11/06/2016 Match of the Day

Good evening. It was time for the talking to stop for England and

Wales, as both sides started their Euro 2016 campaign in Group B.

We'll have highlights of both matches for you over the next hour,

in the company of Alan Shearer, Rio Ferdinand and Dean Saunders.

There have been plenty of false dawns down the years.

COMMENTATOR: England go home. Oh, England are out of the European

Championship. England are out of the World Cup. Heartbreak in a penalty

shoot out. Your commentators in Marseille,

Martin Keown and Guy Mowbray. England walk into another tournament

and the usual mix of hope and hype. As the weight gets longer, the squad

gets younger. Perhaps just precocious enough not to feel the

huge pressure. Well, here is a first test. It's an England line-up that

we're seeing for the first time. So much for Roy Hodgson's overly

cautious reputation, as he selects Wayne Rooney in midfield for the

first time. With the energy of Raheem Sterling and Adam Lallana has

wide support for Harry Kane. A first time for the Spurs duo of Dele Alli

and Eric Dier in a competitive international. Nicola Rizzoli

handled the World Cup final. Keeping discipline always key and especially

so when he is in charge, he likes a card. Five players selected from the

title winning CSKA Moscow, including Vasili Berezutski and Sergey

Ignashevich. Won by Smolov. Look at the run of

Smolnikov down the right. Danny Rose with him, and importantly Eric Dier

stopped him from firing. He was racing down the wing, great

challenge from Danny Rose. This is the area where Hiro Mike Neal Paul

Scholes. He's got a bit more pace and he can break from there as well.

-- hit reminds me of Paul Scholes. Brilliant work from Kyle Walker,

that is Lallana! Too straight. Straight at Akinfeev, whose hands

are stinging. Fantastic play from Walker. Good technique from Lallana.

A real test for the keeper. Dzyuba found Shatov. Here is sterling. He's

quick and he's going to have to be to take him on. Sterling in! Cane!

Kane! Wasn't quite crisp enough but it was another England opening. Dele

Alli just drifting into that space. It wouldn't have counted. No,

exactly. It's that man again. Brilliant how he finds space, just

wanted a better finish, of course. Kane, dispossessed by the youngest

player in the Russian squad, turned 20 at the end of last month. The

exception in the squad, because by and large it is experienced, shall

we say. There will be a free kick for Russia. Dzyuba down, Rose

guilty. He goes down very easily. Big jobs to do here. In towards

Dzyuba! But at the front of the queue was Sergey Ignashevich. That

shouldn't be happening, he should be getting an England head onto that

ball. Rooney had to shift the ball quickly

and does so again, to find sterling. Rose is on to it. Alli didn't quite

get his feet sorted out. Impressive again from Sterling. Very good play

again. Danny Rose as well, he didn't give up on him. Little backheel here

from Sterling and Danny Rose is on to this in a flash. It's a great

ball across the box but Dele Alli just can't make up the ground. It's

agonising. Sterling being closed by Oleg Shatov.

Lallana now to Alli, Alli to Walker. Lallana! Drag to wide. Second

shooting chance for Adam Lallana. Another very easy on the eye England

move. Great ball, isn't it? They can't deal with it. England very

strong on either wing. Good interchange play. Couldn't hit the

target, though. Alli, brilliant footwork. Where to

next? Wherever he wants to go! Rooney. Straight down the barrel for

Akinfeev again. Those fists are being made to work. There is Eric

Dier, with a tremendous tackle. Wouldn't quite bounce Lallana's way.

Lallana in there, England hunting. You can see it from the players.

Great play here. He's got no right to get through. You see the new and

the old there. Great technique from Rooney. Straight at the keeper,

fortunately for Russia. They will be mindful of the Uruguay game in the

last World Cup, two lapses of concentration hurt England. Rooney,

Rose! Bounced up awkwardly for Akinfeev, who dealt with it well.

Rose, England go again. Kane, a little bit of space for Harry Kane.

Finding support. A very high Russian line. If someone finds that run from

deep well, they are in. A great ball in from Rose. Dele Alli in their

again. Smalling, and Sterling is onside.

Was he fouled? He was, just outside the box. England free kick. Small

lake of just diving in, Sterling was too quick for him. -- Smolnikov.

Just as importantly, Akinfeev can't be the ball. There is Kane. Akinfeev

gets a glove to it. Touch to Sterling! Sauber Dave from Akinfeev

but the flag was up anyway. It wasn't at the time that Sterling had

a go. -- Sauber save. Look at this from the Russian defence, just

pushing up and catching Sterling offside. That was given away by

Ignashevich. Kane does well to retrieve it. Alli. Kane can't go any

further, another England free kick. They are building something again.

They certainly are. Ignashevich diving in. I think Dier may be going

to run over this. He has scored in his last seven England

internationals, Rooney. He's going to hit it. Can't make it eight this

time. The way he's got his eyes fixed on that target, but it's just

too difficult, it's just too high. Difficult skill to get that up and

down from there. Dzyuba, it has come for Kokorin. Danny Rose didn't know

much about that but fortunately was in the right place to block it. It

is a corner. Danny Rose was nice and tight there, get as close as you

possibly can, create that barrier to block the shot. Russia's first

corner of the entire match. They're coming. Shatov delivery, and Joe

Hart has to save it. Back towards his own goal from Eric Dier. Well,

it's an awkward ball in hand die just doesn't adjust quickly enough,

does he? -- and Dier doesn't adjust quickly enough. Sterling, Rose wide.

Rose with the delivery... Here's Wayne Rooney! What a save! Follow-up

from Lallana off the post but the flag up anyway. What a save that was

from Akinfeev to keep Wayne Rooney out. That is stunning play from

England. It comes back off the post and yes, Lallana is clearly offside.

It's a nice strike as well from Wayne. He doesn't go for power, he

tries to place it. Danny Rose. He is nearly finding Alli. He feels

he was unfairly impeded. The referee agrees with him. A free kick to

England. A yellow card for Schennikov. Very intelligent. Tried

to knock it through the legs. Dyer is right in the mix. -- Dier. Harry

Kane has similar ideas. He leaves it. Eric Dier smashes it. England

find a way. It is a dynamite strike from Dier.

England 1-0 Russia. A stunning strike. What on earth is Dier doing?

A fantastic strike. Four people moved to the left at the wrong time.

Schennikov buries it. A fantastic strike. A flare has been fired from

the Russian end of the field. A couple of others have been lit that

you might be able to see. Let's hope it has not gone anywhere else.

You may just have heard a huge explosion. That again has come from

the part of the ground where the Russian supporters are housed. A

menacing atmosphere down that end. Let's hope nothing gets any worse

than that. Three minutes to go. Three minutes is what the board said

will be added on at the end of this. Difficult moments for England to see

this one through. He cannot stop the cross. Smalling does. Excellent.

State goal side and keep your eye on the ball. -- stay.

Schennikov being closed by James Milner. A good header. It is Vasili

Berezutski! It was a diagonal ball to the far post. What on earth was

Danny Rose doing? He lit looped it into the far corner. He climbed

really high and England are devastated.

The referee has a look at the watch and puts his whistle to his lips. It

is a draw that will feel like a defeat. They had it won, they had

the job done. The Russian captain, Vasili Berezutski, has made it a

point each, rather than the three points that Eric Dier looked to have

got for England. It has finished in Marseille on the field, England 1-1

Russia. I am afraid to say that in the stands there is more to come. We

had another flare at full-time sent out from the Russian supporters. We

then got an invasion of the Russian supporters into the England section.

Plenty of running for the exits as quickly as they can. It is a

horrible end to the night. What are the overriding emotions in

the dressing room? Bitter disappointment. We were winning 1-0

and deservedly in my opinion. To concede a goal so late in the game,

it is hard. Sometimes you are lucky you get it go like that to save the

game for you but when it goes the other way and you lose two points as

a result, it will take a few moments before you get over that. It is part

of football. You have to do that. You need to remember that for long

spells of the game we played really well. At least the goal they did

score was really good. It was not a goal which was easily stopped. We

had the game in our hands. We dominated at times and controlled

the game. We had the best chances. When you concede late on it is

always disappointing and feels like a defeat. It is not the worst result

and we have is to lift ourselves. We have an important game on Thursday.

Naturally a degree of disappointment about the overall result. I suppose

there is plenty of positives to take from that game and still two matches

left. Plenty of positives. Roy will be really disappointed with the

result and with the way they played. It was tough on them. They deserved

more. We always... We have said in the past weeks that we have been

worried about us defensively. If we are going to progress in this

tournament we had to score goals. We got a great goal tonight. This

should have been two or three goals and the game should have been out of

sight. Having said that, it was a very good goal we conceded a couple

of minutes from the end. It is remarkable. In 65 Premier League

games, temp three macro had never blushes the Dier had never shot from

a free kick. -- Dier had never shot from a free kick. I did not expect

him to take it when you have Harry Kane on the pitch and Wayne Rooney.

He said, get out of the way, it is my turn. They must have spotted

something in training in the past couple of weeks that has given him

the authority to go ahead and take it. The keeper doesn't do himself

any favours. That is the smallest I have seen him look on the pitch. He

cannot see the ball. He is too far off his line. So close to the ball

that his reaction time is cut down. He has power on it. The ball has not

gone into the corner. We all thought that was for England but they could

not see it now. Roy thought it was a really good goal. What do you think?

I agree that it was a very good header. It could have been stopped.

Very good centre forward play, pulling out onto the full-back. The

good ball in from Schennikov. That is a superb header. James Milner

makes up the mind of Schennikov. If he stops and jockeys him, it is a

different matter. He does not run past him. A brilliant ball and a

brilliant header. You might have a query with regard to Chris Smalling.

Danny Rose gets beaten at the back post. In the middle of your box, you

have to be looking, who is the danger man? A centre-half is the

biggest player. Make sure you are against him rather than Danny Rose,

who will be bullied like he was there. Do you think the

substitutions were at fault? I thought Wayne Rooney was excellent

in that position. There was speculation about where he would

play. He played in midfield and I thought he was brilliant. He

controlled the game. His passing was excellent. He got the balance right.

He helped out defensively when he needed. I was surprised when he was

brought. In the later stages of the game, some might Wayne Rooney is

vital. He can take the sting out of the game and compose himself,

composed other players in the team. It is a team that lacks experience

generally. They have had chance after chance. The goal you are

talking about, when you are zone marked from the first free kick, no

one marks anyone. It got headed out. When it came back in May were all

over the place. An experienced centre-back sorts it out. That is an

unbelievable save. There are so many positives. It is good to see the

players and a manager talking positively thinking about the way

they have played rather than the result. They will feel like a defeat

which is difficult to swallow at this stage of the game. They need to

be filled with some sort of confidence. They have to be

clinical. A lot of good performances. Dele Alli two. Get his

customary goal that he is a threat. In Schennikov and Wayne Rooney and

Alli, they got the mix right in midfield. There is much like Wayne

Rooney, he chose his moments. When to go. I thought the midfield

blended well together. He did that a few times in the game, timing his

runs going forward. I thought he was very good. I like his positions. He

has a maturity. He understands when to run through. He has a great

awareness about him. He is like a gazelle, going around the pitch.

It's no one is available, no one world take shots. He looked a very

experienced player tonight. Harry Kane was a bit of the boil, wasn't

he? I was at Wembley. He looked very leggy. A lot of games, including all

this season. While we're on about Harry Kane, let's get straight to

the point. What is he doing a corner? I imagine those are his

instructions. It is bizarre. It is well within his right to say to his

manager, find someone else to take penalties. I am York best

goal-scorer in one of the best headers of the ball. Get someone

else to take the corners are not him because he is a top centre forward.

I agree. We have seen how many times England get to the byline. If Harry

Kane get that type of service can use schools. He did not get in on

the end of anything. I thought the two full-backs were particularly

good. You can see the touch as they had. They are an influential part of

the team. Great intensity and desire to get up and down the pitch. When

they get there they have a very good delivery. Especially Danny Rose.

Anticipation and gambling to go in there. Does full-backs are well

within their rights to say to the Centre forward or midfielders, we

have done our job tonight. We have put the ball into the box in

dangerous areas. The time to worry is when you are not creating

chances. You can work on that and work on finishing, which I am sure

they will do. As strikers, asked three, you would say to the manager,

if I'm not getting chances, leave me out. -- us. I am busy not getting in

the right position. -- I am obviously not getting in the right

position. There has been quite a lot of trouble in Marseille. I took the

end, the English fans were rushed by Russian fans.

I'll where there are English fans say may have been attacked for no

reason. It is shameful and embarrassing, isn't it? People say

this might be provoked by the police or other fans. It does always seem

to be in the place where England are. That cannot always just be a

coincidence. Everyone has come into this tournament talking about

terrorism. Hooligans have been put onto the back burner. It is a shame.

Hopefully it will get cleaned up because we do not want to be

associated with that anymore. England fail yet again to win their

first match at European Championships.

Earlier, Wales opened against Slovakia, and after 58 years

without a major football tournament, it was time to wake the dragon.

COMMENTATOR: Chris Coleman's men have saved Welsh football from the

shackles of despair... Your commentators in Bordeaux, Robbie

Savage and Steve Wilson. COMMENTATOR: It has been an

agonising long wait but here it is. Bordeaux is the setting Slovakia the

opposition and these the proudest Welshman you can imagine. Act here

by huge support in this beautiful stadium and this beautiful city. So,

Wayne Hennessey's last-minute back spasm has meant a first ever

international start for Liverpool reserve Danny Ward, and so much

depends on Gareth Bale, but he has broad shoulders. Slovakia did appear

in the World Cup finals in 2010, when they beat Italy. Marek Hamsik

is the golden boy. Nine season is now at Napoli but still only 28.

Kucka has enjoyed a good first season with AC Milan. Chris Coleman

saying yesterday now is not the time to sit back and enjoy the moment,

now is the time to roll up the sleeves and do the job. Hamsik has

dispossessed Bale, ghosted through and he goes on, what a goal... Oh!

Unbelievable! Ben Davies, there, I've got to say what an absolutely

fantastic run from Hamsik, he goes to shoot, cuts inside, just watch

Ben Davies on the line. Fantastic, goal waving. It was within a whisker

of being the worst possible start for Wales. Jonny Williams... Free

kick. The Norwegian referee says yes. So, Gareth Bale is standing

around 30 yards away from the Slovakian goal. Bale, for Wales...

In! Completely fooled Matus Kozacik. Wales 1-0 Slovakia. He's done it

again. Gareth Bale, the way he strikes the ball with his left foot.

Just look at that technique. Up and down. 1-0, Gareth Bale. His 20th

international goal in his 50th cap -- his 55th cap. Can't speak highly

enough of him. Chester forward, Williams looking to nip in between

and he might... Martin Skrtel has bundled into Jonny Williams. Free

kick has been given. The extra official behind the goal nearly got

taken out. As he comes across, Skrtel, just watch his right elbow.

Well, how has that official not seen that? If you're going to have them,

these extra officials, they are not just there to watch the game,

they're there to contribute to decisions. It might be Slovakia's

verse European Championships finals but it's worth saying that the

Czechoslovakia team which won the European Championship in 1976

included eight Slovaks and only three Czechs. Weiss finds Duris.

Weiss... Got to be careful with those legs, the Welsh defenders, and

they were. Suddenly for the first time in the game Vladimir Weiss is a

factor of yellow good feed by Weiss but so many Welsh bodies back

protecting Danny Ward. Wales nearly beat the All Blacks

this morning! And they could -- they are beating Slovakia this evening.

Here is Weiss. Little ricochet. Corner. Now, from a Slovakian points

of view, Weiss with the corner, you want to get all the bodies around,

which it in, get Skrtel and Jan Durica flying in and really test the

goalkeeper. Weiss with this corner. Away by Bale.

Pretty certain he was in an offside position. He wasn't! Not when the

ball was played. That is a lovely ball in for Robert

Mak! Alarm bells were ringing. A great run from Mak. As you can see,

Ashley Williams at the top of the page tries to play offside, on his

own favoured left foot, Mak. Going to be difficult to score from there,

running away from goal. Here comes Chris Gunter. Williams's first touch

a bit heavy, Jan Durica with the slide in. Joe Allen. Lifted in to

Bale! Matus Kozacik just kept it out. Just look at the power. A

standing start but he still knew he was going to beat the defender. He

jumps committee powers it into the ground. -- he jumps, he powers it

into the ground. Still no real threat from Slovakia, but here's

Mak. And now the chance, and the equalising goal! Duda, who has only

been on the pitch for a matter of seconds, has equalised for Slovakia.

Ondrej Duda with the goal. Wales 1-1 Slovakia. Out of nothing. Well, what

a substitution. Great finish. Great run from Mak, 1-1.

Duda, Weiss. Good ball, that. Well taken by Mak. Well hit. Rising, just

too much for Robert Mak. Don't forget, of course, that Slovakia, in

World Cup qualifying, are in the same group as both England and

Scotland. Robson-Kanu, Ramsey in the middle, Bale arriving, Ramsey! What

an opportunity. Robson-Kanu looks up and whips it in. I have to say, I

think Ramsey jumped just a bit too early. Ledley, that's a good ball,

Aaron Ramsey here, can he stay on his feet? Hal Robson-Kanu, it's in!

Hal Robson-Kanu for Wales! Another substitute, another girl, another

Welsh huddle. -- another goal. They are back in front with ten minutes

to play. What an absolutely fantastic ball. Look at Ramsey's

position. He makes it past Skrtel and then Robson-Kanu, on his left

foot, in between the legs of Jan Durica. That pass from Ledley,

Ramsey in a great position, Jan Durica can't get there, yes he

scuffs the shop, Hal Robson-Kanu, but who cares! It's in the back of

the net, 2-1 Wales. Shin and in! Off his shin, but who cares! Look at

those Welsh fans! Duda. Change of pace on that from

Mak, but come out nicely for Hamsik. It's hit the post.

Well, that was close. Hasn't scored in two years, but he gets across

Ashley Williams. Powerful header. Jan Durica for Slovakia. Up two

awards Adam Nemec who hit the post a moment ago. Bale, two onto', Hal

Robson-Kanu the other. Bale again, maybe.

Pushing for the equaliser Slovakia, they are leaving gaps. Two

opportunities now for Wales to finish the game off. Will they pay

for these missed chances? Duda, nice dummy, Mak. Six in this attack in

blue. In from Hamsik to the back post. Wide from Robert Mak. I think

when Danny Ward clears this, the referee will blow his whistle.

WHISTLE And the party will begin!

CHEERING 58 years of waiting, 58 years and

victory in their first game back on the big stage. Hal Robson-Kanu with

the winning goal. Gareth Bale set them on their way. And although

Ondrej Duda equalised for Slovakia, who then had a very good spell,

Wales have won. And you've got to give Chris Coleman massive credit.

He resist the temptation to play the three people who had just come back

from injury. He left Ledley and Robson-Kanu out, on the bench. Then

he brought them on and it was Ledley who played the ball to Ramsey, and

then Hal Robson-Kanu got the winning goal. What a team, what a

performance. Wales 2-1 Slovakia. What can I say? It was like a home

game today. Our fans are just the best in the world and they fully got

behind us tonight and we gave them summary to celebrate. Our boys

showed incredible passion and a lot of courage to come back. Incredible

attitude and mentality. I just thought it was a great game of

football, it had everything. It had goals, it was quite physical, the

atmosphere was electric. Rambo has done great. He's opened up a bit of

space and the ball has dropped to me in the box and I've managed to

direct it into the corner. Not the best finish but one that we're all

delighted about. Man of the Match performance from yourself. How much

did you just enjoy the experience, enjoy the moment and enjoy being on

the big stage? That was the message for everyone, to make sure we not

let this pass us by without soaking it in, enjoying it first and

foremost and making sure that 100% effort was there from everyone.

Credit to this squad of players, every time we do play, the effort is

always there from everyone. When you have that, these are the sort of

results you can get. What goes through your mind when the manager

told you you were going to start in Wales's first ever game in a

European Championships? It was obviously a very proud moment but

then straightaway you switch into game mode and think about all the

preparation you've done and you just want to train and give your best.

We'll learn on the job really because we've never been here, we

don't know what to expect, and we've been a little bit knocked off our

park on the way because there's been a lot happening that doesn't

normally happen, a lot of intrusion, but we can't complain, that's what

we've always wanted, we've always wanted to be here. Next game is

Thursday, we know it's against a fantastic team, we know what the

atmosphere is going to be like, I think it's going to be a great game

come what may, we will go into it and give what we've got and whoever

comes out -- whatever comes out of the mix at the end of it, that's how

it goes. But you can't ask for more than what they've given today.

A wonderful day for Welsh football, Dean. Terrific performance, great

victory and heroic performances right across the field. Just a great

day for the country. We don't get many days like this, so stay awake

as long as you can tonight! LAUGHTER

It's a dream start for us. I didn't know how we were going to do. I

don't think the players would have. But Allen said it earlier, what they

would have gained from this result is the belief that they should be

here and they can compete at this level. So it was a great win. We

will let you enjoy the winning goal once again. Robson-Kanu, magical

moment. Yes, we talked about Chris getting his tactics right. Ramsey

ended up spreading the ball through. And it's a great ball from Joe

Ledley, who Chris has brought himself on as sub, to Aaron Ramsey,

who finds himself in the position he wants to be, and a fantastic strike

from Robson-Kanu... LAUGHTER

He has reacted first to the ball and then on your day, they go in. If

your day is not going well, that hits the land's legs and goes out.

All eyes were on Gareth Bale, as you would anticipate. He got a goal

early in the game. This free kick, this was before against Israel. Same

side, against Andorra again. The keeper must have had a look. He

takes three or four steps to his left. Gareth has smashed it the

other way. I do not think the keeper will be happy. He has taken three or

four steps to his left. If he stays still, he catches that. It is a

decent strike. It did not go in the middle of the golf was that that is

the presence of Gareth Bale and his reputation. As a manager, you try to

do the right thing. -- middle of the goal. The Slovakia goal unsettled

things for a while. It was a little bit nervous. Before the game, you

would say there would be a moment where you are uncertain and under

pressure. It was a great substitution. I think Ramsey should

have fouled him here and used his experience. Bang, reverse back into

the corner where it has come from! This is where you are saying to

yourself, let's see what Wales are made of. They could have crumbled.

Their backs are to the wall. The substitutions were by Chris Coleman.

He played the part in the winning goal. The confidence they will have

will be great and bodes well for a fantastic game coming up against

England on Thursday. There was a Skirtel elbow in the box which we

thought definitely was a penalty. All the officials missed it. I do

not know how he missed it. He was two yards away. If he cannot see

that in front of him, there is a very serious problem. It should have

been a penalty and a red card. He has gone in for him with his elbow.

I would give to read cards for that. What is the point of having that

official that if they do not make that decision or do not spot it?

England did not get away with it but Wales did. I was thinking, here we

go. So many bodies ran the ball. Ashley Williams has got him. He has

still got him. Great strike play. That is the type of goal that Alan

would score. Put his arm across and got his head there. When your luck

is in it hits the post and comes out. We needed luck and we got it

today. Before the game, we highlighted hams sit as star player.

A broad touch from Gareth Bale. Another poor touch from Gareth. He

sends three the wrong way. A left hook. What an unbelievable clearance

that is. Not as good as the Gareth Bale free kick. That moment there

appeared to mind what Wales were about. Everyone giving their all

with last-ditch tackles and preparing to put their bodies on the

line. I thought they were superb. England, Wales next. If they play

like that we -- they will not lose many. Let's hope everyone behaves.

How do you see that game going? I think England will have a lot of

possession in the game. The world skies will be comfortable sitting

back and hoping. The likes of Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey. Seeing Wales

qualifying, they are 18. They do not want to take focus of the team. It

is not about individuals, it is a unit. It is their strength and core.

Chris Coleman got his tactics absolutely spot-on. The decisions he

made to bring the players off and Robson-Kanu on were brilliant.

Because they work for him, will they go with Robson-Kanu again? Do you

see England shifting tactics because it is Wales? I thought today, the

England game was crying out for Jamie Vardy to stretch the

opposition back four. It did not happen. There is food for thought

for Roy Hodgson in attacking positions. The final ball may be was

not as clinical as we would have expected. A pointer for Wales will

be excellent and less so for England. If you win the first game

you are more or less through. Even if they get beaten against England,

they still have a good chance. So, Wales and England face

each other on Thursday. Match coverage will

be across the BBC. We start on BBC Two at 1pm,

before switching to BBC One at 1.30 There will be commentary across

5live and the BBC Sport website And if you fancy picking your

starting XIs for both sides have a look at our selector game

on the website. The day's first game saw Albania -

making their European Championship debut -

take on Switzerland in Lens. Kevin Kilbane watched this one

alongside Simon Brotherton. Rodriguez getting away. Finding a

little bit of space. He has done well.

Happy to see it bounced behind. Both full-backs getting forward,

Rodriguez in particular. An excellent left foot. The header

finds the back of the net. Inside the first five minutes of the game,

the best start for Switzerland. The Albanian captain will be put

straightaway. The Spanish referee is no more than ten paces away from it.

A heavy challenge. Here is a chance. A good save. The

danger is still not cleared. The offside flag goes up. It would not

have counted anyway. The goalkeeper called into serious action for the

first time this afternoon. They are claiming a handball here.

He has already been booked by the referee,

Cana. The captain of Albania is sent off.

That free kick from Dzemaili. Albania, a good chance. Side netting

by Sadiku. He is denied by the goalkeeper. What a chance and what a

save. He has made some really good saves. A brilliant ball played in.

So unlucky. Switzerland joined France on three

points in Group A. If the top to both win their will go through to

the last 16. Tomorrow Northern Ireland play

in their first major They face Poland in

their opening match. Two men who weren't even born back

in 1986 were the Evans Was he a good big Brother? He was

all right. Was he a pain? The best brother I could wish for. The first

ever Brothers to appear for Northern Ireland in a major finals, a piece

of history. How good will it be to share it with Corry? It would be

great. To go into the tournament, it is something we are both very proud

of, presenting our country. It is great we do it together. What would

your first footballing memory be of your brother? He was out playing

with kids and a boy would be standing around watching. Once he

was older, I was allowed to join in. I always welcomed him. He was a fast

centre forward at that stage. He was always scoring the goals. I would

take a position at the back, even in street football. We were always

close growing up. There was mum and dad, myself and Corry and my little

sister. Away from home and living in England. It was a big commitment for

all of us to make. I think that has kept us really close growing up as a

family makes it all worthwhile. How hard is it to get the balance right?

It is not about making up the numbers. It would be a new

experience for us all. We want to go and be competitive. At the same time

we will enjoy ourselves. You play aggressive football when you are

enjoying your football. You are at your calmest and you go and express

yourself. Our coverage of Northern Ireland's

game against Poland starts on BBC One at 4:15pm

with Neil Lennon, Then we get our first look

at World Champions Germany who take It is a big day for Northern

Ireland. A 30 year wait. It is phenomenal for them to be here. They

have topped the qualifying group. A staggering achievement to be here.

Enjoy it. They will fancy themselves, won't they? Why not? It

is another Wales in a way. They have that togetherness. Not perhaps the

individual talent that one or two of the Wales players have. But they

have the same spirit and collective work rate and can resist pressure.

They will come up against some really good teams that they have the

equipment to stop the ball going past them. They have three

centre-backs playing in the Premier League, which is great. Lafferty

bangs in a few goals for them. An element of doubt about him. Playing

with the three centre halves, they will have opportunities. There will

be playing against one of the top number nines in world football. He

has scored over 40 goals this season. We will see Germany

tomorrow. They tend to do quite well. Not bad. They don't have a bad

centre forward in their team! Miller is or is there with the Golden Boot.

I am looking forward to it. -- Muller. Wales became the first

British side ever to win their first game in the opening round of

European Championship. Good night. England have never won their opening

match in the European Championship. Eric Dier! Eight dynamite strike. A

header. The equaliser. Gareth Bale for

Wales. He has done it again! Another chance. Duda and the equalising

goal. Robson-Kanu for Wales. This DA