Wales v Slovakia, 11 June 2016

Kick-off: 6.00pm local (5.00pm BST). Assistant referees: Kim Thomas Haglund (Norway) Frank Andås (Norway) Fourth official: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus) Additional assistant referees: Ken Henry Johnsen (Norway) Svein-Erik Edvartsen (Norway) Reserve assistant referee: Vitali Maliutsin (Belarus) Man of the Match: Joe Allen (Wales) Since becoming an independent nation in 1993, this was Slovakia's first-ever game at a European Championship finals while Wales were playing their first game at a major tournament since the World Cup in 1958. With 13 goals scored in the last two encounters between these sides, hopes were high of a goal fest in the Stade Matmut Atlantique and only a last ditch interception by Ben Davies prevented a great early run and strike by Napoli’s Marek Hamsik from resulting in a goal. On 10 minutes Gareth Bale struck a decent free kick, which really should have saved but the keeper had moved the wrong way and was unable to keep it out. On 62 minutes Ondrej Duda equalised with his first touch of the ball after coming on. After weathering significant Slovak pressure, and with minutes to go, a combination of a stumble by Aaron Ramsey and a mishit by substitute Hal Robson-Kanu resulted in a second goal for Wales. On 86 minutes Adam Nemec headed against the post but Wales stood firm to record an hsitoric victory.