By Anna Italia
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Wales 3 – 1 Belgium
30′ Ashley Williams 13′ Radja Nainggolan
55′ Hal Robson-Kanu
85′ Sam Vokes
Wales defeated Belgium in the EURO 2016 Quarterfinals on on Friday 1 July 2016 at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Lille, France. Wales qualifying to the EURO Semifinal and will play against Portugal on Wed, 06 Jul 2016. Stade des Lumieres, Lyon, France.
2 Italian Serie A players in Belgium team:
- AS Roma midfielder Radja Nainggolan (Starting lineup)
- Napoli midfielder Dries Mertens (Starting lineup)
No Serie A Players with Wales.
It’s precisely Belgium to open the score in the 13th minute. Belgium / Roma midfielder Radja Nainggoland with a powerful long range goal defeating Wales goalkeeper Hennessey despite his super stretch attempting to save with both hands but barely touching the ball. It was such a powerful shot that ended inside the net… GOAL.
Wales equalizing in the 30th minute with Ashley Williams defeating Belgium goalkeeper Courtois.
Tough situation for Belgium. Wales take the lead in the 55th minute with Hal Robson-Kanu delivering a left footed shot in the bottom left corner. The assist is by Aaron Ramsey.
Game over and Belgium falling. Wales sealing the match with a third goal in the 85th minute with Sam Vokes defeating goalkeeper Courtois with a headed shot. The assist is by Chris Gunter.
WALES (3-5-2): Hennessey; Chester, Williams A., Davies; Taylor, Allen, Ledley, Ramsey, Gunter; Robson-Kanu, Bale.
Subs: Ward, Fôn Williams, Richards, Collins, King, Edwards, Williams J., Vaughan, Vokes, Williams G., Cotterill, Church.
Coach: Coleman.
BELGIUM (4-2-3-1): Courtois; Meunier, Alderweireld, Denayer, Lukaku J.; Nainggolan, Witsel; Carrasco, De Bruyne, Hazard; Lukaku R.
Subs: Mignolet, Gillet, Kabasele, Ciman, Dembélé, Fellaini, Mertens, Origi, Benteke, Batshuayi.
Coach: Wilmots.
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Photo: facebook.com/BelgianRedDevils
Euro 2016: Wales 23-man Squad
Goalkeepers : Wayne Hennessey (Crystal Palace), Danny Ward (Liverpool), Owain Fon Williams (Inverness).
Defenders: Ben Davies (Tottenham), Neil Taylor (Swansea), Chris Gunter (Reading), Ashley Williams (Swansea), James Chester (West Brom), Ashley Richards (Fulham), James Collins (West Ham).
Midfielders: Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal), Joe Ledley (Crystal Palace), David Vaughan (Nottingham Forest), Joe Allen (Liverpool), David Cotterill (Birmingham), Jonathan Williams (Crystal Palace), George Williams (Fulham), Andy King (Leicester), Dave Edwards (Wolves).
Forwards: Gareth Bale (Real Madrid), Hal Robson-Kanu (Reading), Sam Vokes (Burnley), Simon Church (Nottingham Forest).
EURO 2016: Belgium 23-man Squad
Goalkeepers: Thibaut Courtois (Chelsea), Simon Mignolet (Liverpool), Jean-Francois Gillet (Mechelen).
Defenders: Toby Alderweireld (Tottenham), Jan Vertonghen (Tottenham, Thomas Vermaelen (Barcelona), Jason Denayer (Galatasaray), Jordan Lukaku (Oostende), Thomas Meunier (Club Brugges), Laurent Ciman (Montreal Impact), Christian Kabasele (Genk).
Midfielders: Moussa Dembele (Tottenham), Radja Nainggolan (Roma), Marouane Fellaini (Manchester United), Axel Witsel (Zenit St Petersburg), Eden Hazard (Chelsea), Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City), Dries Mertens (Napoli), Yannick Carrasco (Atletico Madrid).
Forwards: Mitchy Batshuayi (Marseille), Romelu Lukaku (Everton), Christian Benteke (Liverpool), Divock Origi (Liverpool).
Note: Italian Serie A players highlighted in red.
Photo: facebook.com/BelgianRedDevils
Belgium official starting lineup against Wales. There is AS Roma midfielder Radja Nainggolan in the starting lineup. Napoli midfielder Dries Mertens is listed among the subs.
Wales 1 – 1 Belgium
Friday 1 July 2016
Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Lille, France
21:00
Damir Skomina, referee
Referee: Damir Skomina (SVN)
Assistant Referees: Jure Praprotnik (SVN) and Robert Vukan (SVN)
Additional assistant referee: Matej Jug (SVN) and Slavko Vinčić (SVN)
Fourth official: Nicola Rizzoli (ITA)
Goals: 13′ Radja Nainggolan (B.), 30 Ashley Williams (W)