:00:58. > :01:25.Good evening. It was time for the talking to stop for England and
:01:26. > :01:30.Wales, as both sides started their Euro 2016 campaign in Group B.
:01:31. > :01:32.We'll have highlights of both matches for you over the next hour,
:01:33. > :01:35.in the company of Alan Shearer, Rio Ferdinand and Dean Saunders.
:01:36. > :01:38.There have been plenty of false dawns down the years.
:01:39. > :02:01.COMMENTATOR: England go home. Oh, England are out of the European
:02:02. > :02:05.Championship. England are out of the World Cup. Heartbreak in a penalty
:02:06. > :02:18.shoot out. Your commentators in Marseille,
:02:19. > :02:29.Martin Keown and Guy Mowbray. England walk into another tournament
:02:30. > :02:36.and the usual mix of hope and hype. As the weight gets longer, the squad
:02:37. > :02:40.gets younger. Perhaps just precocious enough not to feel the
:02:41. > :02:47.huge pressure. Well, here is a first test. It's an England line-up that
:02:48. > :02:52.we're seeing for the first time. So much for Roy Hodgson's overly
:02:53. > :02:56.cautious reputation, as he selects Wayne Rooney in midfield for the
:02:57. > :03:02.first time. With the energy of Raheem Sterling and Adam Lallana has
:03:03. > :03:10.wide support for Harry Kane. A first time for the Spurs duo of Dele Alli
:03:11. > :03:24.and Eric Dier in a competitive international. Nicola Rizzoli
:03:25. > :03:28.handled the World Cup final. Keeping discipline always key and especially
:03:29. > :03:38.so when he is in charge, he likes a card. Five players selected from the
:03:39. > :03:44.title winning CSKA Moscow, including Vasili Berezutski and Sergey
:03:45. > :04:19.Ignashevich. Won by Smolov. Look at the run of
:04:20. > :04:30.Smolnikov down the right. Danny Rose with him, and importantly Eric Dier
:04:31. > :04:38.stopped him from firing. He was racing down the wing, great
:04:39. > :04:42.challenge from Danny Rose. This is the area where Hiro Mike Neal Paul
:04:43. > :04:46.Scholes. He's got a bit more pace and he can break from there as well.
:04:47. > :04:58.-- hit reminds me of Paul Scholes. Brilliant work from Kyle Walker,
:04:59. > :05:03.that is Lallana! Too straight. Straight at Akinfeev, whose hands
:05:04. > :05:17.are stinging. Fantastic play from Walker. Good technique from Lallana.
:05:18. > :05:26.A real test for the keeper. Dzyuba found Shatov. Here is sterling. He's
:05:27. > :05:32.quick and he's going to have to be to take him on. Sterling in! Cane!
:05:33. > :05:41.Kane! Wasn't quite crisp enough but it was another England opening. Dele
:05:42. > :05:45.Alli just drifting into that space. It wouldn't have counted. No,
:05:46. > :05:53.exactly. It's that man again. Brilliant how he finds space, just
:05:54. > :05:58.wanted a better finish, of course. Kane, dispossessed by the youngest
:05:59. > :06:02.player in the Russian squad, turned 20 at the end of last month. The
:06:03. > :06:09.exception in the squad, because by and large it is experienced, shall
:06:10. > :06:15.we say. There will be a free kick for Russia. Dzyuba down, Rose
:06:16. > :06:36.guilty. He goes down very easily. Big jobs to do here. In towards
:06:37. > :06:46.Dzyuba! But at the front of the queue was Sergey Ignashevich. That
:06:47. > :06:47.shouldn't be happening, he should be getting an England head onto that
:06:48. > :07:02.ball. Rooney had to shift the ball quickly
:07:03. > :07:19.and does so again, to find sterling. Rose is on to it. Alli didn't quite
:07:20. > :07:27.get his feet sorted out. Impressive again from Sterling. Very good play
:07:28. > :07:32.again. Danny Rose as well, he didn't give up on him. Little backheel here
:07:33. > :07:35.from Sterling and Danny Rose is on to this in a flash. It's a great
:07:36. > :07:46.ball across the box but Dele Alli just can't make up the ground. It's
:07:47. > :08:01.agonising. Sterling being closed by Oleg Shatov.
:08:02. > :08:14.Lallana now to Alli, Alli to Walker. Lallana! Drag to wide. Second
:08:15. > :08:21.shooting chance for Adam Lallana. Another very easy on the eye England
:08:22. > :08:25.move. Great ball, isn't it? They can't deal with it. England very
:08:26. > :08:30.strong on either wing. Good interchange play. Couldn't hit the
:08:31. > :08:45.target, though. Alli, brilliant footwork. Where to
:08:46. > :08:54.next? Wherever he wants to go! Rooney. Straight down the barrel for
:08:55. > :09:00.Akinfeev again. Those fists are being made to work. There is Eric
:09:01. > :09:13.Dier, with a tremendous tackle. Wouldn't quite bounce Lallana's way.
:09:14. > :09:20.Lallana in there, England hunting. You can see it from the players.
:09:21. > :09:24.Great play here. He's got no right to get through. You see the new and
:09:25. > :09:34.the old there. Great technique from Rooney. Straight at the keeper,
:09:35. > :09:39.fortunately for Russia. They will be mindful of the Uruguay game in the
:09:40. > :09:44.last World Cup, two lapses of concentration hurt England. Rooney,
:09:45. > :09:55.Rose! Bounced up awkwardly for Akinfeev, who dealt with it well.
:09:56. > :10:05.Rose, England go again. Kane, a little bit of space for Harry Kane.
:10:06. > :10:14.Finding support. A very high Russian line. If someone finds that run from
:10:15. > :10:15.deep well, they are in. A great ball in from Rose. Dele Alli in their
:10:16. > :10:30.again. Smalling, and Sterling is onside.
:10:31. > :10:41.Was he fouled? He was, just outside the box. England free kick. Small
:10:42. > :10:54.lake of just diving in, Sterling was too quick for him. -- Smolnikov.
:10:55. > :11:05.Just as importantly, Akinfeev can't be the ball. There is Kane. Akinfeev
:11:06. > :11:11.gets a glove to it. Touch to Sterling! Sauber Dave from Akinfeev
:11:12. > :11:18.but the flag was up anyway. It wasn't at the time that Sterling had
:11:19. > :11:21.a go. -- Sauber save. Look at this from the Russian defence, just
:11:22. > :11:30.pushing up and catching Sterling offside. That was given away by
:11:31. > :11:41.Ignashevich. Kane does well to retrieve it. Alli. Kane can't go any
:11:42. > :11:45.further, another England free kick. They are building something again.
:11:46. > :12:01.They certainly are. Ignashevich diving in. I think Dier may be going
:12:02. > :12:04.to run over this. He has scored in his last seven England
:12:05. > :12:09.internationals, Rooney. He's going to hit it. Can't make it eight this
:12:10. > :12:16.time. The way he's got his eyes fixed on that target, but it's just
:12:17. > :12:23.too difficult, it's just too high. Difficult skill to get that up and
:12:24. > :12:29.down from there. Dzyuba, it has come for Kokorin. Danny Rose didn't know
:12:30. > :12:34.much about that but fortunately was in the right place to block it. It
:12:35. > :12:41.is a corner. Danny Rose was nice and tight there, get as close as you
:12:42. > :12:44.possibly can, create that barrier to block the shot. Russia's first
:12:45. > :12:52.corner of the entire match. They're coming. Shatov delivery, and Joe
:12:53. > :12:58.Hart has to save it. Back towards his own goal from Eric Dier. Well,
:12:59. > :13:04.it's an awkward ball in hand die just doesn't adjust quickly enough,
:13:05. > :13:15.does he? -- and Dier doesn't adjust quickly enough. Sterling, Rose wide.
:13:16. > :13:23.Rose with the delivery... Here's Wayne Rooney! What a save! Follow-up
:13:24. > :13:27.from Lallana off the post but the flag up anyway. What a save that was
:13:28. > :13:34.from Akinfeev to keep Wayne Rooney out. That is stunning play from
:13:35. > :13:41.England. It comes back off the post and yes, Lallana is clearly offside.
:13:42. > :13:43.It's a nice strike as well from Wayne. He doesn't go for power, he
:13:44. > :14:03.tries to place it. Danny Rose. He is nearly finding Alli. He feels
:14:04. > :14:14.he was unfairly impeded. The referee agrees with him. A free kick to
:14:15. > :14:25.England. A yellow card for Schennikov. Very intelligent. Tried
:14:26. > :14:40.to knock it through the legs. Dyer is right in the mix. -- Dier. Harry
:14:41. > :14:46.Kane has similar ideas. He leaves it. Eric Dier smashes it. England
:14:47. > :15:05.find a way. It is a dynamite strike from Dier.
:15:06. > :15:14.England 1-0 Russia. A stunning strike. What on earth is Dier doing?
:15:15. > :15:19.A fantastic strike. Four people moved to the left at the wrong time.
:15:20. > :15:30.Schennikov buries it. A fantastic strike. A flare has been fired from
:15:31. > :15:34.the Russian end of the field. A couple of others have been lit that
:15:35. > :15:42.you might be able to see. Let's hope it has not gone anywhere else.
:15:43. > :15:51.You may just have heard a huge explosion. That again has come from
:15:52. > :15:55.the part of the ground where the Russian supporters are housed. A
:15:56. > :16:01.menacing atmosphere down that end. Let's hope nothing gets any worse
:16:02. > :16:10.than that. Three minutes to go. Three minutes is what the board said
:16:11. > :16:16.will be added on at the end of this. Difficult moments for England to see
:16:17. > :16:24.this one through. He cannot stop the cross. Smalling does. Excellent.
:16:25. > :16:40.State goal side and keep your eye on the ball. -- stay.
:16:41. > :16:59.Schennikov being closed by James Milner. A good header. It is Vasili
:17:00. > :17:10.Berezutski! It was a diagonal ball to the far post. What on earth was
:17:11. > :17:15.Danny Rose doing? He lit looped it into the far corner. He climbed
:17:16. > :17:23.really high and England are devastated.
:17:24. > :17:34.The referee has a look at the watch and puts his whistle to his lips. It
:17:35. > :17:41.is a draw that will feel like a defeat. They had it won, they had
:17:42. > :17:46.the job done. The Russian captain, Vasili Berezutski, has made it a
:17:47. > :17:51.point each, rather than the three points that Eric Dier looked to have
:17:52. > :17:58.got for England. It has finished in Marseille on the field, England 1-1
:17:59. > :18:05.Russia. I am afraid to say that in the stands there is more to come. We
:18:06. > :18:11.had another flare at full-time sent out from the Russian supporters. We
:18:12. > :18:15.then got an invasion of the Russian supporters into the England section.
:18:16. > :18:18.Plenty of running for the exits as quickly as they can. It is a
:18:19. > :18:29.horrible end to the night. What are the overriding emotions in
:18:30. > :18:34.the dressing room? Bitter disappointment. We were winning 1-0
:18:35. > :18:39.and deservedly in my opinion. To concede a goal so late in the game,
:18:40. > :18:45.it is hard. Sometimes you are lucky you get it go like that to save the
:18:46. > :18:50.game for you but when it goes the other way and you lose two points as
:18:51. > :18:55.a result, it will take a few moments before you get over that. It is part
:18:56. > :18:59.of football. You have to do that. You need to remember that for long
:19:00. > :19:05.spells of the game we played really well. At least the goal they did
:19:06. > :19:12.score was really good. It was not a goal which was easily stopped. We
:19:13. > :19:16.had the game in our hands. We dominated at times and controlled
:19:17. > :19:20.the game. We had the best chances. When you concede late on it is
:19:21. > :19:25.always disappointing and feels like a defeat. It is not the worst result
:19:26. > :19:29.and we have is to lift ourselves. We have an important game on Thursday.
:19:30. > :19:34.Naturally a degree of disappointment about the overall result. I suppose
:19:35. > :19:40.there is plenty of positives to take from that game and still two matches
:19:41. > :19:45.left. Plenty of positives. Roy will be really disappointed with the
:19:46. > :19:51.result and with the way they played. It was tough on them. They deserved
:19:52. > :19:56.more. We always... We have said in the past weeks that we have been
:19:57. > :20:00.worried about us defensively. If we are going to progress in this
:20:01. > :20:04.tournament we had to score goals. We got a great goal tonight. This
:20:05. > :20:09.should have been two or three goals and the game should have been out of
:20:10. > :20:14.sight. Having said that, it was a very good goal we conceded a couple
:20:15. > :20:20.of minutes from the end. It is remarkable. In 65 Premier League
:20:21. > :20:34.games, temp three macro had never blushes the Dier had never shot from
:20:35. > :20:39.a free kick. -- Dier had never shot from a free kick. I did not expect
:20:40. > :20:44.him to take it when you have Harry Kane on the pitch and Wayne Rooney.
:20:45. > :20:49.He said, get out of the way, it is my turn. They must have spotted
:20:50. > :20:52.something in training in the past couple of weeks that has given him
:20:53. > :20:59.the authority to go ahead and take it. The keeper doesn't do himself
:21:00. > :21:07.any favours. That is the smallest I have seen him look on the pitch. He
:21:08. > :21:13.cannot see the ball. He is too far off his line. So close to the ball
:21:14. > :21:20.that his reaction time is cut down. He has power on it. The ball has not
:21:21. > :21:24.gone into the corner. We all thought that was for England but they could
:21:25. > :21:31.not see it now. Roy thought it was a really good goal. What do you think?
:21:32. > :21:36.I agree that it was a very good header. It could have been stopped.
:21:37. > :21:43.Very good centre forward play, pulling out onto the full-back. The
:21:44. > :21:49.good ball in from Schennikov. That is a superb header. James Milner
:21:50. > :21:54.makes up the mind of Schennikov. If he stops and jockeys him, it is a
:21:55. > :21:59.different matter. He does not run past him. A brilliant ball and a
:22:00. > :22:05.brilliant header. You might have a query with regard to Chris Smalling.
:22:06. > :22:13.Danny Rose gets beaten at the back post. In the middle of your box, you
:22:14. > :22:17.have to be looking, who is the danger man? A centre-half is the
:22:18. > :22:21.biggest player. Make sure you are against him rather than Danny Rose,
:22:22. > :22:30.who will be bullied like he was there. Do you think the
:22:31. > :22:34.substitutions were at fault? I thought Wayne Rooney was excellent
:22:35. > :22:38.in that position. There was speculation about where he would
:22:39. > :22:42.play. He played in midfield and I thought he was brilliant. He
:22:43. > :22:50.controlled the game. His passing was excellent. He got the balance right.
:22:51. > :22:56.He helped out defensively when he needed. I was surprised when he was
:22:57. > :23:02.brought. In the later stages of the game, some might Wayne Rooney is
:23:03. > :23:07.vital. He can take the sting out of the game and compose himself,
:23:08. > :23:15.composed other players in the team. It is a team that lacks experience
:23:16. > :23:21.generally. They have had chance after chance. The goal you are
:23:22. > :23:26.talking about, when you are zone marked from the first free kick, no
:23:27. > :23:32.one marks anyone. It got headed out. When it came back in May were all
:23:33. > :23:40.over the place. An experienced centre-back sorts it out. That is an
:23:41. > :23:44.unbelievable save. There are so many positives. It is good to see the
:23:45. > :23:47.players and a manager talking positively thinking about the way
:23:48. > :23:52.they have played rather than the result. They will feel like a defeat
:23:53. > :23:56.which is difficult to swallow at this stage of the game. They need to
:23:57. > :24:03.be filled with some sort of confidence. They have to be
:24:04. > :24:11.clinical. A lot of good performances. Dele Alli two. Get his
:24:12. > :24:15.customary goal that he is a threat. In Schennikov and Wayne Rooney and
:24:16. > :24:21.Alli, they got the mix right in midfield. There is much like Wayne
:24:22. > :24:27.Rooney, he chose his moments. When to go. I thought the midfield
:24:28. > :24:32.blended well together. He did that a few times in the game, timing his
:24:33. > :24:41.runs going forward. I thought he was very good. I like his positions. He
:24:42. > :24:52.has a maturity. He understands when to run through. He has a great
:24:53. > :24:58.awareness about him. He is like a gazelle, going around the pitch.
:24:59. > :25:08.It's no one is available, no one world take shots. He looked a very
:25:09. > :25:17.experienced player tonight. Harry Kane was a bit of the boil, wasn't
:25:18. > :25:24.he? I was at Wembley. He looked very leggy. A lot of games, including all
:25:25. > :25:28.this season. While we're on about Harry Kane, let's get straight to
:25:29. > :25:36.the point. What is he doing a corner? I imagine those are his
:25:37. > :25:41.instructions. It is bizarre. It is well within his right to say to his
:25:42. > :25:45.manager, find someone else to take penalties. I am York best
:25:46. > :25:49.goal-scorer in one of the best headers of the ball. Get someone
:25:50. > :25:56.else to take the corners are not him because he is a top centre forward.
:25:57. > :26:01.I agree. We have seen how many times England get to the byline. If Harry
:26:02. > :26:07.Kane get that type of service can use schools. He did not get in on
:26:08. > :26:12.the end of anything. I thought the two full-backs were particularly
:26:13. > :26:21.good. You can see the touch as they had. They are an influential part of
:26:22. > :26:26.the team. Great intensity and desire to get up and down the pitch. When
:26:27. > :26:31.they get there they have a very good delivery. Especially Danny Rose.
:26:32. > :26:38.Anticipation and gambling to go in there. Does full-backs are well
:26:39. > :26:43.within their rights to say to the Centre forward or midfielders, we
:26:44. > :26:48.have done our job tonight. We have put the ball into the box in
:26:49. > :26:53.dangerous areas. The time to worry is when you are not creating
:26:54. > :27:00.chances. You can work on that and work on finishing, which I am sure
:27:01. > :27:05.they will do. As strikers, asked three, you would say to the manager,
:27:06. > :27:19.if I'm not getting chances, leave me out. -- us. I am busy not getting in
:27:20. > :27:24.the right position. -- I am obviously not getting in the right
:27:25. > :27:28.position. There has been quite a lot of trouble in Marseille. I took the
:27:29. > :27:34.end, the English fans were rushed by Russian fans.
:27:35. > :27:44.I'll where there are English fans say may have been attacked for no
:27:45. > :27:50.reason. It is shameful and embarrassing, isn't it? People say
:27:51. > :27:54.this might be provoked by the police or other fans. It does always seem
:27:55. > :27:59.to be in the place where England are. That cannot always just be a
:28:00. > :28:04.coincidence. Everyone has come into this tournament talking about
:28:05. > :28:11.terrorism. Hooligans have been put onto the back burner. It is a shame.
:28:12. > :28:16.Hopefully it will get cleaned up because we do not want to be
:28:17. > :28:20.associated with that anymore. England fail yet again to win their
:28:21. > :28:22.first match at European Championships.
:28:23. > :28:24.Earlier, Wales opened against Slovakia, and after 58 years
:28:25. > :28:51.without a major football tournament, it was time to wake the dragon.
:28:52. > :29:05.COMMENTATOR: Chris Coleman's men have saved Welsh football from the
:29:06. > :29:07.shackles of despair... Your commentators in Bordeaux, Robbie
:29:08. > :29:12.Savage and Steve Wilson. COMMENTATOR: It has been an
:29:13. > :29:17.agonising long wait but here it is. Bordeaux is the setting Slovakia the
:29:18. > :29:23.opposition and these the proudest Welshman you can imagine. Act here
:29:24. > :29:32.by huge support in this beautiful stadium and this beautiful city. So,
:29:33. > :29:35.Wayne Hennessey's last-minute back spasm has meant a first ever
:29:36. > :29:39.international start for Liverpool reserve Danny Ward, and so much
:29:40. > :29:48.depends on Gareth Bale, but he has broad shoulders. Slovakia did appear
:29:49. > :29:52.in the World Cup finals in 2010, when they beat Italy. Marek Hamsik
:29:53. > :30:01.is the golden boy. Nine season is now at Napoli but still only 28.
:30:02. > :30:04.Kucka has enjoyed a good first season with AC Milan. Chris Coleman
:30:05. > :30:08.saying yesterday now is not the time to sit back and enjoy the moment,
:30:09. > :30:13.now is the time to roll up the sleeves and do the job. Hamsik has
:30:14. > :30:22.dispossessed Bale, ghosted through and he goes on, what a goal... Oh!
:30:23. > :30:26.Unbelievable! Ben Davies, there, I've got to say what an absolutely
:30:27. > :30:31.fantastic run from Hamsik, he goes to shoot, cuts inside, just watch
:30:32. > :30:37.Ben Davies on the line. Fantastic, goal waving. It was within a whisker
:30:38. > :30:51.of being the worst possible start for Wales. Jonny Williams... Free
:30:52. > :30:58.kick. The Norwegian referee says yes. So, Gareth Bale is standing
:30:59. > :31:15.around 30 yards away from the Slovakian goal. Bale, for Wales...
:31:16. > :31:24.In! Completely fooled Matus Kozacik. Wales 1-0 Slovakia. He's done it
:31:25. > :31:29.again. Gareth Bale, the way he strikes the ball with his left foot.
:31:30. > :31:38.Just look at that technique. Up and down. 1-0, Gareth Bale. His 20th
:31:39. > :31:44.international goal in his 50th cap -- his 55th cap. Can't speak highly
:31:45. > :31:50.enough of him. Chester forward, Williams looking to nip in between
:31:51. > :31:54.and he might... Martin Skrtel has bundled into Jonny Williams. Free
:31:55. > :31:59.kick has been given. The extra official behind the goal nearly got
:32:00. > :32:06.taken out. As he comes across, Skrtel, just watch his right elbow.
:32:07. > :32:11.Well, how has that official not seen that? If you're going to have them,
:32:12. > :32:15.these extra officials, they are not just there to watch the game,
:32:16. > :32:19.they're there to contribute to decisions. It might be Slovakia's
:32:20. > :32:23.verse European Championships finals but it's worth saying that the
:32:24. > :32:28.Czechoslovakia team which won the European Championship in 1976
:32:29. > :32:39.included eight Slovaks and only three Czechs. Weiss finds Duris.
:32:40. > :32:44.Weiss... Got to be careful with those legs, the Welsh defenders, and
:32:45. > :32:48.they were. Suddenly for the first time in the game Vladimir Weiss is a
:32:49. > :32:51.factor of yellow good feed by Weiss but so many Welsh bodies back
:32:52. > :33:03.protecting Danny Ward. Wales nearly beat the All Blacks
:33:04. > :33:15.this morning! And they could -- they are beating Slovakia this evening.
:33:16. > :33:26.Here is Weiss. Little ricochet. Corner. Now, from a Slovakian points
:33:27. > :33:32.of view, Weiss with the corner, you want to get all the bodies around,
:33:33. > :33:40.which it in, get Skrtel and Jan Durica flying in and really test the
:33:41. > :33:47.goalkeeper. Weiss with this corner. Away by Bale.
:33:48. > :34:03.Pretty certain he was in an offside position. He wasn't! Not when the
:34:04. > :34:21.ball was played. That is a lovely ball in for Robert
:34:22. > :34:27.Mak! Alarm bells were ringing. A great run from Mak. As you can see,
:34:28. > :34:32.Ashley Williams at the top of the page tries to play offside, on his
:34:33. > :34:36.own favoured left foot, Mak. Going to be difficult to score from there,
:34:37. > :34:44.running away from goal. Here comes Chris Gunter. Williams's first touch
:34:45. > :34:55.a bit heavy, Jan Durica with the slide in. Joe Allen. Lifted in to
:34:56. > :35:04.Bale! Matus Kozacik just kept it out. Just look at the power. A
:35:05. > :35:08.standing start but he still knew he was going to beat the defender. He
:35:09. > :35:17.jumps committee powers it into the ground. -- he jumps, he powers it
:35:18. > :35:22.into the ground. Still no real threat from Slovakia, but here's
:35:23. > :35:28.Mak. And now the chance, and the equalising goal! Duda, who has only
:35:29. > :35:37.been on the pitch for a matter of seconds, has equalised for Slovakia.
:35:38. > :35:50.Ondrej Duda with the goal. Wales 1-1 Slovakia. Out of nothing. Well, what
:35:51. > :35:58.a substitution. Great finish. Great run from Mak, 1-1.
:35:59. > :36:16.Duda, Weiss. Good ball, that. Well taken by Mak. Well hit. Rising, just
:36:17. > :36:22.too much for Robert Mak. Don't forget, of course, that Slovakia, in
:36:23. > :36:26.World Cup qualifying, are in the same group as both England and
:36:27. > :36:36.Scotland. Robson-Kanu, Ramsey in the middle, Bale arriving, Ramsey! What
:36:37. > :36:41.an opportunity. Robson-Kanu looks up and whips it in. I have to say, I
:36:42. > :36:49.think Ramsey jumped just a bit too early. Ledley, that's a good ball,
:36:50. > :37:06.Aaron Ramsey here, can he stay on his feet? Hal Robson-Kanu, it's in!
:37:07. > :37:13.Hal Robson-Kanu for Wales! Another substitute, another girl, another
:37:14. > :37:18.Welsh huddle. -- another goal. They are back in front with ten minutes
:37:19. > :37:24.to play. What an absolutely fantastic ball. Look at Ramsey's
:37:25. > :37:29.position. He makes it past Skrtel and then Robson-Kanu, on his left
:37:30. > :37:35.foot, in between the legs of Jan Durica. That pass from Ledley,
:37:36. > :37:40.Ramsey in a great position, Jan Durica can't get there, yes he
:37:41. > :37:48.scuffs the shop, Hal Robson-Kanu, but who cares! It's in the back of
:37:49. > :37:53.the net, 2-1 Wales. Shin and in! Off his shin, but who cares! Look at
:37:54. > :38:03.those Welsh fans! Duda. Change of pace on that from
:38:04. > :38:10.Mak, but come out nicely for Hamsik. It's hit the post.
:38:11. > :38:20.Well, that was close. Hasn't scored in two years, but he gets across
:38:21. > :38:33.Ashley Williams. Powerful header. Jan Durica for Slovakia. Up two
:38:34. > :38:37.awards Adam Nemec who hit the post a moment ago. Bale, two onto', Hal
:38:38. > :38:45.Robson-Kanu the other. Bale again, maybe.
:38:46. > :38:52.Pushing for the equaliser Slovakia, they are leaving gaps. Two
:38:53. > :38:58.opportunities now for Wales to finish the game off. Will they pay
:38:59. > :39:06.for these missed chances? Duda, nice dummy, Mak. Six in this attack in
:39:07. > :39:18.blue. In from Hamsik to the back post. Wide from Robert Mak. I think
:39:19. > :39:21.when Danny Ward clears this, the referee will blow his whistle.
:39:22. > :39:29.WHISTLE And the party will begin!
:39:30. > :39:38.CHEERING 58 years of waiting, 58 years and
:39:39. > :39:46.victory in their first game back on the big stage. Hal Robson-Kanu with
:39:47. > :39:55.the winning goal. Gareth Bale set them on their way. And although
:39:56. > :40:03.Ondrej Duda equalised for Slovakia, who then had a very good spell,
:40:04. > :40:09.Wales have won. And you've got to give Chris Coleman massive credit.
:40:10. > :40:16.He resist the temptation to play the three people who had just come back
:40:17. > :40:20.from injury. He left Ledley and Robson-Kanu out, on the bench. Then
:40:21. > :40:25.he brought them on and it was Ledley who played the ball to Ramsey, and
:40:26. > :40:32.then Hal Robson-Kanu got the winning goal. What a team, what a
:40:33. > :40:36.performance. Wales 2-1 Slovakia. What can I say? It was like a home
:40:37. > :40:40.game today. Our fans are just the best in the world and they fully got
:40:41. > :40:43.behind us tonight and we gave them summary to celebrate. Our boys
:40:44. > :40:49.showed incredible passion and a lot of courage to come back. Incredible
:40:50. > :40:53.attitude and mentality. I just thought it was a great game of
:40:54. > :40:57.football, it had everything. It had goals, it was quite physical, the
:40:58. > :41:01.atmosphere was electric. Rambo has done great. He's opened up a bit of
:41:02. > :41:05.space and the ball has dropped to me in the box and I've managed to
:41:06. > :41:09.direct it into the corner. Not the best finish but one that we're all
:41:10. > :41:13.delighted about. Man of the Match performance from yourself. How much
:41:14. > :41:17.did you just enjoy the experience, enjoy the moment and enjoy being on
:41:18. > :41:21.the big stage? That was the message for everyone, to make sure we not
:41:22. > :41:25.let this pass us by without soaking it in, enjoying it first and
:41:26. > :41:29.foremost and making sure that 100% effort was there from everyone.
:41:30. > :41:34.Credit to this squad of players, every time we do play, the effort is
:41:35. > :41:38.always there from everyone. When you have that, these are the sort of
:41:39. > :41:43.results you can get. What goes through your mind when the manager
:41:44. > :41:46.told you you were going to start in Wales's first ever game in a
:41:47. > :41:50.European Championships? It was obviously a very proud moment but
:41:51. > :41:53.then straightaway you switch into game mode and think about all the
:41:54. > :41:57.preparation you've done and you just want to train and give your best.
:41:58. > :42:01.We'll learn on the job really because we've never been here, we
:42:02. > :42:04.don't know what to expect, and we've been a little bit knocked off our
:42:05. > :42:07.park on the way because there's been a lot happening that doesn't
:42:08. > :42:11.normally happen, a lot of intrusion, but we can't complain, that's what
:42:12. > :42:16.we've always wanted, we've always wanted to be here. Next game is
:42:17. > :42:20.Thursday, we know it's against a fantastic team, we know what the
:42:21. > :42:24.atmosphere is going to be like, I think it's going to be a great game
:42:25. > :42:28.come what may, we will go into it and give what we've got and whoever
:42:29. > :42:32.comes out -- whatever comes out of the mix at the end of it, that's how
:42:33. > :42:40.it goes. But you can't ask for more than what they've given today.
:42:41. > :42:57.A wonderful day for Welsh football, Dean. Terrific performance, great
:42:58. > :43:02.victory and heroic performances right across the field. Just a great
:43:03. > :43:06.day for the country. We don't get many days like this, so stay awake
:43:07. > :43:10.as long as you can tonight! LAUGHTER
:43:11. > :43:14.It's a dream start for us. I didn't know how we were going to do. I
:43:15. > :43:18.don't think the players would have. But Allen said it earlier, what they
:43:19. > :43:21.would have gained from this result is the belief that they should be
:43:22. > :43:25.here and they can compete at this level. So it was a great win. We
:43:26. > :43:31.will let you enjoy the winning goal once again. Robson-Kanu, magical
:43:32. > :43:35.moment. Yes, we talked about Chris getting his tactics right. Ramsey
:43:36. > :43:40.ended up spreading the ball through. And it's a great ball from Joe
:43:41. > :43:43.Ledley, who Chris has brought himself on as sub, to Aaron Ramsey,
:43:44. > :43:46.who finds himself in the position he wants to be, and a fantastic strike
:43:47. > :43:50.from Robson-Kanu... LAUGHTER
:43:51. > :43:58.He has reacted first to the ball and then on your day, they go in. If
:43:59. > :44:12.your day is not going well, that hits the land's legs and goes out.
:44:13. > :44:23.All eyes were on Gareth Bale, as you would anticipate. He got a goal
:44:24. > :44:27.early in the game. This free kick, this was before against Israel. Same
:44:28. > :44:32.side, against Andorra again. The keeper must have had a look. He
:44:33. > :44:44.takes three or four steps to his left. Gareth has smashed it the
:44:45. > :44:51.other way. I do not think the keeper will be happy. He has taken three or
:44:52. > :44:59.four steps to his left. If he stays still, he catches that. It is a
:45:00. > :45:02.decent strike. It did not go in the middle of the golf was that that is
:45:03. > :45:09.the presence of Gareth Bale and his reputation. As a manager, you try to
:45:10. > :45:17.do the right thing. -- middle of the goal. The Slovakia goal unsettled
:45:18. > :45:23.things for a while. It was a little bit nervous. Before the game, you
:45:24. > :45:26.would say there would be a moment where you are uncertain and under
:45:27. > :45:30.pressure. It was a great substitution. I think Ramsey should
:45:31. > :45:39.have fouled him here and used his experience. Bang, reverse back into
:45:40. > :45:42.the corner where it has come from! This is where you are saying to
:45:43. > :45:47.yourself, let's see what Wales are made of. They could have crumbled.
:45:48. > :45:55.Their backs are to the wall. The substitutions were by Chris Coleman.
:45:56. > :46:00.He played the part in the winning goal. The confidence they will have
:46:01. > :46:06.will be great and bodes well for a fantastic game coming up against
:46:07. > :46:11.England on Thursday. There was a Skirtel elbow in the box which we
:46:12. > :46:18.thought definitely was a penalty. All the officials missed it. I do
:46:19. > :46:23.not know how he missed it. He was two yards away. If he cannot see
:46:24. > :46:28.that in front of him, there is a very serious problem. It should have
:46:29. > :46:38.been a penalty and a red card. He has gone in for him with his elbow.
:46:39. > :46:43.I would give to read cards for that. What is the point of having that
:46:44. > :46:49.official that if they do not make that decision or do not spot it?
:46:50. > :46:59.England did not get away with it but Wales did. I was thinking, here we
:47:00. > :47:05.go. So many bodies ran the ball. Ashley Williams has got him. He has
:47:06. > :47:10.still got him. Great strike play. That is the type of goal that Alan
:47:11. > :47:15.would score. Put his arm across and got his head there. When your luck
:47:16. > :47:22.is in it hits the post and comes out. We needed luck and we got it
:47:23. > :47:40.today. Before the game, we highlighted hams sit as star player.
:47:41. > :47:48.A broad touch from Gareth Bale. Another poor touch from Gareth. He
:47:49. > :47:57.sends three the wrong way. A left hook. What an unbelievable clearance
:47:58. > :48:02.that is. Not as good as the Gareth Bale free kick. That moment there
:48:03. > :48:07.appeared to mind what Wales were about. Everyone giving their all
:48:08. > :48:09.with last-ditch tackles and preparing to put their bodies on the
:48:10. > :48:30.line. I thought they were superb. England, Wales next. If they play
:48:31. > :48:39.like that we -- they will not lose many. Let's hope everyone behaves.
:48:40. > :48:42.How do you see that game going? I think England will have a lot of
:48:43. > :48:49.possession in the game. The world skies will be comfortable sitting
:48:50. > :48:58.back and hoping. The likes of Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey. Seeing Wales
:48:59. > :49:03.qualifying, they are 18. They do not want to take focus of the team. It
:49:04. > :49:10.is not about individuals, it is a unit. It is their strength and core.
:49:11. > :49:17.Chris Coleman got his tactics absolutely spot-on. The decisions he
:49:18. > :49:21.made to bring the players off and Robson-Kanu on were brilliant.
:49:22. > :49:28.Because they work for him, will they go with Robson-Kanu again? Do you
:49:29. > :49:36.see England shifting tactics because it is Wales? I thought today, the
:49:37. > :49:41.England game was crying out for Jamie Vardy to stretch the
:49:42. > :49:46.opposition back four. It did not happen. There is food for thought
:49:47. > :49:51.for Roy Hodgson in attacking positions. The final ball may be was
:49:52. > :49:56.not as clinical as we would have expected. A pointer for Wales will
:49:57. > :50:03.be excellent and less so for England. If you win the first game
:50:04. > :50:06.you are more or less through. Even if they get beaten against England,
:50:07. > :50:09.they still have a good chance. So, Wales and England face
:50:10. > :50:11.each other on Thursday. Match coverage will
:50:12. > :50:12.be across the BBC. We start on BBC Two at 1pm,
:50:13. > :50:16.before switching to BBC One at 1.30 There will be commentary across
:50:17. > :50:18.5live and the BBC Sport website And if you fancy picking your
:50:19. > :50:22.starting XIs for both sides have a look at our selector game
:50:23. > :50:28.on the website. The day's first game saw Albania -
:50:29. > :50:30.making their European Championship debut -
:50:31. > :50:32.take on Switzerland in Lens. Kevin Kilbane watched this one
:50:33. > :50:54.alongside Simon Brotherton. Rodriguez getting away. Finding a
:50:55. > :51:07.little bit of space. He has done well.
:51:08. > :51:15.Happy to see it bounced behind. Both full-backs getting forward,
:51:16. > :51:31.Rodriguez in particular. An excellent left foot. The header
:51:32. > :51:36.finds the back of the net. Inside the first five minutes of the game,
:51:37. > :51:51.the best start for Switzerland. The Albanian captain will be put
:51:52. > :51:55.straightaway. The Spanish referee is no more than ten paces away from it.
:51:56. > :52:13.A heavy challenge. Here is a chance. A good save. The
:52:14. > :52:22.danger is still not cleared. The offside flag goes up. It would not
:52:23. > :52:24.have counted anyway. The goalkeeper called into serious action for the
:52:25. > :52:39.first time this afternoon. They are claiming a handball here.
:52:40. > :52:51.He has already been booked by the referee,
:52:52. > :52:58.Cana. The captain of Albania is sent off.
:52:59. > :53:39.That free kick from Dzemaili. Albania, a good chance. Side netting
:53:40. > :53:45.by Sadiku. He is denied by the goalkeeper. What a chance and what a
:53:46. > :53:48.save. He has made some really good saves. A brilliant ball played in.
:53:49. > :54:07.So unlucky. Switzerland joined France on three
:54:08. > :54:09.points in Group A. If the top to both win their will go through to
:54:10. > :54:13.the last 16. Tomorrow Northern Ireland play
:54:14. > :54:14.in their first major They face Poland in
:54:15. > :54:17.their opening match. Two men who weren't even born back
:54:18. > :54:34.in 1986 were the Evans Was he a good big Brother? He was
:54:35. > :54:42.all right. Was he a pain? The best brother I could wish for. The first
:54:43. > :54:48.ever Brothers to appear for Northern Ireland in a major finals, a piece
:54:49. > :54:55.of history. How good will it be to share it with Corry? It would be
:54:56. > :54:59.great. To go into the tournament, it is something we are both very proud
:55:00. > :55:06.of, presenting our country. It is great we do it together. What would
:55:07. > :55:13.your first footballing memory be of your brother? He was out playing
:55:14. > :55:18.with kids and a boy would be standing around watching. Once he
:55:19. > :55:25.was older, I was allowed to join in. I always welcomed him. He was a fast
:55:26. > :55:31.centre forward at that stage. He was always scoring the goals. I would
:55:32. > :55:38.take a position at the back, even in street football. We were always
:55:39. > :55:43.close growing up. There was mum and dad, myself and Corry and my little
:55:44. > :55:50.sister. Away from home and living in England. It was a big commitment for
:55:51. > :55:55.all of us to make. I think that has kept us really close growing up as a
:55:56. > :56:00.family makes it all worthwhile. How hard is it to get the balance right?
:56:01. > :56:06.It is not about making up the numbers. It would be a new
:56:07. > :56:11.experience for us all. We want to go and be competitive. At the same time
:56:12. > :56:17.we will enjoy ourselves. You play aggressive football when you are
:56:18. > :56:18.enjoying your football. You are at your calmest and you go and express
:56:19. > :56:23.yourself. Our coverage of Northern Ireland's
:56:24. > :56:26.game against Poland starts on BBC One at 4:15pm
:56:27. > :56:28.with Neil Lennon, Then we get our first look
:56:29. > :56:47.at World Champions Germany who take It is a big day for Northern
:56:48. > :56:52.Ireland. A 30 year wait. It is phenomenal for them to be here. They
:56:53. > :56:57.have topped the qualifying group. A staggering achievement to be here.
:56:58. > :57:05.Enjoy it. They will fancy themselves, won't they? Why not? It
:57:06. > :57:09.is another Wales in a way. They have that togetherness. Not perhaps the
:57:10. > :57:15.individual talent that one or two of the Wales players have. But they
:57:16. > :57:19.have the same spirit and collective work rate and can resist pressure.
:57:20. > :57:23.They will come up against some really good teams that they have the
:57:24. > :57:27.equipment to stop the ball going past them. They have three
:57:28. > :57:35.centre-backs playing in the Premier League, which is great. Lafferty
:57:36. > :57:41.bangs in a few goals for them. An element of doubt about him. Playing
:57:42. > :57:46.with the three centre halves, they will have opportunities. There will
:57:47. > :57:50.be playing against one of the top number nines in world football. He
:57:51. > :57:55.has scored over 40 goals this season. We will see Germany
:57:56. > :58:04.tomorrow. They tend to do quite well. Not bad. They don't have a bad
:58:05. > :58:11.centre forward in their team! Miller is or is there with the Golden Boot.
:58:12. > :58:21.I am looking forward to it. -- Muller. Wales became the first
:58:22. > :58:28.British side ever to win their first game in the opening round of
:58:29. > :58:33.European Championship. Good night. England have never won their opening
:58:34. > :58:38.match in the European Championship. Eric Dier! Eight dynamite strike. A
:58:39. > :58:53.header. The equaliser. Gareth Bale for
:58:54. > :59:02.Wales. He has done it again! Another chance. Duda and the equalising
:59:03. > :59:04.goal. Robson-Kanu for Wales. This DA