Off the wire
• England held by Russia 1-1 in Group B  • Euro 2016 standings after Saturday' s matches  • Nigerian troops kill 10 Boko Haram fighters in NE state  • Leading scorers of Euro 2016 after Saturday' s matches  • Euro 2016 results on Saturday  • England 1 Russia 1 - final result  • Messi the boost that Argentina needed  • England 1 Russia 1 - latest  • England 1 Russia 0 - latest  • Spotlight: Arctic tourism booming, self-regulation necessary  
You are here: 　 Home

(Roundup) Wales create history but England not

Xinhua, June 12, 2016 Adjust font size:

Hal Robson-Kanu' s goal helped freshman Wales to get a historic victory, but England didn' t broke the spell of winless opening game in European Championship history on Saturday.

Wales' star Gareth Bale broke the deadlock through a freekick in the 9th minute, which was the first goal of Wales in the history of UEFA EURO.

Ondrej Duda, attacking midfielder of Slovakia, equalized in the 60th minute after coming on just some seconds. Substitute Robson-Kanu scored a delightful goal in the 80th minute from Ramsey' s pass, and sealed a 2-1 victory for Wales.

"It' s just a memorable moment, a historic moment for our country," Bale said.

Eric Dier scored a goal in the 73rd minute through a free kick to give England a 1-0 lead over Russia, but Denis Glushakov scores for Russia in injury time and drew 1-1.

Swiss defender Fabian Schar scored a goal in the fifth minute to give Switzerland a 1-0 victory over debutant Albania in the second Group A game.

Until now, Switzerland achieved three points in Lens and led Group A with France. Endit