England, Northern Ireland win but Germany drew with Poland

Group B England                             beat Wales 2-1

                   Vardy 56’, Sturridge 90’+1’     Bale 42’

Group C Northern Ireland         beat Ukraine 2-0

                 McAuley49’, McGinn 90’+6’

 Group C Germany drew with Poland 0-0

 

Gareth Bale’s 30-yard free-kick crept in and put Wales ahead just before the interval in Lens. Substitutes Jamie Vardy equalized by scrambling in from close range after 56 minutes before Daniel Sturridge work his way into the area and shoot past keeper Wayne Hennessey at the near post during injury-time and beat Wales and secure their first victory at Euro 2016 and went to the top of the table with 4 points.

England 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. England had 70% possession and 5 shots on target and 9 corners.

Northern Ireland beat Ukraine to earn their first win at a European Championship. West Bromwich defender Gareth McAuley headed in Oliver Norwood’s perfectly delivered free-kick at the 49^th minute. Niall McGinn finished a rebound in stoppage time to deliver Northern Ireland their first victory at a major tournament finals in 34 years. Ukaraine was eliminated following Germany’s 0-0 draw with Poland .

Germany and Poland played out the first goalless draw of Euro 2016. Poland striker Arkadiusz Milik wasted a best chance seconds after restart, scuffing a header wide from four yards when he seemed certain to score.