Wales wins all-British clash to reach last eight of Euro 2016 nonpermissively

An 75th minute own goal from Northern Ireland defender Gareth McAuley as he stretched to intercept a cross from Bale settled a match of few clear cut chances in the Parc des Princes in Paris.

Wales had gone through to the knockout stages after surprisingly topping a group which included England, but has emerged as an unlikely contender to win Euro 2016, led by Real Madrid's Bale and a solid supporting cast.



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'Fantastic achievement, unbelievable support,' manager Chris Coleman said after the narrow victory.

Northern Ireland, which had gone through as one of the best third-placed teams, made life difficult for the Welsh and carved out the best opportunity of a tepid first half in Paris through a Stuart Dallas shot.

But after the break, and particularly after the introduction of substitute Jonny Williams, the Welsh dragon started to breath a little more fire and Bale, previously well shackled by the Northern Irish defense, forced a fine save from Michael McGovern from a free kick.

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Soon afterwards, the excellent Aaron Ramsey found Bale with space on the left and his whipped delivery would have been turned in by substitute Hal Robson-Kanu but for McAuley getting a boot to it and diverting the ball past McGovern.

It was another crucial intervention by Bale, who is top scorer in the competition with three goals in three previous games and it takes Wales into a quarterfinal against either Belgium or Hungary.

Bale admitted that Michael O'Neill's well organized team had made it hard for Wales.

'What can I say? We knew it was going to be an ugly match,' Bale said.

'Northern Ireland made it difficult to play. There was not much space up front. You can't ask for anymore. It's incredible,' he said,

'It's devastating. We were the better team on the day,' O'Neill said. 'I couldn't ask anything more of the players throughout the tournament.'

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'What can I say? We knew it was going to be an ugly match,' Bale said. Who will win Euro 2016? Have your say on our Facebook page Northern Ireland, which had gone through as one of the best third-placed teams, made life difficult for the Welsh and carved out the best opportunity of a tepid first half in Paris through a Stuart Dallas shot. Wales had gone through to the knockout stages after surprisingly topping a group which included England, but has emerged as an unlikely contender to win Euro 2016, led by Real Madrid's Bale and a solid supporting cast. Who will win Euro 2016? Have your say on our Facebook page 'What can I say? We knew it was going to be an ugly match,' Bale said. An 75th minute own goal from Northern Ireland defender Gareth McAuley as he stretched to intercept a cross from Bale settled a match of few clear cut chances in the Parc des Princes in Paris. Northern Ireland, which had gone through as one of the best third-placed teams, made life difficult for the Welsh and carved out the best opportunity of a tepid first half in Paris through a Stuart Dallas shot. But after the break, and particularly after the introduction of substitute Jonny Williams, the Welsh dragon started to breath a little more fire and Bale, previously well shackled by the Northern Irish defense, forced a fine save from Michael McGovern from a free kick. 'Northern Ireland made it difficult to play. There was not much space up front. You can't ask for anymore. It's incredible,' he said, Northern Ireland, which had gone through as one of the best third-placed teams, made life difficult for the Welsh and carved out the best opportunity of a tepid first half in Paris through a Stuart Dallas shot. Wales had gone through to the knockout stages after surprisingly topping a group which included England, but has emerged as an unlikely contender to win Euro 2016, led by Real Madrid's Bale and a solid supporting cast. Soon afterwards, the excellent Aaron Ramsey found Bale with space on the left and his whipped delivery would have been turned in by substitute Hal Robson-Kanu but for McAuley getting a boot to it and diverting the ball past McGovern. Who will win Euro 2016? Have your say on our Facebook page But after the break, and particularly after the introduction of substitute Jonny Williams, the Welsh dragon started to breath a little more fire and Bale, previously well shackled by the Northern Irish defense, forced a fine save from Michael McGovern from a free kick. Bale admitted that Michael O'Neill's well organized team had made it hard for Wales. 'Fantastic achievement, unbelievable support,' manager Chris Coleman said after the narrow victory. 'What can I say? We knew it was going to be an ugly match,' Bale said. 'Fantastic achievement, unbelievable support,' manager Chris Coleman said after the narrow victory. 'Fantastic achievement, unbelievable support,' manager Chris Coleman said after the narrow victory. An 75th minute own goal from Northern Ireland defender Gareth McAuley as he stretched to intercept a cross from Bale settled a match of few clear cut chances in the Parc des Princes in Paris. It was another crucial intervention by Bale, who is top scorer in the competition with three goals in three previous games and it takes Wales into a quarterfinal against either Belgium or Hungary.

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