Wales 2-1 Slovakia: Gareth Bale 'scored', Wales won 3 points on opening day

(Baonghean.vn) – Wales and Slovakia are the two teams participating in the European football festival Euro for the first time. In their first confrontation at a Euro, Wales was rated higher because they own the most expensive player on the planet, Gareth Bale; and as expected by fans, Bale 'opened fire' and contributed 1 goal in Wales' 2-1 victory over Slovakia.

Gareth Bale scored a super goal

The match between Wales and Slovakia is the opening match in Group B, which also includes England and Russia, and compared to England and Russia, Wales and Slovakia are not rated as highly; therefore, the match between Wales and Slovakia is very important and the team that wins will have a chance to advance to the next round.

Right after the opening whistle, Slovakia was the better team. In the 3rd minute of the match, Marek Hamsik had a chance to open the score when he dribbled past a number of Wales players and goalkeeper Danny Ward, but Hamsik was unable to finish when Ben Davis appeared in time to save the Welsh team. However, just 6 minutes after Marek Hamsik's failed chance, Gareth Bale made the stands at Stade de Bordeaux explode when he successfully executed a free kick from 27 meters away, defeating goalkeeper Kozacik to open the score. Wales took the lead with a score of 1-0.

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During the remainder of the first half, both teams continued to play a varied attacking style and had many scoring opportunities but no goals were scored. The two teams entered the break with a score of 1-0 in favor of the Welsh team.

Entering the second half, the fans witnessed a dramatic match. In the 61st minute of the match, substitute player Duda had a dangerous shot to defeat the goalkeeper Ward of the Welsh team after a pass from Robert Mak on the right wing to equalize 1-1 for the Slovakia team. While the audience was thinking of a draw, in the 81st minute, receiving the ball from Aaron Ramsey, Robson-Kanu had a quick kick to eliminate both defender Skrtel and goalkeeper Kozacik to help Wales win 2-1.

With this historic victory, the Welsh team temporarily rose to the top of Group B with 3 points and has a great chance to participate in the knockout round.

Tung Lam - Le Hung