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Sturridge scores late to give England 2-1 win over Wales

Xinhua, June 16, 2016 Adjust font size:

Second half substitution Daniel Sturridge scored a last-gasp winner to give England a 2-1 win over Wales in their Group B match of Euro 2016 here on Thursday.

The Liverpool striker, who replaced former Liverpool teammate Raheem Sterling in the second half, played a one-two with Dele Alli and squeezed the ball inside Welsh keeper Wayne Hennessey's right-hand post one minute into the injury time.

It was England's first victory in the tournament after they had been held 1-1 in their first match against Russia, who managed a winner in the last moment in Marseille.

Wales, playing their first major tournment in 58 years, pulled ahead in the 43rd minute, thanks to a spectacular freekick from their top star Gareth Bale.

Bales, who became the world's most expensive player when he moved from Tottenham Hotspur to Real Madrid in 2014, drove the ball from 35 meters to the right bottom corner. England goalkeeper Joe Hart got hands on it but failed to push it past the post.

Jamie Vardy, a substitution for top English Premier League scorer Harry Kane, levelled the score in the 56th minute. Wales captain Ashley Williams glanced a Sturridge cross back towards goal and Vardy forced the ball over the line for his fourth goal in his last five England appearances.

England will next face Slovakia while Wales, who beat Slovakia in their first match, meet Russia in their last Group B matches. Endit