. Great

:04:25.:04:29.

entertainment. You want to see the stars. When Russia took on England

:04:30.:04:34.

they only had two shots on target and they were from the centre

:04:35.:04:38.

halves, we have seen a bit more from them today but lacking cutting-edge?

:04:39.:04:43.

That is exactly it, I thought they were the favourites at one point,

:04:44.:04:47.

they had had the most shops. In these areas they did not seem to

:04:48.:04:52.

have any calmness. The number ten normally has the quality and

:04:53.:04:56.

awareness. They know that players are around them. This ball is played

:04:57.:05:02.

to the wing. Smolnikov has been one of their most creative fullbacks

:05:03.:05:04.

from the defensive point of view. He has been pretty poor. There is

:05:05.:05:11.

almost an overload, just pick the right pass and you are in. They

:05:12.:05:15.

haven't got that way to pass, that timing that they have needed to

:05:16.:05:22.

capitalise in pivotal moments. It is very industrial, everything they do

:05:23.:05:28.

is hard work. Whereas we were mentioning simple passes and simple

:05:29.:05:32.

runs, they look like they could be a threat. Everything is industrial.

:05:33.:05:36.

When you practice this on the training pitch, we were working with

:05:37.:05:39.

Arsene Wenger and everything was done in a controlled manner, this is

:05:40.:05:44.

a bit desperate and then the ball is too heavy and there is no finish.

:05:45.:05:48.

This is what they need to do, just play simply? Get it wide and then at

:05:49.:05:53.

least they will give themselves an opportunity. When they try to play

:05:54.:05:57.

in between the lines to much they don't have that creativity. He had

:05:58.:06:05.

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

:06:06.:06:11.

game to accommodate Dzyuba. What do Russia need to do in the second-half

:06:12.:06:17.

I would put Kokorin next to the big man. You need runners now. If they

:06:18.:06:21.

are going to play simple straight balls into the big man you need

:06:22.:06:26.

runners off him. They have a rapid full-back, just put pearls in the

:06:27.:06:29.

right areas and they will create chances. Slovakia has not been a

:06:30.:06:35.

massive defensive team. -- just put balls in the right areas. With the

:06:36.:06:40.

talent of Slovakia it will be difficult for them to get back into

:06:41.:06:47.

it. I only said it because he said Slovakia. We have got it on tape.

:06:48.:06:51.

This time tomorrow we will be halfway through England against

:06:52.:06:57.

Wales. This will be the first meeting between two home nations at

:06:58.:07:06.

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

:07:07.:07:11.

fans in bed in Bordeaux. Loving it. An entire nation back home ecstatic.

:07:12.:07:17.

If you are in northern France, all is calm. We got the result we wanted

:07:18.:07:22.

in the first game. We will move very quickly onto the second. We will be

:07:23.:07:27.

on a high going into this game and we are confident bunch. We're not

:07:28.:07:31.

going to fear anybody. England next, the pressure will be on them not us.

:07:32.:07:37.

We will have to approach the game slightly differently but it doesn't

:07:38.:07:40.

change our approach, our focus will definitely be on what we can do and

:07:41.:07:44.

how we can affect them. I think if we implement our game plan again, we

:07:45.:07:48.

will hopefully come out with a positive result. The players in

:07:49.:07:55.

Dinard remarkably focused ahead of the biggest match of their lives and

:07:56.:07:59.

they are quietly confident. Things are not so smooth in the England

:08:00.:08:05.

camp, from LA shinty deflation, the late Russian equaliser, and the mood

:08:06.:08:09.

was not helped with the warning that was so strong, bringing and manager

:08:10.:08:13.

to manager to appeal to the travelling fans. As England manager

:08:14.:08:17.

I'm obviously very concerned about the threat hanging over us and the

:08:18.:08:22.

sanctions that could possibly be imposed. Please, if you don't have a

:08:23.:08:26.

ticket, don't travel and for the fans with tickets, be safe and

:08:27.:08:29.

sensible and continue with your great support for the players. On

:08:30.:08:34.

the page it is hard to get away from question about what to do with

:08:35.:08:39.

Gareth Bale. Gareth is a world-class player, but it would be naive to

:08:40.:08:42.

just focus on one player in their team. They have quality throughout

:08:43.:08:47.

the team. We are confident that if we produce that performance all

:08:48.:08:51.

round, we are the better team with better players and we are confident

:08:52.:08:56.

we can win if we can produce that performance. If we can stop Bale we

:08:57.:09:01.

will win. Everybody wants the English scalp but I don't think that

:09:02.:09:06.

is just us, more or less any other country. We feed off that and it

:09:07.:09:12.

makes us more hungry to do well. No special treatment from Rory's

:09:13.:09:16.

players for Wales, just another country trying to take an England

:09:17.:09:22.

scalp. At TPM tomorrow, the noise, atmosphere and nerves may say

:09:23.:09:27.

different. -- at 2pm. We will be looking forward to that and we have

:09:28.:09:31.

been for six months. Raheem Sterling had a bit of criticism for how he

:09:32.:09:35.

played in the first game, you play with him week in week out, how do

:09:36.:09:40.

England get the best from him, so much talent? Pure talent. I would

:09:41.:09:45.

say, whether the criticism is fair or not, in the first 20 minutes when

:09:46.:09:49.

he just runs past people and he doesn't think too much, he is an

:09:50.:09:53.

incredible weapon, almost, to have on your side. You can go around

:09:54.:09:59.

every squad and you won't find Raheem Sterling in any other team.

:10:00.:10:04.

If he can bring what I've seen in the first 20 minutes in the first

:10:05.:10:08.

game, then you know, you will always have him on the pitch. Wales are in

:10:09.:10:13.

such a good position in the group after the opening win against

:10:14.:10:17.

Slovakia. You were a man marker and people used to call you the rash

:10:18.:10:22.

because you were all over everybody! Do have a specific plan for someone

:10:23.:10:27.

might Bale? To man mark him or do they manage the game? Rory might

:10:28.:10:32.

have done. Looking at the Portugal game, we might have seen something,

:10:33.:10:36.

but no one is quicker than this fella. As egg that leap or hits it

:10:37.:10:43.

harder. -- has a better lead. You have to be a remarkable player to

:10:44.:10:47.

sit on him the whole time. Because he fluctuates he was all over the

:10:48.:10:52.

place. It can seriously disrupt the preparation of the team. It is about

:10:53.:10:57.

awareness, Eric Dier will have two combat him. He was an outstanding

:10:58.:11:03.

talent. If England stops him, he has had 56 shots in qualification, he is

:11:04.:11:07.

outstanding. What position do Wales find themselves in? Three points

:11:08.:11:11.

from the first game and everyone was talking about this beforehand, Wales

:11:12.:11:16.

were saying that it's not all about England, can they feel they are in a

:11:17.:11:21.

safe position at the moment? Obviously yes after getting the

:11:22.:11:24.

first win but they have got the advantage in terms of the tactical

:11:25.:11:28.

game, they can go into this game with a real counterattacking style

:11:29.:11:31.

and they can sit back because England have to come, they need to

:11:32.:11:36.

win. From a Welsh perspective they will be asking more fun Gareth Bale,

:11:37.:11:41.

more from Aaron Ramsey, on their day their top players were Ben Davies,

:11:42.:11:46.

Williams was fantastic and Joe Allen. If those three perform, their

:11:47.:11:50.

real stars perform and they will give England problems. If they play

:11:51.:11:54.

three at the back against England, they could end up as a five and I'm

:11:55.:11:59.

not sure that they can get the necessary bodies forward for Bale

:12:00.:12:02.

Aaron Ramsey to do their stuff, they could be penned in for long periods.

:12:03.:12:10.

I hope you will enjoy it tomorrow. The build-up starts at 1pm. You can

:12:11.:12:16.

watch on the website if you have not got the day off work or school.

:12:17.:12:27.

Here is something else to look out for. If the Euros has you hooked, we

:12:28.:12:35.

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:12:53.:12:56.

Ireland are back in action and their goalkeeper is looking for a good

:12:57.:12:59.

performance against Ukraine. We know what we need to do going forward.

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And we can't think of the previous game, we have to concentrate on

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Ukraine because that is the most important one now. If we win on

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Thursday which I know we can, things will look completely different.

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Despite the defeat how much did you personally enjoy the experience? I

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lived it. I have loved everything about the tournament so far. -- I

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loved it. The game and the atmosphere and the build-up and

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trying to soak it in and enjoy it. There are even more physical

:13:34.:13:36.

opponents so we know what we are up against. The good thing about

:13:37.:13:39.

football is that you always get a chance to put things right in the

:13:40.:13:43.

next game. Every game as a cup final now because we need to win. Without

:13:44.:13:49.

a doubt. Commentary from that game on BBC five live and on the website.

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We will have highlights as well. Before I left the hotel today Alan

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Shearer got me in a headlock and told me I had to show the latest

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predictions. Shearer is at the top, that's why. Martin Keown is nicely

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poised to challenge. Jermaine Jenas is languishing in 16th. Judging by

:14:17.:14:25.

what he said about Russia... That's probably a good thing, Vincent! It's

:14:26.:14:33.

surprising how much it means. Getting back to this game, we talked

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about Weiss and showed that wonderful Hamsik goal. All three are

:14:40.:14:42.

a few said he could make the difference if he shines and we have

:14:43.:14:47.

seen his best today. We have, and with any really top player there is

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such good awareness and it gives them calmness because they know

:14:51.:14:54.

where everything is. Look at this for a bit of skill, plays it into

:14:55.:14:59.

his path and thumps it with great confidence and technique. Again on

:15:00.:15:03.

the half term, looking round, little pass out wide. This is where Weiss

:15:04.:15:09.

could do better, he is looking to get it back to him but he makes the

:15:10.:15:13.

wrong decision, it is an easy pass. That would be the icing on the cake.

:15:14.:15:20.

Look at this pass, it's his so-called wrong foot, his left foot,

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and that's a fantastic finish. Hamsik is the conductor of this team

:15:23.:15:31.

and everything goes through him. Takes a shot, could have made a

:15:32.:15:37.

pass. But when you have such confidence, just keep shooting. A

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beautiful finish. What is the phrase for Belgian, top bin? Top bin. Bin

:15:43.:15:55.

Kalak! It shows what happens if you take your chances. Yes and they well

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be looking to hold on to the lead. Back to the stadium and Guy Mowbray.

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We have two Russian changes. Well they need two goals. Neustadter and

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Golovin have been replaced. Glushakov and Mamaev come on as

:16:24.:16:35.

substitutes. Slovakia start the second half 2-0 ahead through Hamsik

:16:36.:16:48.

and Weiss. Straight into the action is Jan Durica. He earns the first

:16:49.:16:54.

yellow card. Look, that is horrible. I think he knew what he was doing as

:16:55.:16:58.

he swept through with that right leg. Scissors. That is six on a

:16:59.:17:12.

yellow card for Slovakia in the tournament as a whole. We have got

:17:13.:17:18.

to see a lot more from Leonid Slutsky's side going forward now. He

:17:19.:17:23.

does strike me as the type of manager who would have gone berserk

:17:24.:17:31.

at half-time. I would be disappointed if he didn't. He has

:17:32.:17:35.

been called the Russian Mourinho in some reports in the past. I am sure

:17:36.:17:36.

he would have a plan. Smolnikov went again from right

:17:37.:17:50.

back. It has not stopped him going forward.

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I'm a little surprised that when both full-backs go forward at the

:17:57.:18:03.

same time, one of the midfield players just doesn't drop in and

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almost make it a three with the two centre-backs, which a lot of teams

:18:08.:18:08.

do. Hamsik with another easy ball. Made

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it look that way any way. Can't beat one-touch can you? If you

:18:23.:18:33.

can play that. There is just an air of confidence

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and control about Slovakia that is just not evident in the Russian

:19:05.:19:09.

players. They're playing in triangles and doing its well. A

:19:10.:19:14.

great burst of pace from Mak to win a corner. It is amazing when you're

:19:15.:19:18.

winning the game becomes so easy. Even wants the ball. Even's prepared

:19:19.:19:21.

to run off the ball. Can Slovakia make it three and

:19:22.:19:41.

relax? They found a way to put an effort towards goal. Too much on it.

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A good run. A good ball in. Too good a contact. Easily got in front of

:19:49.:19:53.

Kokorin. I don't think I have ever seen a

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team take the two central defenders off at half-time. The two midfield

:20:19.:20:25.

players. The two midfielders, sorry. There was speculation that

:20:26.:20:34.

Neustadter wouldn't start again. Glushakov is the same change that

:20:35.:20:40.

was made against England. I have to do this one. But you might have

:20:41.:20:45.

heard it at the weekend, it is the best fact of the tournament, his

:20:46.:20:54.

kreerp career as a goalkeeper was ended at the age of 19 by a knee

:20:55.:21:01.

injury. He was injured falling out of a tree trying to save a

:21:02.:21:06.

neighbour's cat! If you can't play, you coach. He has been the boss of

:21:07.:21:16.

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

:21:17.:21:21.

he might have a choice to make. Well, they're missing some of the

:21:22.:21:29.

best players. There is a couple of players missing. Denisov.

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Goal kick for Slovakia. Happy Slovakians every where slam where.

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You may well remember from the World Cup in South Africa 2010, the

:22:15.:22:18.

greatest day in their history was when they beat Italy 3-2 to seal a

:22:19.:22:22.

place in the last 16. Do you know what? I don't know

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whether he tackles. Is he almost off the pitch? He is. He didn't really

:22:38.:22:48.

hurt himself. Skrtel didn't really get to the ball. No. I am sure you

:22:49.:22:58.

will have seen Premier League fixtures announced today. Martin

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Skrtel is still with Liverpool. He will be facing Arsenal on day one.

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Aren't the first three away games in London. Arsenal, Spurs and Chelsea?

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I think so. Virgin Trains will be happy. I am sure you will be able to

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get across all those on the BBC Sport web-site.

:23:22.:23:35.

Get Hamsik off! He's given the ball away!

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Good work from Smolov. At least the two defenders were closer to Weiss

:23:52.:23:56.

in terms of trying to stop. Nudged off it by Glushakov. Well

:23:57.:24:18.

done by Duda. Just waste some time. Get everybody out of your half.

:24:19.:24:22.

Stick the ball towards the corner and play towards there. It doesn't

:24:23.:24:27.

seem to be at the moment any great improvement from Russia, does there?

:24:28.:24:45.

Can there be a Russian break? Look at Smolnikov go! Just slightly

:24:46.:24:55.

behind him. Here is Robert Mak! And Akinfeev has

:24:56.:25:28.

to touch it twice over the bar. It was a Russian attack and then two or

:25:29.:25:33.

three passes and Slovakia have a shot on goal. Russia just lack that

:25:34.:25:40.

creativity. Weiss just a little too much pace on the pass there for

:25:41.:25:45.

Robert Mak. Mak did well. He stayed onside. He had loads of room.

:25:46.:26:08.

By and large it is a very good point made by Vincent Kompany at

:26:09.:26:15.

half-time, he is playing in his football in Qatar, which seems a

:26:16.:26:20.

waste. His bank balance won't be though. I'm sure he is pretty

:26:21.:26:29.

content with life. Shatov helps it on to Kokorin. Why would you go down

:26:30.:26:39.

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

:26:40.:26:49.

tired looking Kokorin. Something on for Russia here. Equal

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numbers. It is blazed and it was a waste as far as Shatov is concerned

:27:44.:27:47.

is, he had options either side of him. Yeah, it was a four against

:27:48.:27:52.

four situation when they first broke. You could see from the

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caption, four against four. The right back was getting up as well to

:27:59.:28:02.

make it five at one stage. Just the wrong option. The feeling in

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Slovakia before the tournament is that the last 16 is a realistic aim.

:28:15.:28:20.

A few concerns about the strength in-depth of the squad all over. I

:28:21.:28:26.

saw them in a Dublin and on the night they looked very ordinary.

:28:27.:28:30.

Hamsik didn't want to get injured, which is fair enough before a major

:28:31.:28:35.

tournament. There is a bit of know how there and quite a lot of fight.

:28:36.:28:37.

Yes definitely. Durica put it in. Against Wales, for

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20 minutes Slovakia looked like the team more likely to win the game.

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They won all of their first six qualifiers. They were shaky towards

:29:12.:29:15.

the end, but the work had been done by then. That is given away to

:29:16.:29:30.

Hubocan. He can only play one way, can't he? All or nothing.

:29:31.:29:38.

so-called wrong foot, his left foot, and that's a fantastic finish.

:29:39.:29:47.

That was kept in, it seemed like it was but the flag is up. Throw in

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from Russia. Just prior to the last World Cup which they did not qualify

:29:59.:30:02.

for, Slovakia have lost only three of 21 games. One of those of course

:30:03.:30:10.

against Wales. At the weekend in Bordeaux.

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At the moment, there is nothing in this game to suggest that Russia

:30:30.:30:46.

will get back into it. You can not see the two substitutes making any

:30:47.:30:49.

discernible difference yet. Perhaps a little busier than the member

:30:50.:30:57.

replaced. -- than the men that they were placed. Ignashevich.

:30:58.:30:59.

Hamsik. There is loads of room for him. That was outside again. Yes. Do

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do did well, though. He knew exactly where Hamsik was. -- Duda.

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Towards Dzyuba. The early call of Kozacik. Alerting them to his

:31:44.:31:57.

presence. There was not a great deal that Dzyuba could do with that.

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Blocked by cocoa. Russia's throw in. -- Kucka.

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Flag waving for a free kick to the team in deep red, they are in deep

:32:28.:32:32.

trouble at the moment. Lifted in by Shatov. Slovakia can't

:32:33.:32:47.

get this away but it doesn't matter now because the whistle has gone for

:32:48.:32:52.

a high boot. They have a free kick. A little bit fortunate, they are the

:32:53.:32:56.

ball bounce in their, which everybody knows, you can't afford

:32:57.:33:01.

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

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to get that, aren't you? The defender's foot was quite high. That

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was just a block. He wasn't moving his head towards anybody. Dangerous

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play? That is debatable. The shape is good from Slovakia.

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Very good. Just sat in that, closing the gaps. Performance good,

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confidence high. -- sat in there. That is Berezutski. Good ball into

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the feet of Dzyuba. It needed to be steered to safety by Pekarik. Yes,

:34:09.:34:14.

good defensive cover, but much better from Russia, this ball in is

:34:15.:34:23.

the key from Berezutski. The substitute Pato Mamaev has gone

:34:24.:34:29.

across to take the corner. Can't afford any slack set pieces now. --

:34:30.:34:32.

Pato threatening to take two defenders

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with him. The ball back into the middle and Kozacik can put it behind

:34:42.:34:47.

for another one. At least Russia are getting numbers in the opposition

:34:48.:34:50.

penalty area. There were six in for that corner. Kozacik was able to

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catch that. Just too close to the goalkeeper who ten years ago had a

:35:01.:35:10.

brief trial with Leeds United. He has got something to do here as

:35:11.:35:18.

well. Think yourself lucky, they have had 49 managers since then.

:35:19.:35:25.

Vladimir Weiss, whose dad used to be the manager of the Slovakian

:35:26.:35:26.

national team. Well, Slovakia are asking the

:35:27.:35:47.

question of Russia which is, what can you do? 2-0 Dan, what have you

:35:48.:35:57.

got? -- 2-0 down. Dzyuba has got his arm in the air. With the lack of

:35:58.:36:04.

service he has had so far he may as well be waiting for a taxi.

:36:05.:36:13.

Berezutski to Glushakov. This is more promising from Russia. Kokorin.

:36:14.:36:19.

It was blocked and deflected. Just kept in by Kozacik to prevent the

:36:20.:36:27.

corner. Sliding in a little ball. As Slovakia prepare a substitute. They

:36:28.:36:32.

have taken off the two central midfield players and they have two

:36:33.:36:35.

scorer goal at least to get back into it and they only have one

:36:36.:36:42.

change to make in terms of positive, as in a striker an attacking

:36:43.:36:47.

midfielder. That is the problem, strikers are thin on the ground for

:36:48.:36:51.

Russia. Other than Dzyuba they don't really have an orthodox centre

:36:52.:36:58.

forward striker in the squad. They are in the do-do then. That was a

:36:59.:37:16.

better ball into the box. Smolov hit it. Follow-up by Glushakov. Well

:37:17.:37:20.

wide. I wonder whether that was the game in that moment. That particular

:37:21.:37:25.

opportunity. Good play by Russia this time. There. That was the game,

:37:26.:37:34.

I feel. Really good block, isn't it? In saying that, the goalkeeper is

:37:35.:37:49.

probably going to save it. Ondrej Duda is off. He is really an attack

:37:50.:37:54.

minded midfielder. He is going to make way for a more orthodox

:37:55.:38:01.

striker. Adam Nemec. Most recently, or rather, he is in the Dutch

:38:02.:38:08.

league. He was at New York City FC in the MLS last year but he did not

:38:09.:38:14.

manage to scorer goal for them. Chasing after Berezutski now. That

:38:15.:38:24.

gives them a Dzyuba like presence at the top end. Yes, and fresh legs,

:38:25.:38:30.

obviously. As they pressure forward, Russia. Nicely kept in by Smolnikov.

:38:31.:38:40.

This is a test of Kozacik. Skrtel was making sure that it was really

:38:41.:38:44.

difficult for Dzyuba. He blocks him off. Now Hamsik. This is trouble for

:38:45.:39:00.

Russia. Two very important blocks. Shatov had to be quick.

:39:01.:39:15.

That was well picked off there, although the referee has given a

:39:16.:39:18.

free kick against Hubocan. Mamaev tried to find Dzyuba once

:39:19.:39:26.

more. Just waited patiently in possession

:39:27.:39:59.

until the ball just appeared in front of him. They did well,

:40:00.:40:06.

Slovakia. Not forcing the issue, just keep the ball. Weiss. When I

:40:07.:40:14.

say they will keep the ball... Through to Kokorin. Such a talented

:40:15.:40:22.

player but a really quiet performance again from him. He

:40:23.:40:25.

brings Smolnikov in. Fired across by Schennikov. Dzyuba

:40:26.:40:41.

had to move away from him. That is too easy from the Russians'

:40:42.:41:03.

point of view. That is going to go back to Kozacik

:41:04.:41:53.

here, eventually. Yes, the two midfield substitutions just haven't

:41:54.:41:56.

given them any urgency at all, original. Mamaev. They have seen a

:41:57.:42:06.

lot more of the ball. Yes, but that is because Slovakia have let them

:42:07.:42:11.

have it. They are 2-0 up. What are they going to do with it? Russia

:42:12.:42:18.

have defined away, twice. -- have to find a way. Kokorin. He did not have

:42:19.:42:29.

the time that he wanted. Weiss. Nemec tried a quick return. That is

:42:30.:42:35.

going to go behind. You can see what he's trying to do. Just ahead of the

:42:36.:42:43.

next Slovakian substitution, a reminder you can see highlights of

:42:44.:42:48.

this game including the Weiss goal and Hamsik's brilliant goal, plus

:42:49.:42:56.

the mania- Switzerland and France have a match with Albania. --

:42:57.:43:06.

Romania versus Switzerland. Kick-off is at 2pm tomorrow between England

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and Wales, don't miss it. This is the goal that made it 1-0 to

:43:11.:43:14.

Slovakia, the man who scored it, Vladimir Weiss, has gone off. Dusan

:43:15.:43:24.

Svento has come on. Presumably that is like-for-like. Svento is a left

:43:25.:43:31.

back come winger. A bit more defensive. He has a bit more to deal

:43:32.:43:41.

with, Smolnikov. Svento plays in Germany with Cologne.

:43:42.:43:48.

Here is Kokorin. You feel with the Russian players who get on the ball

:43:49.:44:01.

and have a little luck, there is really nothing on most of the time.

:44:02.:44:05.

-- have a little look. Berezutski. Kozacik gathers it. The sounds from

:44:06.:44:22.

just behind that goal, chiefly, that is the mains love ackee and ends

:44:23.:44:26.

today. They were not good sounds for lay in its Luhansk if. The noise of

:44:27.:44:30.

the Slovakian fans sound celebratory. They would be going

:44:31.:44:35.

early, of course. -- Leone at They have seen nothing to worry them

:44:36.:44:47.

about their hopes of holding on. They may even get one or two more

:44:48.:44:49.

goals. No team has yet taken a real

:44:50.:45:09.

pummelling. It could happen to Russia if they leave gaps like that.

:45:10.:45:19.

They're not sitting totally comfortably yet. They're certainly

:45:20.:45:20.

not. Free kick for Russia. Smolov tried

:45:21.:46:04.

to take the bull by the horns himself. Blocked off by Pecovsky.

:46:05.:46:15.

Third and final Russian substitution is happening and Kokorin is going

:46:16.:46:21.

touf to make way for the smiling Roman Shirokov. He has seen plenty

:46:22.:46:25.

in the game. He is one of the most experienced in the squad. What can

:46:26.:46:29.

the soon to be 35-year-old do for his country now?

:46:30.:47:00.

The first thing Shirokov has tried to do is get on the shoulder of

:47:01.:47:07.

Dzyuba. Yes, they have stuck him up front.

:47:08.:47:24.

A lot of passes going nowhere at the moment for the Russians.

:47:25.:47:44.

Mamaev has to put it out. Couldn't even keep the ball, could they? Not

:47:45.:47:55.

a lot he can do now, having made all three changes. Just that slightly

:47:56.:48:00.

surprising one at half-time. All right if you want to change two

:48:01.:48:07.

midfielders, but put on an attacking midfielder. They're very alike the

:48:08.:48:11.

two he brought on. Were you surprised he didn't make any changes

:48:12.:48:15.

to the starting line up? Yes, I was. Given the age relatively of the

:48:16.:48:19.

squad as well and England gave them a bit of a chasing in terms of

:48:20.:48:21.

making them work very hard. This is nice and easy for Slovakia

:48:22.:48:48.

now. Smolnikov was on the move, but even he isn't that quick. Keeps go

:48:49.:48:53.

though, doesn't he? The socks have gone down a bit and he is not in

:48:54.:48:59.

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

:49:00.:49:00.

half. A great player in a 3-5-2. It is to me to you now! Although

:49:01.:49:32.

those two are far from being The Chuckle Brothers. They won't be if

:49:33.:49:36.

they lose 2-0. Berezutski is lucky there. Can

:49:37.:49:57.

Russia get lucky? A strike from Mamaev right across the ball. They

:49:58.:50:02.

went up a little bit, but to get back in the game you have got at

:50:03.:50:06.

least to make the goalkeeper make a save. Just hit across it. Here comes

:50:07.:50:12.

the third Slovakia change. It is another striker coming on. Robert

:50:13.:50:24.

Mak has worked hard. He has been impressive. If he was coming on you

:50:25.:50:34.

could say return of the Mak, couldn't you?

:50:35.:50:45.

Duris is on. There are o' echos of the game with England, Russia

:50:46.:50:57.

haven't had a shot on target since 23rd minute. The next one against

:50:58.:51:01.

England was in the 92 #7bd. Well they need one. They might be one

:51:02.:51:07.

here. There is. Russia could have a way back. Glushakov has headed them

:51:08.:51:14.

hope. It is actually a really well worked goal. Big call. Slovakia have

:51:15.:51:22.

just made a substitution. It is another striker. They have now got

:51:23.:51:26.

two strikers on and they have just conceded. Really good play. Lovely

:51:27.:51:35.

ball in, cutback. Good header. Shatov makes it and glush cover

:51:36.:51:42.

Glushakov has got Russia back in and now it is panic stations at the back

:51:43.:51:44.

for Slovakia. Very disappointingly, a flare has

:51:45.:52:02.

gone off in the Russian end. How on earth do they get it into the

:52:03.:52:09.

stadium? A chance and not sure the keeper. Shirokov went up with him

:52:10.:52:21.

and now Slovakia are far from sure. I thought the keeper looked a bit

:52:22.:52:26.

jittery, but did well in the end, because he committed himself. Great

:52:27.:52:38.

cutback. Good finish. Not sure what he has given. All right. It was a

:52:39.:52:56.

fine header from Glushakov. That could change the whole complex of

:52:57.:53:00.

what we are about to see. Slovakia from being solid are mightily

:53:01.:53:06.

shaking. They have gone to pieces. He has played all his cards, Jan

:53:07.:53:12.

Kozak. The strikers are on to hold the ball up and see out the game.

:53:13.:53:20.

They just can't get the ball. They were right to look nervous at 2-0.

:53:21.:53:25.

Now he has got strikers who need to be defenders. How quickly these

:53:26.:53:28.

games can turn. A Russia corner. Berezutski was all on his own. He

:53:29.:53:46.

went for it. Kozacik always the favourite.

:53:47.:54:06.

They're sat deep Slovakia. And a problem here for Russia. The ball is

:54:07.:54:16.

out and Shatov, has he pulled his groin? It would appear so. No

:54:17.:54:22.

substitutions left. How's your luck? He hasn't had a lot in the build up.

:54:23.:54:32.

I think it is just a touch of cramp. Good look for the physio then. He is

:54:33.:54:41.

going to have to carry on as best as he can. It doesn't look good for

:54:42.:54:47.

Oleg Shatov. You might see a bit of mist and smoke. That is as a result

:54:48.:54:51.

of that flare that went off after the Russian goal. Of course the roof

:54:52.:54:56.

is on, so it can't dissipate as quickly.

:54:57.:55:04.

He is moving now Shatov! He is all right now. I think that is the first

:55:05.:55:13.

time Pecovsky has given the ball away like that in his own half.

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Smolov gets way from the half challenge and then let the ball get

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away from him. Slovakia are sitting back. Isn't it amazing how it can

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turn. Now Russia are finding their passes. Through towards Mo love. It

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was -- towards Smolov. It was desperation stuff. Because Slovakia

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have everyone back, they can't get out of their own half. Total

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difference in the demeanor of the men in charge and the drummers.

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Skrtel has to put it behind. Slovakia are now holding on. Just

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over five minutes to go. Slam it in the middle of six yard box. Don't

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foul. Kozacik went for it and was getting

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nowhere near it. Durica with the header I think. As it has been most

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times. That is Glushakov, but he can't get

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a second. He had a look. The first touch was good. A good little flick

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as well. The first touch. It went the opposite way.

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Only three and a half minutes of the 90 to go. Slovakia at the moment

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look to be sure of this they will have to score again. But they have

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lost the ball again. Dzyuba draws a free kick. The Slovakia giving the

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ball away. Worry ford Skrtel, because the -- worried for Skrtel,

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he was going for his pocket. But he was tucking in his shirt. Was he not

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look for his paint spray? I think he was looking for that too.

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They will take as much time as they dare with the throw.

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This will suit them nicely. Keep it down in the corner for as long as

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they can. Jan Kozak is starting to pace around a bit now. No free kick.

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Shirokov trying to get it up to Dzyuba. Russia's throw.

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Dzyuba! Good work from Dzyuba. Good defending from Slovakia in the end.

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Hamsik has lost it, but it won't store for Berezutski. Cramp there as

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well. He just stood up long enough to block the shot. The body, the lot

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was going in front of the ball. That's what it means for the

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Russians in the crowd today. They need another goal. Slovakia need to

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hear the full-time whistle ASAP. We said it of Dzyuba in the first half.

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He sees things. His touch is decent. That will be a free kick. Nemec was

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too keen. It is injury time and it is pretty much launch time for

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Russia. Three minutes to go. That's what Ignashevich does. Out comes

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Kozacik. He backs himself. Straightaway, nothing wrong. You

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could see that he was going to come for this. He knew that he was coming

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for it. Martin Skrtel was pleased about that.

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Even now he goes backwards and not sideways. That is not allowed. He

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has to go forward now. He will. Ignashevich has a look. There is on

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his way. That is why forward passes don't happen to often. Yes. He has

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said, you should have been on the end of it. It is attended to have

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wave of the Slovakian flag at the moment. In a minute and a half it

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may be more celebratory. Schennikov with the throw. Nobody

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seems to want it. What can you do? Mamaev almost reluctantly went back

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towards it. Ignashevich. This will be interesting. Backwards. Akinfeev

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will get it as far down as he can. Into the third minute of injury

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time. Free kick for Russia. Skrtel! Why?! This is the moment.

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Shot or cross? It's a long, long way from Kozacik's goal. But he has to

:03:48.:03:56.

be ready for every eventuality here. Try to take the wall out? It's going

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to be Ignashevich. It is deflected behind for a Russia corner. Can they

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do what they did to England? Can a man in red get his head on the end

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of this and find the net? Time is just about up. Smolov with the

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corner. Headed away. And it's run away from Russia. A shake of the

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head from Marek Hamsik. But he will be delighted once he takes stock of

:04:40.:04:44.

what his team has done today. What they have done is for the first time

:04:45.:04:51.

ever win a game at the European Championship. They have had to show

:04:52.:04:55.

strong resolve to cling on by their fingernails at the end, but it was

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two moments of pure quality in the first half that proved enough. Marek

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Hamsik pass and then a Vladimir Weiss finish and one that was all of

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Hamsik's work. Russia still have one point. There is a real togetherness

:05:15.:05:19.

about Slovakia. It won't be easy for England against them in the final

:05:20.:05:23.

group game and Russia will have to throw everything at Wales. STUDIO:

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Disappointing for Russia, first ever win at the Euros for Slovakia. They

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deserved to win despite being nervy in the end? Just about. Today in the

:05:37.:05:41.

first half they completely dominated the game, apart from a couple of

:05:42.:05:47.

early chances from Russia. Overall I think when it really mattered they

:05:48.:05:52.

have the quality that was needed. If Russia had the quality towards the

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end, with the amount of chances they created they could have easily

:05:57.:06:00.

nicked a draw. Hamsik was the star man? Yes. You mentioned the quality,

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Hamsik epitomises what quality means. What it represents. It made

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the difference to the team. Did not look too happy at the end of the

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game because he knew that they lost control in the second half, so they

:06:17.:06:20.

will be looking into this. That will be a problem against England. Lovely

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to see them celebrating in front of their own fans. Let's confirm how

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things look in group B after that game. The bag you move into second

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above England but remain behind Wales because of their head-to-head

:06:34.:06:38.

record. Russia are now bottom. A single point from their two games.

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England play Wales tomorrow afternoon. You can watch that live

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on the BBC. If you have just come in from work or school, let's run you

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through the story of the game. Hamsik was the standout, he set up

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Weiss for a goal. You have to have a willingness to get forward which

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Russia simply did not have and this fella, if there are any young kids

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watching it's about playing on the half term. Both feet, that is out of

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his left foot, and he is right footed. He is on the same

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wavelength, he turns inside and it's about that Thierry Henry Henry

:07:22.:07:25.

finish, passing it into the back of the net. So simple. It can be when

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you are on top of your game. Hamsik is a different class. Yes, how he

:07:33.:07:37.

does that, I do not know. It's a very difficult skill. To do it with

:07:38.:07:42.

power, that is what it is. He has done it from a corner which is

:07:43.:07:47.

really unusual. If you are a centre half you are thinking, what is the

:07:48.:07:51.

point, put the ball in the box. You don't mind when somebody has that

:07:52.:07:58.

quality. In terms of gave -- game management, it was a decent finish?

:07:59.:08:08.

I have to question Jan Kozak's game management going into the second

:08:09.:08:12.

half because it was pretty poor but this was the quality that they put

:08:13.:08:16.

together. A little one-two. Down the line. In the end it was the

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substitute that came on, Glushakov, who stuck it away and ramped up the

:08:25.:08:28.

pressure. Slovakia would not be happy with that. You talked about

:08:29.:08:33.

game management, why a striker came on for a striker, you should manage

:08:34.:08:38.

the game. Yes. He played in the first match in the holding role and

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I think he could have come on in midfield. I don't know what the

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manager was doing. So much pressure. They sat back very deep but the

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message came from the manager, they could have put the right players on

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the pitch. Disappointing. I honestly thought Russia might do it again,

:08:56.:08:59.

what they did for England. Slovakia held out, backs against the walls

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but they won, and despite the criticism of the manager it is a big

:09:05.:09:08.

win. It is a massive win and you can see what it means with the

:09:09.:09:12.

celebrations after the game. Like Martin said, they did let Russia

:09:13.:09:16.

back in the game. Given the opportunity to play direct football

:09:17.:09:21.

and use the big man up front, I would say this, England are going to

:09:22.:09:25.

face this Slovakia team and from what I saw in the first half I was

:09:26.:09:29.

happy with how they played. In the second half I would be worried for

:09:30.:09:34.

them. England of course have do play Wales before that but Slovakia did

:09:35.:09:37.

to Russia what England couldn't do, and it was all down to the quality

:09:38.:09:41.

of finishing and we did not have that with Harry Kane and Sterling.

:09:42.:09:46.

It's about finishing goals, and with that game coming into view against

:09:47.:09:50.

Wales, you have do put away those opportunities and quality tells in

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the end. We will have more reaction in the highlight show this evening.

:09:55.:10:00.

I will be back for that one. That game is live across the BBC

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tomorrow, I'm not sure if we mentioned it!! You have no excuse to

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miss it, not even work. That game takes place in Lens, only a 30

:10:12.:10:17.

minute Drive from Lille where we have been today. England have

:10:18.:10:21.

arrived and these pictures are from the last hour, they had a wander

:10:22.:10:24.

around the pitch and had a look around. Wales will do the same in

:10:25.:10:27.

the next couple of hours. Gabby Logan is there. Lovely to talk to

:10:28.:10:33.

you. Roy Hodgson has been giving his pre-match thoughts and we will get

:10:34.:10:37.

the thoughts of Wales in a few hours. What has been discussed

:10:38.:10:42.

today? Good afternoon. Roy Hodgson and Wayne Rooney were in the press

:10:43.:10:45.

conference and they are keen not to be drawn into any rhetoric. Not

:10:46.:10:52.

deliver a riposte to Gareth Bale's suggestions that England players

:10:53.:10:54.

don't have as much passion as the Welsh players. Roy Hodgson says he

:10:55.:11:00.

can understand why there is such huge interest domestic league and

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globally because it is a game between brothers, and these players

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know each other well, I suggested yesterday to Adam Lallana that it

:11:10.:11:11.

was like a Premier League fixture because some of them play in the

:11:12.:11:16.

same teams, they grew up together, Gareth Bale and Adam Lallana came

:11:17.:11:21.

through together at Southampton so they are in contact. It does have

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the feeling of a Premier League encounter and this ground in Lens

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feels more like a Premier League stadium, just over 38,000 capacity,

:11:31.:11:35.

so the atmosphere will be special and a bit different tomorrow. The

:11:36.:11:39.

guys were saying that Wales can be a bit relaxed after getting that win.

:11:40.:11:43.

It will be interesting to what they say when they turn up in Lens? They

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have been more punchy in their press conferences and interviews and they

:11:50.:11:52.

are really playing to the role of the underdog and Roy Hodgson said

:11:53.:11:55.

yesterday to me that we can't adopt that role, we are never going to be

:11:56.:12:08.

the underdog, we have to be the team that people want to take the scalp

:12:09.:12:11.

from and they kept saying this. You feel there has been a concerted

:12:12.:12:13.

effort to not be drawn into those games of war and hyperbole and

:12:14.:12:15.

rhetoric. England are playing that game and Wales are enjoying the

:12:16.:12:18.

whole thing of being on this stage and having the three points and the

:12:19.:12:21.

win which makes them relaxed and obviously going into this ready to

:12:22.:12:26.

enjoy the occasion. We will have plenty more from Gaby later today

:12:27.:12:31.

and tomorrow. We had your predictions and you were right about

:12:32.:12:34.

Slovakia, what do you think about England and Wales? England will win

:12:35.:12:38.

and they will expose the Welsh defence. In the friendly games Wales

:12:39.:12:43.

struggled a little bit, that one game might catch up with them. I

:12:44.:12:48.

agree, I think England will win. Being this quality will be too much.

:12:49.:12:53.

What about the neutral, Vincent? England will win. They have to be

:12:54.:12:57.

wary of the counter attacking force that Wales is. For me it is England.

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I will have a chat with Dean Saunders to balance this out! Thank

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you for joining us. When the draw was made six months ago one fixture

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really did shine out and now we are less than 24 hours away. From all of

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us, goodbye.

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