UEFA European Championship

FT Saturday, June 11, 2016
Slovakia DDWWD 1
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Wales WLDLL 2
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Match Report

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Gareth Bale, Hal Robson-Kanu see Wales to win over Slovakia

Gareth Bale opened his Euro 2016 account with an early free kick as Wales beat Slovakia 2-1 in an entertaining Group B encounter in Bordeaux.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
17
5
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
0
3
Corner Kicks
2
6
Saves
1
56
Possession
44
13
SHOTS
11
2
ON GOAL
8
0.2
On Target %
0.7
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
408
Accurate Passes
268
500
Passes
368
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
1
Accurate Crosses
3
10
Crosses
9
0.1
Cross %
0.3
61
Long Balls
83
27
Accurate Long Balls
31
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
0
10
Effective Tackles
17
13
Tackles
19
0.8
Tackle %
0.9
0
Interceptions
0
15
Effective Clearances
15
19
Clearances
18

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1

Lineups

WAL · 3-4-3

  1. 21Danny WardG
  2. 6Ashley WilliamsCD
  3. 4Ben DaviesCD-L
  4. 5James ChesterCD-R
  5. 7Joe AllenCM-L
  6. 14David EdwardsCM-R
  7. 3Neil TaylorLM
  8. 2Chris GunterRM
  9. 11Gareth BaleF
  10. 10Aaron RamseyCF-L
  11. 20Jonny WilliamsCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 13George C. WilliamsSUB
  2. 15Jazz RichardsSUB
  3. 18Sam VokesSUB
  4. 1Wayne HennesseySUB
  5. 22David VaughanSUB
  6. 12Owain WilliamsSUB
  7. 23Simon ChurchSUB
  8. 16Joe LedleySUB
  9. 19James CollinsSUB
  10. 17David CotterillSUB
  11. 9Hal Robson-KanuSUB
  12. 8Andy KingSUB

SVK · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Matús KozácikG
  2. 4Jan DuricaCD-L
  3. 3Martin SkrtelCD-R
  4. 18Dusan SventoLB
  5. 2Peter PekaríkRB
  6. 17Marek HamsikAM
  7. 13Patrik HrosovskýLM
  8. 19Juraj KuckaRM
  9. 21Michal DurisF
  10. 7Vladimir WeissAM-L
  11. 20Róbert MakAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 5Norbert GyömbérSUB
  2. 6Jan GregusSUB
  3. 8Ondrej DudaSUB
  4. 16Kornel SalataSUB
  5. 10Miroslav StochSUB
  6. 11Adam NemecSUB
  7. 1Jan MuchaSUB
  8. 9Stanislav SestakSUB
  9. 14Milan SkriniarSUB
  10. 15Tomas HubocanSUB
  11. 12Jan NovotaSUB
  12. 22Viktor PecovskySUB

Timeline

  1. 10' Goal! Wales 1, Slovakia 0. Gareth Bale (Wales) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  2. 31' Patrik Hrosovsky (Slovakia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 59' Substitution, Slovakia. Adam Nemec replaces Michal Duris.
  4. 60' Substitution, Slovakia. Ondrej Duda replaces Patrik Hrosovsky.
  5. 61' Goal! Wales 1, Slovakia 1. Ondrej Duda (Slovakia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Róbert Mak.
  6. 69' Substitution, Wales. Joe Ledley replaces David Edwards.
  7. 71' Substitution, Wales. Hal Robson-Kanu replaces Jonny Williams.
  8. 78' Róbert Mak (Slovakia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 80' Vladimír Weiss (Slovakia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 81' Goal! Wales 2, Slovakia 1. Hal Robson-Kanu (Wales) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aaron Ramsey.
  11. 83' Juraj Kucka (Slovakia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 83' Substitution, Slovakia. Miroslav Stoch replaces Vladimír Weiss.
  13. 88' Substitution, Wales. Jazz Richards replaces Aaron Ramsey.
  14. 90'+2' Martin Skrtel (Slovakia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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