Match Replay Quarter-Final: Wales v Belgium Match of the Day

This is Steve Wilson with Robbie Savage alongside me in Lille.

Precious moments. But now is not the time to enjoy them. Now it is about

the job at hand, the opponent at your shoulder. And for proud Wales

tonight that is Belgium. It is pouring with rain. This pitch was

relayed only last week. There has been one match played on it since

then. Wales captain Ashley Williams is fit after that shoulder injury.

Hal Robson-Kanu is preferred to Sam Vokes upfront. The only change

manager Chris Coleman has made. Ramsey Williams and Taylor cannot

afford a yellow card if they want to play in the semifinal. Only three

teams have prevented Belgium from scoring in three years. Argentina

and Wales, twice. The referee is from Slovenia. He took charge of

Iceland against England. The last mention of England. Vermaelen is

suspended, Vertonghen injured. 139 caps last to Marc Wilmots. He had to

decide between innocence and experience. He has gone with

innocence. Jason Denayer's only previous competitive start was

against Wales in Cardiff. Jordan Lukaku has only played competitively

against Andorra when Belgium had already qualified. They have 11 caps

between them. Eden Hazard on familiar ground having joined Lille

as a kid and stayed until it was 21. Familiar but different. Leo moved

into this stadium the same summer he moved to Chelsea. They -- Lille.

Robbie Savage... Good evening, everybody. Hopefully a good game for

the neutral. This is where superstars can win you matches. Eden

Hazard and Gareth Bale two superstars who can win you important

games. Who is it going to be? The Vice Prime Minister of China is

here. Here we go. The last time was 1958. Wales last in Gothenburg to

Brazil. A 17-year-old called Pele scored his first ever international

goal that night. Wales in red and white from left to right, against

Belgium in possession. Early touches for a Denayer, on the ball wearing

number 15, and Lukaku, the younger brother of Romelu Lukaku. Both

getting a nice airy feel of the ball. -- airy feel. Alderweireld is

very much the senior man in the back four. Belgium keeping the ball early

on. The brine is looking to get in between the lines. He is trying to

get behind Ledley. -- De Bruyne. He is just roaming around that area. It

is important for Wales they try to look after him. That was 2- Lukaku.

Wales get their first touch of the game. That is where Eden Hazard has

got to get onto the back. Joe Allen has had an exemplary

tournament. Almagro there we see the benefit of Robson-Kanu. Running the

channels, holding the ball well. -- There we see.

Hazard to the byline. Red and white shirts back in numbers. Out by

Davies. A good positive start from Belgium.

On the front foot. They will have the majority of possession tonight.

The most important thing from always point of view is that the wingbacks

in Gunter and Taylor do not go forward all the time. At times they

will have to sit back alongside the centre halves. What a noise.

Good positive ball into Hal Robson-Kanu. Well covered by Joe

Ledley. Yes, good play from Joe Ledley. That is why he is in the

team, to do the dirty work, to mop up. Good tackle. Time did well. --

timed it well. Denayer was on loan at Galatasaray last season and

Celtic this season before. He is actually a Manchester City player.

It is going to be a game of cat and mouse for the Wales wingbacks. If

Gunderson goes forward, Hazard stays on the right hand side. Chester will

have to, cried. -- if Gunter goes forward. They will be big gaps. In

between those for a Lukaku and the brine to run through. -- De Bruyne.

Davies is in trouble. He has got another yellow card. It is his

second of the tournament of Wales get through he will not play in

Lyon. Sloppy from Joe Ledley. I think the referee has made the

correct decision. He has taken one for the team, Davies. Yellow card.

Rightly so. For the rest of the game he is going to have to time his

chances so well. One thing you cannot do against this Belgian team

is good entertainment. There is an amnesty on single yellow cards after

the quarterfinals. Belgium have improved as the

tournament has gone on, after a difficult start when they were

beaten by the Italians. So much pressure on their coach, Marc

Wilmots, to make the most of this golden generation, to use the

cliche. You can see how he frightens the opposition. Three Wales players

were attracted to him. That will leave space for the other Belgium

players, players of great quality, the brine, Carrasco. -- Deb Rina.

Jordan Lukaku is 21. Rimando Lukaku is 23. Chester with the throw. --

Romelu Lukaku. Carrasco... Great chance. Big save. Off the line. Over

the bar. Brilliantly defended. They have thrown their bodies on the

line. Kevin De Bruyne open the Wales Open. It was a great first touch

from Carrasco. -- opened Wales open. Hennessy got as body up, spread

well. Great start from Belgium. Blocking everything. They will have

to do that. Lukaku went close. He should score. He has to show more

desire. Great delivery. He has got to win that ball, he is a centre

forward. He has got to go with more purpose. He has to score that. I do

not think he thinks the ball is going to come to him. He has got to

score. Show more desire. 1-0 to Belgium.

Belgium have picked up where they left off against Hungary. Well won.

Allen to Ramsey. Free kick to Wales. Gareth Bale's first touch of the

game, almost eight minutes played. Robson-Kanu! That was a chance. What

a good start to the game. Belgium positive, should be 1-0 ahead. Wales

build on the left. A decent ball. If Robson-Kanu had have had a shed from

Gunter, he was clear. Not enough direction on the header. -- had a

shout. Good start to the game. Leaving both managers frustrated

their team have not scored. Many did well. He is just about to

sign for Paris Saint-Germain. He left the camp this week to have

talks with them. Many are trying to get back. They'll

running a Vandervelde. -- they'll running at Albertville.

Blistering pace. Carrasco could not get back. They'll wanted it on his

favoured left foot. He could not get his foot across the ball. Courtois

had it covered. What an open, positive start to the game from both

teams. I really hope those words fans

stranded at Folkestone earlier today have made it. -- Welsh fans. You

would not want to miss this. Much better last few minutes for Wales.

The ball into the front man, you have got to say, he is pulling him

back. Very difficult to see what Robson-Kanu did wrong. Poor decision

from the referee. But Denayer must be careful. He is too tight to

Robson-Kanu. When the Centre forward knows where the sun a half is he can

spin, turn. Unfairly penalised, Robson-Kanu.

Meunier, a very advanced position. I think he is been clever, Gareth

Bale, he has seen the full-back get forward a couple of times so he

knows where the space would be if it breaks down and can counterattack

quickly. Intelligent, from Gareth Bale. Given away, Carrasco, quickly

into his stride. Ramsey, coming to meet Witsel, back

to Hazard. A little bit of room, and he took the shot... And he scores

magnificently! Well, he hit a beauty against Sweden, but that is even

better. Afforded to much space. Earldom 1-0 Wales. The perfect way

to pass. Nobody closed him down. Hennessey got his fingertips to it

but he cannot keep it out. Great technique, smashes it, Hennessey,

fingertips, he just cannot get enough on it. A great start from

Belgium. You have got to say that in the opening minutes of the game they

have deserved that. 1-0 Belgium. A fantastic strike from Nainggolan.

But he was sitting in a pocket of space.

It was the weight of pass to him that made his mind up. It was

running across his body and lovely, he had one thing in his mind, hit

it, as hard as he could, into the top corner. Joe Ledley, Ramsey,

Bale... Robson-Kanu after it, Alderweireld. Bale, a delightful

ball in. Super delivery. Great pace on the cross from Gareth Bale. It

just needed a touch from Robson-Kanu. Ramsey was slow to get

out and block the strike. It went between two Wales players. Hennessey

sees it late, he dives, gets his fingertips to it, but there is just

too much pace on it. Great strike, Nainggolan, great goal. Here he is

again. And now Meunier. Williams. Ledley. They need to be rock solid

in the next few minutes, Wales. Gunter, into Gareth Bale. Beating

Denayer. Taylor. Ramsey. Gets around Meunier, Nainggolan there. Great

strength. Was he checked? He was. By James Chester. It will be a yellow

card for Chester as well. Great centre forward play from Romelu

Lukaku. He drives into space, is tripped, it is a yellow card. That

is two of the Wales centre halves on yellow cards. He is not always good,

Romelu Lukaku, but when he is, he is very good. Belgium look ominous.

Offside, Hazard. He went a fraction early. Hazard,

what he is doing is pushing Gunter back towards his own goal. Gunter,

so athletic, loves to get forward. Early in this game he has been more

like a right back. Lots to think about for Chris

Coleman. Has only been behind in this tournament, before now, for a

matter of seconds, after that late, late England goal. Robson-Kanu, a

lovely touch. Denayer, and it has gone against Robson-Kanu again. That

is twice now he felt that he has been the one filed by Denayer but

the decision has gone the other way. -- fouled. Strictly speaking there

was no decision that time, just play on.

Meunier. De Bruyne. Jordan Lukaku has made the run forward from

left-back. Here he is. Chester's clearance.

Gareth Bale got a good toe in. De Bruyne has given up the chase.

Nainggolan took it up, but the pass was misplaced. I am surprised he

passed it inside. He has got the pace, he has got the beating of the

full-back, Jordan Lukaku, just push it and go, get as far afield as you

can then cross on your right foot. Going back to the girl, I think Jo

Ellen will be really annoyed. -- Joe Allen. He has had a magnificent

tournament but gave the ball way cheaply for the goal, identikit will

face him, but he will be disappointed. There is a long way to

go. Ledley making a forward run. The

pass was right between Taylor and Ramsey.

Good response from Wales. Keeping the ball, they are not panicked, and

there is plenty of time, as you say, left in this game. Nice position.

Belief in what they do. Ramsey. Just eating to it by Alderweireld. Joe

Allen. Chester. Robson-Kanu. Allen with a little room. The flag

was on the near side. Gunter. All the good work of Robson-Kanu is

coming down the right-hand side. When it does go back for a cross,

there is only Taylor on the back post. Robson-Kanu has got to get in.

Here we see the girl again. It is just the weighted pass a cross

Nainggolan, some people might criticise the goalkeeper, but I

don't think you can say that. Too much pace on the shot. He got his

fingertips to it. It was a thunderbolt.

Now it is Belgium's to learn to enjoy the ball at their feet. --

turn. They have confidence from the early goal. De Bruyne. We all, says

the referee, correctly. Hazard was in an offside position. Wales have

the ball. Meunier tried to prevent the Welsh

throw in. Couldn't. Davies. Ledley. Ramsey. Ramsey.

Taylor. Just too high for Bale. Lovely first touch from De Bruyne.

De Bruyne went down, and for the third time a card comes out, this

time for Gunter. All for quite similar fouls. It is a great first

touch from De Bruyne. Gunter wraps his left arm around him. He does go

down too easily, De Bruyne, but it is the correct decision from the

referee, and another yellow card for Wales. Gunter must be so careful

now. He will have Hazard running at him, De Bruyne also. Hazard

wriggling on, Joe Allen with a firm challenge. Hazard goes down and the

decision goes the way of Wales. Hazard just throws the ball away.

And Ashley Williams is making that point to the referee.

The referee is only going to talk to Hazard. I have got to say I thought

that was a foul in the first place. He thought it was, grabbing the

ball. But then he throws it away. But I thought it was a foul on

Hazard in the first place. He may have given the free kick for

handball by Hazard. But Hazard then throws it away. That almost fell to

Ramsey. Alderweireld was there. Williams. They need cool heads,

Wales. Bale. Allen. Play on says the referee, he has let that go, and now

Ramsey, on-site, red shirts in the middle... Courtois with the save to

deny Taylor. Not done yet. Meunier, stretching. De Bruyne wins the

throw. Great response from Wales. Taylor had no right to be in the

box, Ramsey, what a pass, and you have got to say, unbelievable save

from Courtois. Gets a great hand on it. And

anywhere else and it is a goal for Wales. His goal against Russia was

his first goal since he was playing in the Vauxhall Conference with

Wrexham. The positivity. Neil Taylor in the box trying to get a goal for

his side. Chris Gunter are making a run and

Ramsey tried to find him. They are looking for the diagnosable

overtime. Very successful at that early in the tournament. -- looking

for the diagonal ball all the time. The referee has given a free for

handball. Mangling goes down. -- Nainggolan. Here is the chance for

Neil Taylor. He got a bit too much on it. If he flicks it, it goes past

Courtois into the net. You've got to say, top drawer from the big Belgian

goalkeeper. Do not miss tomorrow. Live on BBC One from her past 7pm, a

classic confrontation. -- from 7:30pm. Germany against Italy.

Robson-Kanu did not quite take it with him. He has beaten Lukaku. He

has won a corner from the brine. -- De Bruyne. Great play from Wales.

Ramsey is onside. If he can take the ball on his right foot, he is away

on goal. He shows great strength. The first Welsh corner.

There is a posse on the penalty spot.

Williams! Ashley Williams for Wales! The captain heads home the

equaliser! Ashley Williams's header. Belgium 1-1 Wales. It is all about

the movement from that corner. It is a great delivery. Williams is on

mark. Ledley is on to the near post. They have gone with Gareth Bale,

they have left the captain free. De Bruyne moves inside. Nobody in the

post. Great downward header. Great set piece. Great goal. He has got

his eyes on the ball all the way. If De Bruyne says on the post, he says

it. He moves in. I don't know why he moved on but it -- but I don't care.

It is 1-1. Fantastic celebrations. Ashley Williams. Wales are rocking

again. They are a level in Lyon. But hold on. Danger... Great tackle,

Williams. Denayer under pressure from Robson-Kanu. When Belgium

scored they deserved it. When Wales have equalised, they have deserved

it. Both teams having a right go. A joy to watch. Two very good sides.

It is only Williams's second goal for his country. What a goal. What a

stage on which to score it. Wales now have solid ground under

their feet in this game again. That was not too far away from Lukaku.

Important touch from Hennessy. Carrasco whipped the ball in. What a

touch from Hennessy. If he doesn't touch that, Lukaku headed into an

empty net. They have just equalised. They have sat back.

Gareth Bale went on his own. Sometimes one is enough. When it is

Gareth Bale. Not quite this time. Left foot, right foot, he drags it

onto his right foot. Across Courtois. The keeper got down well

to his right. Two hands on it. Once again, electrifying pace from Bale.

Tremendous game. 33 minutes played. Robson-Kanu getting a foul. He is

saying to the referee, that is 34 tackles Denayer as made. Good centre

forward play. He used his strength. Denayer tackles him from behind.

That is four. He says to the referee. And he is right.

The great moments for Wales. -- great moments.

There was a moment when you thought Gareth Bale was going to shoot. He

was in a great position. He got in behind Witsel and Nainggolan. 40

yards out. These move -- balls move in a split-second. Have a shot,

Bale. Good possession from the men in red. Just look how far up the

pitch both wingbacks are. Look at Taylor. He wants the ball. Meunier

get sucked in next to his centre-half. That is the football.

-- out ball. When Belgium went one up, you thought, go and get that

second goal. But they setback. -- sat back. Ashley Williams has headed

the pendulum of this game back in Wales's favour.

Taylor after this. Just not able to reach it. We saw in the first 15, 20

minutes, some of the best of Belgium. Wales looked them in the

eye, took it on the chin and have faced up and matched them. What ways

have done, Steve, they have believed in what they have done. They have a

panic. They didn't change formation, they didn't match up. They just

thought, we believe in what we do, we believe what the manager tells us

and we will keep doing what has got us to where we are, and that is why

they got the equaliser. Wales enjoying the bulk of possession.

Nainggolan prodded behind. That is the position where you want to get

the ball, in behind Nainggolan. In behind Witsel. Where the centre

halves cannot come out and make contact with you. Another corner,

Wales. Good period. He scored from the last one. In it goes from

Ramsey. James Chester at the back post on able to get over Lukaku.

Once again they all got drawn to the near post. Ashley Williams was free.

Look at him in the picture. Nobody is picking him up. Chester cannot

get enough direction on the header. I want to see a bit more from the

brine. -- De Bruyne. And a bit more from hazard. -- Hazard. Now it

swings the other way. There is already something epic about this

contest. Five minutes to have time. 1-1. Belgian corner. Good header by

Davies. A decent ball back in from

Nainggolan. Alderweireld at the back post with a tame header.

Into the last five minutes of normal time in this engrossing first out in

legal. -- Lille. Good show for handball. The referee indicating it

was Denayer's shoulder. Belgium are quite happy for Wales to

have the ball, no pressure on it, let the centre halves have it, the

only slight negative for Wales will be the three defenders who were

booked. A queasy surface, second-half, players will be tired,

got to keep your concentration. -- greasy surface. Deflected, off the

backside of Denayer, it is a Welsh corner. It is a good strike but

Denayer got out of there. He was committed. Interesting to see if

they leave Ashley Williams free, will somebody pick him up this time?

Ramsey's Corner... Williams! A chance. This is where they miss

Kompany. He has scored from one and still no one is marking him. The

captain, the leader, left unmarked. Another opportunity.

Boyata, also injured, another injured central defender from

Belgium could not make the final 23. They are threadbare at the back. But

dangerous upfront. De Bruyne has yet to score in this tournament. He has

yet to score now in six games for his country. Here is the girl again.

Everybody is drawn toward the near post. Denayer was not marking

anybody. Jordan Lukaku was not marking anybody. He heads it down.

He has got the armband, he leads by example, the supporters go berserk,

what a first half. The only criticism from the Welsh point of

view, Chris Coleman will be disappointed that nobody blocked the

shot for the goal scored by Belgium. The ball took a deflection and it

felt rather kindly for Romelu Lukaku. Concentration now. Jordan

Lukaku. Hazard. Carrasco. Meunier. It was well worked though. Exactly,

well worked. Taylor got sucked in and had to go and engage Carrasco.

But it has got to be a better cross from the full-back. Meunier, he has

got to put that into an area that Romelu Lukaku can attack.

There were some are worried faces in the Welsh end after 20 minutes. Now,

joyous. There is Ramsey. Robson-Kanu.

Once again, you know, there are five Belgian players back, as the

half-time whistle goes. Nainggolan with a rocket, then Ashley Williams

with a header. Courtois called into action to make a very good save from

Taylor. Elton started brightly, Wales responded. Half-time in the

quarterfinal, Wales 1-1 Belgium. The change, Carrasco off, Fellaini

on, the change, as much as anything, probably to get Fellaini defending.

But it comes at a cost, because now De Bruyne is out on the right-hand

side, and he has been more effective in this tournament playing in the

middle behind Romelu Lukaku, then he has been tucked out on the side.

Nainggolan has pushed forward, Fellaini has dropped in next to

Witsel. Here is Nainggolan. Now, De Bruyne. Meunier continues his run.

Joe Allen. Tidying up for Wales. Wales were very good in that first

half. I was pitch side before the game and I walked past the dugout,

and sitting there was Kompany, Vertongen, and this defence is short

and caps, what they would do for those players tonight.

That is not to say they are not good players, Jordan Lukaku and Denayer,

just that they do not have the miles on the clock, the know-how of those

they are replacing. Joe Allen has plenty of know-how but concedes a

free kick. Too aggressive in his challenge, Joe Allen. He cannot win

it, he has just got to stand up. It is a foul. Hazard. Fellaini.

Meunier. Lukaku! Big chance, big let off. What a ball in, he peels off

the back of Williams, in between the centre halves, Chester, Williams,

but he has got to get more power on the heather. He tried to glance it

into the far post. You have got to say, he needs to hit the target from

there. He should score, Belgium should be 2-1 up. Got those goals

against the Republic of Ireland, and this is his 50th cap this evening,

not bad for a 23-year-old. Impressive, Meunier, at right back.

He is leaving club Bruges to move to PSG. Hazard, good ball. The touch

was good. Nainggolan. Meunier, overlapping. Real danger. De Bruyne

again. And still. A big cast from the Belgian crowd. Good start to the

second half, Belgium. De Bruyne coming onto his left foot. Not too

much power on the shot, but the linkup play between Nainggolan and

Lukaku, very, very good. Nainggolan is close to him and can pick up that

second ball, good start from Belgium to the second half.

De Bruyne. Now, Hazard. Wales are looking a little stretched just now.

Hazard. Well, we saw what he is capable of against Hungary. And he

nearly reproduced. He drifts over to the left-hand side. Gunter and

Chester got in each other's way. Not enough which one it. -- whip on it.

Hazard is started the second half so well. Big moment for Wales. They

have responded before, must do so again. Bale, but that is too strong

for Robson-Kanu. He is on a booking, Chester. Hazard,

running at him a couple of times already, he has to make sure that if

you challenges, it has got to be right, got to be 100%. Davies has

received a yellow card early, he will not be in the semifinal if

Wales go through, Gunter and Chester also booked in the first half, and

Joe Allen. Sliding in with the challenge. Ramsey and Taylor have a

yellow card previously in this tournament so they are in peril, to

some degree. But you cannot let that bother you. Hazard. Trying to scoop

it to Meunier. Lukaku, and a vital touch from Ashley Williams, almost

on the spot from which he scored. Vital, it was. Once again, Lukaku

just drifting off the back of Williams, great position, there was

not much pace on the flight of the ball, but Williams, central defence,

and a great defensive header from the captain and leader.

Well out by Davies. But there is a freshness to Belgium again, at the

moment. Lukaku, Hazard, Nainggolan, De

Bruyne, Lukaku. The little reverse backheel did not

quite come off, Joe Ledley was in the way. Ramsey was fouled. What to

say, first impressions, I thought he slipped. Ramsey takes it across him,

that is not a foul, for me, Ramsey goes down too easily. But Hazard

wants the ball all the time in the second half. He is dropping deep,

wants it and they have to learn, causing problems for the Welsh

centre halves. Ledley thinks it took a little flick

of the town of De Bruyne, but nobody else thinks so. -- off the toe. The

Slovenian referee is saying to Joe Ledley, but -- just button it.

Good run from Aaron Ramsey. Well found. What a goal! What a goal from

Hal Robson-Kanu! What a moment for Wales. Wales hour 35 minutes from a

semifinal. Oh, this is unbelievable. What a run from Ramsey. Fellaini did

not track him. What's this for a Johann Cruyff turn. If that was

Messi, they would be talking about it for years. See you later,

Meunier. See you later, Denayer. See you later, Fellaini. He had the

composer to open his body up and stick a past Courtois. 2-1 Wales.

Great team. Just when Belgium felt that they were wrestling the

initiated out of Wales's grip, Hal Robson-Kanu with what may very well

be the goal of his life. The composure he has shown there.

That Christ turn in the box. He sent three Belgium players the wrong way.

-- Christ turn. The composure to open his body up. Courtois goes the

other way. What a finish, what a goal. It is up there with the goals

of the tournament. Look at those bouncing, dancing, prancing

Welshman. And Welsh women. -- Welshman.

Now keep calm, Chris, he is thinking. Lord only knows what he is

thinking. It was the run of Ramsey. Nobody

went with him. You have two track your runners. It was a great third

man run. Gareth Bale cannot believe he did

not find him. He is so annoyed of himself. Look at the first touch.

The way he cushions it. Three Belgium players go the wrong way. It

was on his favourite left. The turn with his left foot. Absolutely

brilliant. You have got to say, he is a free agent. Incredible.

Absolutely incredible. Playing in the Championship. Wales hour flying

at the moment, Belgian are rocking. Gareth Bale is back on his feet.

It is going to be a yellow card here. If that is Marouane Fellaini,

and indeed it is, he would not play in the semifinal for the foul on

Gareth Bale. UC Gareth Bale there. It is actually Nainggolan who

catches him first. Then Fellaini comes in late and stands on

Nainggolan's foot. It was the challenge from Nainggolan that sent

Gareth Bale down. It might have been the challenge from Nainggolan but it

is Fellaini who got the card. All the singing is Welsh singing.

What a header by Bale. Ramsey went off after it. It is a corner. Aaron

Ramsey, in this competition, has been nothing short of sensational.

He has worked hard for the team. He wants the ball, he makes good runs.

And if you are a lesser player than Ramsey, you want to do it yourself.

Fellaini is on the pitch to make sure Wales do not score from another

corner. But Belgium have magicians in their

ranks. What Wales can't afford to do, like

they did against England, is dropped deeper and deeper. If you keep

putting the ball in the box, one will eventually drop. Two fell to

England. You have to be brave, because the deeper you drop, the

more nervous you get. Robson-Kanu has been giving Denayer

problems from the first minute. How they could do with that man, Vincent

Kompany. That man, Vertonghen. From set pieces, they look all over the

place. Courtois does not look comfortable. Belgium are wounded. A

third Welsh goal might finish them. The referee is not going to allowed

play to continue. He has given it for Williams on Nainggolan. The

Belgian is holding his back. The Welsh are holding their breath.

Williams charges out of the back three. He has caught him on the

foot. What a position to Kevin De Bruyne. We have seen how this ball

moves. If you can hit the target, he could cause the goalkeeper problems.

You have seen Wales -- Gareth Bale do it often for Wales. Kevin De

Bruyne do it for Belgium? -- can Kevin De Bruyne do it? Hennessy will

take those all day. Good goalkeeping. He does not take a

step. What is the bounce of the ball. He has gone over the ball.

Good positioning from Wayne Hennessey.

Fellaini's irritated reaction only increases the joy of the Welsh fans

in that corner of the stadium. They will be quite happy, Wales, if they

can get Bale to run at Fellaini. Yellow card. Has not got the pace of

the Welshman. If, as the Fifa rankings suggest,

Belgium the world at the moment, Wales are the best.

Fellaini did well. He won the header. They keep the ball alive.

Joe Allen wants the ball more than Nainggolan. Ashley Williams could

not get his foot over the ball to keep it down. 25 minutes left. From

a Belgian point of view, you want to see De Bruyne. Hazard, Lukaku. Give

them the ball. They want the ball in dangerous areas.

Many couldn't take it. -- Meunier. The belief might just be ebbing away

from Belgium. That was a great transfer Lukaku, the header. He has

got to hit the target. He missed it. Since then, Wales have been the

dominant side. A Welsh throw. They look a team of individuals at

the minute. 23 minutes left. They are going to have to start playing

like a team. They seem to be running out of ideas. The Belgian fans are

not happy. Nor is the manager. Has he got it in him to get those

decisions right? Free kick. Great strength from Gareth Bale.

Lukaku one said. Hazard has delayed too long. -- once it.

Too high from Jordan Lukaku. Hazard had an opportunity to play Lukaku

in. He didn't. That allowed all of the Wells players except the Gareth

Bale to get back behind the ball, slow the play. Hazard has two be

more dynamic, more positive when he is driving forward.

The Belgian plant has almost completely unravelled. -- plan. What

is Marc Wilmots's plan B? that is dangerous, it is De Bruyne

for Belgium... Chester, spot on. The first bit of play from De Bruyne was

brilliant, the chest control, taking it into his path, but then the

positional play from Chester was exceptional. Fellaini.

De Bruyne to Meunier. Good ball. Fellaini.

Just look at the touch from De Bruyne. He just could not pick out

Lukaku. Could Lukaku show more desire? Get across your man, rather

than let him attack the ball. Williams underneath it. Goes in the

direction of Chester. Here is De Bruyne. Ramsey. Good play from

Gunter. Robson-Kanu. Lukaku, gets a foot in. Giving away

by Ledley, to Fellaini. Ledley immediately back. The free kick is

given. Joe Ledley approached that like a man determined to make

amends. It is a foul, correct decision.

Robson-Kanu has been absolutely magnificent, he has led the line so

well. He has got an unbelievable goal. But it might just now be time

to bring on Sam Vokes, he looks shattered, Robson-Kanu. Fellaini!

How that went wide, I don't know. Look at Fellaini, top of the

picture. He has got to score. Chester just doesn't offer, but he

has got to score, he has got to hit the target, he towers over Chester.

You have got to say that the centre-half has got his body in a

great position. What a chance for Belgium, and what a game this has

been for the neutral at home. End to end, both teams with a plan and

great desire to win the game. Joe Allen gave it away, and Ramsey has

got a yellow card, and Ramsey will be out of the semifinal of the

European Championships, if Wales progress. Handball. He knows it, as

well. Devastating for Aaron Ramsey. Belgium make a substitution, Jordan

Lukaku goes off, Mertens comes on. Even if you miss is the semifinal he

will want to get there for his team-mates. Fellaini's header,

Hennessey's clap. Again, Lukaku has got to get in quick. You have got to

believe that Fellaini will win that at the back post. Where is his

movement? Get across the near post. Andy King is coming on for Wales, he

has had to be so patient in this tournament. He has great energy.

They have got to get over in the middle of the park, Wales, they

cannot get out. Belgium are on top, Wales are dropping deeper. Only 15

minutes to play. Hazard, still going.

But into Fellaini... Vital touch from Davies. Brilliant delivery.

Davies tracks Fellaini who is a threat in the air. Such an important

touch. The last ditch challenge is coming in from Wales now. De Bruyne.

Met by Bale. Hemmed in, suddenly. Meunier, Fellaini, Witsel... He was

onside. Causing problems on the back post, Fellaini. They are looking for

him and he is winning every header. Witsel was onside. It is just the

pace, when it bounces off the surface, took it away from him.

Great deliveries from Mertens. Joe Ledley is heading toward the near

touchline. And Andy King will come on to replace him. Good performance

again from Joe Ledley. King, great energy, middle of the park, he will

have to be disciplined. Put in their next to Joe Allen.

The tension now. How close are his side to the last four of Euro 2016?

Mertens, Hazard, Lukaku, oh! He dived, why? He had beaten Davies. My

first impression is it is a free kick. Davies already on a yellow

card. But you are right, Steve, why on earth would he go down? Here is

the shot from Witsel. Here is the touch from Lukaku, that

is a foul, I am afraid, should have been a free kick. Davies, already on

a yellow card, should have been another, and a free kick for

Belgium. Change, as we see this incredible turn from Robson-Kanu. He

is replaced, and Sam Vokes comes on. Davies has got away with that,

Steve. For me, that should have been a second yellow card. Sent off. And

a good position for Belgium. Still ten anxious, long, maybe agonising

minutes, to go. They are dropping deeper, Wales. Because they are ten

minutes away from one of the best sporting occasions Wales has ever

seen. Batshuayi, about to come on, the striker from Marseille, who is

bound for Chelsea. 23 goals last season for Marseille. Meunier.

Alderweireld. Well left. Into the gloves of Hennessey.

Giving Lukaku something to chase, and Davies something to do. Hazard

has flickered today. Where he was searing against Hungary. Meunier.

Hazard, dangerous, Fellaini, Nainggolan, the referee has a look,

they goes on. I think it might have been the Lake of Ashley Williams.

Ramsey is down for Wales, but Belgium play on. It is going to be a

throw only to Belgium. Nainggolan thinks he should have had a penalty.

Great little flick from Fellaini. Ashley Williams caught him on the

foot. He does go down easily. But you have got to say, I think it is a

penalty. He has got away with it, Ashley Williams. They cannot panic,

Wales. Bale, somehow, impossibly, wriggles out of that. Nainggolan

stops him. De Bruyne. It could get hectic now, seven minutes to go.

Backs to the wall, Wales. Meunier. Meunier, deflected. Belgium are

appealing for anything and everything. They get a corner. This

is what will happen for the next seven or eight minutes. Great play

from Meunier. Definite corner. It came off Davies. Hold tight! De

Bruyne's corner. Davies with the header. Ramsey with the hoist. And

Ramsey has won that, and here is Bale. Meunier... No foul. Good

strength from the full-back. He could not lose that, and he didn't.

But here is Taylor. And again. Bale is coming back from an offside

position, Ramsey is down now. The referee has lost patience with Toby

Alderweireld. He has booked him. For the remaining

five minutes, Belgium, they will be launching everything into the box,

looking for the second ball, putting pressure on, as we saw with Wales

against England, they get deeper and deeper, and England got a

last-minute winner. Can they get it to Bale on the counterattack, used

his pace? In toward Vokes! Vokes! Wales are heading into the

semifinal! They have taken on Belgium and they have surely beaten

them. Another late goal. Another substitute. Go and wake your kids

up. Something special is happening here tonight! Wales are going into

the semifinals! What a ball! What a header! Just look at the desire. He

gets there first past Alderweireld. And he planted into the corner of

the net! Unbelievable! Wales are going into the semifinals of the

European championship! Brilliant substitution once again. Amazing,

amazing stuff! And that is Sam Vokes's first international goal

outside Wales since 2009. Records are tumbling. Wales are progressing.

Put behind by Chester. Johnny Williams may well be coming on for

Wales. A Belgian corner. Chester got a head on it. Four minutes. It is

the brine. -- De Bruyne. Behind for a corner. They still have work to

do. But they have a two goal cushion. I hope I have not gone

early with the semifinals because there is still three minutes left

plus injury time. Dries Mertens cannot get it. They

have the throw but they do not have long and they have two goals defines

from somewhere. -- to find. Into the last two minutes of the 90.

Surely, surely Belgium can turn this around? -- can't.

Levered away by Chester. Joe Allen can run it clear for Wales. It

doesn't really matter where it goes, just get it clear. Is that a foul by

De Bruyne. --? No. Ramsey was trying to win the free kick. James Collins

is coming on for Aaron Ramsey. We are going to see the goal. What a

substitution. What a header. He is running across that far post at

speed and he glances into the corner. What a header, what a goal.

Ramsey, magnificent. Nainggolan in. Fellaini with the header down.

Williams was there. Williams clears. The Welsh line holes. -- holds. Joe

Allen will stay for as long as he can. He has been absolutely

brilliant once again in the red of words. Look at him trying to get

back right now. Everybody keeping half and eye on the fourth official.

How long is the question? It is three.

Every angle, every probe, every Polish that Belgium have mastered

have been repelled. Fallen to a red shirt.

They are being sung over the line. Belgium may not get another side of

the goal. Bowled, well. -- oh, well. What a header. What a performance.

Absolutely incredible scenes. Thoroughly deserved. This is the

best Wells performance I've witnessed. And I think the majority

of Wales. Thoroughly deserved. What a team. 18, that is what they are.

Not individuals. -- 18. And they are going to the semifinals. Less than

60 seconds. The deflection folds into the

grateful gloves of Wayne Hennessey. Wales's giant goalkeeper. They are

not going home. They are not going to work. They are staying here. You

can bet they will have another beer. The whistle has gone. It is a

Belgian free kick. But that is the whistle that counts! History boys

indeed. Wales have done it. They have come from behind to beat the

mighty Belgium. And they have now is semifinal against Portugal in Lyon.

And a wonderful opportunity to be finalists of Euro 2016. Their dream,

there is some, continues. Belgium are out. Wales are through. -- their

summer. Wales 3-1 Belgium. This is as good as it gets

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