Wales v Belgium, 01 July 2016

Score3-1 to Wales
RefereeDamir Skomina
CompetitionUEFA European Championship Quarter-final
VenueStade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille
Attendance45,936
Kick-off: 9.00pm local (8.00pm BST). Assistant referees: Jure Praprotnik (Slovenia) Robert Vukan (Slovenia) Fourth official: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy) Additional assistant referees: Matej Jug (Slovenia) Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia) Reserve assistant referee: Elenito Di Liberatore (Italy) Man of the Match: Hal Robson-Kanu (Wales) Undoubtedly, the biggest game for Wales since they reached the World Cup quarter-final in 1958. For Belgium, ranked second in the FIFA World rankings, Thomas Vermaelen was suspended and Jan Vertongen was ruled out due to tearing ligaments during training. Belgium dominated the early exchanges and then scored with a shot from distance by Radja Nainggolan. Wales responded well and only a Thibaut Courtois save could prevent a Neil Taylor equaliser on 26 minutes. Four minutes later, Wales equalised from a corner as Ashley Williams headed accurately into the back of the net. Ten minutes into the second half, Hal Robson-Kanu executed a marvelous turn in the Belgian box, opened his body up and scored an excellent goal. In the dying minutes, Wales benefited from two generous decisions from the officials who denied an apparent sending-off and clear penalty and then, with five minutes to go, Sam Vokes headed Wales three-one up, putting the game out of Belgium's reach and Wales through to the semi-final. Undoubtedly, the greatest night in the history of Welsh football.

3  Wales

Manager: Chris Coleman

1  Belgium

Manager: Marc Wilmots

Goals:

Ashley Williams 30 G
Hal Robson-Kanu 55 G
Sam Vokes 86 G

Goals:

Radja Nainggolan 13 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey
Defender James Chester
Defender Chris Gunter
Defender Ashley Williams (captain)
Defender/Midfielder Ben Davies
Defender/Midfielder Neil Taylor
Midfielder Joe Allen
Midfielder Joe Ledley
Midfielder Aaron Ramsey
Forward Gareth Bale
Forward Hal Robson-Kanu

Starting lineup:

Thibaut Courtois Goalkeeper
Jason Denayer Defender
Jordan Lukaku Defender
Thomas Meunier Defender
Yannick Carrasco Midfielder
Radja Nainggolan Midfielder
Axel Witsel Midfielder
Kevin De Bruyne Midfielder/Forward
Eden Hazard Midfielder/Forward (captain)
Romelu Lukaku Forward

Substitutions:

Andy King for Joe Ledley 78
Sam Vokes for Hal Robson-Kanu 80
James M Collins for Aaron Ramsey 90

Substitutions:

Marouane Fellaini for Yannick Carrasco 46
Dries Mertens for Jordan Lukaku 75
Michy Batshuayi for Romelu Lukaku 83

Cards:

Ben Davies 5 Y
James Chester 16 Y
Chris Gunter 24 Y
Aaron Ramsey 75 Y

Cards:

Marouane Fellaini 59 Y
Toby Alderweireld 85 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Danny Ward
Goalkeeper Owain Fon Williams
Defender James M Collins
Midfielder Dave Cotterill
Midfielder David Edwards
Midfielder Andy King
Midfielder Jazz Richards
Midfielder David Vaughan
Midfielder George C Williams
Midfielder Jonny Williams
Forward Simon Church
Forward Sam Vokes

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Simon Mignolet
Defender Laurent Ciman
Midfielder Moussa Dembélé
Midfielder Marouane Fellaini
Forward Michy Batshuayi
Forward Dries Mertens
Forward Divock Origi

3  Wales

Manager: Chris Coleman

Goals:

Ashley Williams 30 G
Hal Robson-Kanu 55 G
Sam Vokes 86 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey
Defender James Chester
Defender Chris Gunter
Defender Ashley Williams (captain)
Defender/Midfielder Ben Davies
Defender/Midfielder Neil Taylor
Midfielder Joe Allen
Midfielder Joe Ledley
Midfielder Aaron Ramsey
Forward Gareth Bale
Forward Hal Robson-Kanu

Substitutions:

Andy King for Joe Ledley 78
Sam Vokes for Hal Robson-Kanu 80
James M Collins for Aaron Ramsey 90

Cards:

Ben Davies 5 Y
James Chester 16 Y
Chris Gunter 24 Y
Aaron Ramsey 75 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Danny Ward
Goalkeeper Owain Fon Williams
Defender James M Collins
Midfielder Dave Cotterill
Midfielder David Edwards
Midfielder Andy King
Midfielder Jazz Richards
Midfielder David Vaughan
Midfielder George C Williams
Midfielder Jonny Williams
Forward Simon Church
Forward Sam Vokes

1  Belgium

Manager: Marc Wilmots

Goals:

Radja Nainggolan 13 G

Starting lineup:

Thibaut Courtois Goalkeeper
Jason Denayer Defender
Jordan Lukaku Defender
Thomas Meunier Defender
Yannick Carrasco Midfielder
Radja Nainggolan Midfielder
Axel Witsel Midfielder
Kevin De Bruyne Midfielder/Forward
Eden Hazard Midfielder/Forward (captain)
Romelu Lukaku Forward

Substitutions:

Marouane Fellaini for Yannick Carrasco 46
Dries Mertens for Jordan Lukaku 75
Michy Batshuayi for Romelu Lukaku 83

Cards:

Marouane Fellaini 59 Y
Toby Alderweireld 85 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Simon Mignolet
Defender Laurent Ciman
Midfielder Moussa Dembélé
Midfielder Marouane Fellaini
Forward Michy Batshuayi
Forward Dries Mertens
Forward Divock Origi