ENGLAND 2-1 WALES | EURO 2016 GROUP B | POST MATCH REACTION 2016
Channel: The Football Channel HD
Date: 2016-06-16

Thursday 16 June 2016  Post match reaction Stade Bollaert-Delelis Lens Panini MOTM Daniel Sturridge
The waiting is over. As the build-up that started in December when the Euro 2016 draw was announced and concludes when England finally meet Wales in Lens on Today.This is the fixture that has been circled in red on the calendar for seven months. The talking now stops and the action starts in the Stade Bollaert.Daniel Sturridge scored an injury-time winner as England came from behind to beat Wales and secure their first victory at Euro 2016.
England goalkeeper Joe Hart's dreadful blunder allowed Gareth Bale's 30-yard free-kick to creep in and put Wales ahead just before the interval in Lens.Manager Roy Hodgson's side was jeered off at the break and with England's campaign - and arguably his future - on the line, he gambled by introducing Jamie Vardy and Sturridge for the struggling Raheem Sterling and Harry Kane.The roll of the dice worked as Vardy scrambled in an equalizer from close range after 56 minutes before constant England pressure saw Sturridge work his way into the area and poke past keeper Wayne Hennessey at the near post.England move to the top of Group B and need a point against Slovakia on Monday to earn automatic qualification into the last 16, while Wales must beat Russia to guarantee a top-two finish.