Wales shock Belgium, go through to Euro 2016 semi- final

Wales will celebrate into the night. It’s
history for them reaching the semi-final of a
major tournament for their first time. It
ended; Wales 3 – 1 Belgium
90′ Three minutes added-on
89′ Belgium doing all they can to get back
into this game. Barely one minute left on the
clock.
86′ GOOOOOOOOAAAAALLLL! Vokes scores
to make it three for Wales. What a night this
is…..
80′ Ten minutes remaining. Wales are on the
verge of making history.
75′ Referee shows Aaron Ramsey a yellow
for handling the ball. He will miss the semi-
final if his side go through
70′ Fellaini and Hazard continue to make
frantic effort to restore parity, but all their
attacks have been expertly repelled
64′ Wales look much more determined. They
continue to pile the pressure.
60′ Another chance for Wales to extend their
lead……Courtois expertly saves
55′ GOOOOOAAAAALLLLLLL! Robson-Kanu
makes it two for Wales. The no.9 sent three
Belgium players down the river. What a goal!
Robson-Kanu celebrates his goal with team
mates
52′ Another chance for Belgium to take the
lead……Ashley Williams clears the danger
desperately
50′ Hazard scoops his shot wide. The
Belgium captain has been impressive tonight
48′ Nice in-swinger to Lukaku who heads just
wide. What a chance that was
46′ We are back. Second half underway.
45′ Referee signals the end of the first half.
Both teams go into the tunnel 1 – 1
45′ Great ball-in by Ramsey to find Robson-
Kanu whose header was too tame to trouble
Courtois
42′ Another header by Ashley Williams who
was left unmarked yet again. This time, he
heads wide
38′ Wales are now dictating the pace of this
epic fixture. The Welsh players continue to
pile the pressure on Belgium
33′ Bale manages to shoot with his right
foot. His shot was too tame to trouble
goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois
30′ GOOOOOAAAAAAALLLL! Williams scores
for Wales……. The unmarked captain gets his
header into the net from a corner.
26′ Courtois make a magnificent stop to
deny Wales the equaliser. That was brilliant
24′ Wales’ Chris Gunter is shown a yellow of
the game for a foul on De Bruyne; that’s the
second for his side tonight
21′ It’s a more balanced game in the last
couple of minutes.
16′ Wales are now so desperate as Bale’s
latest effort is cleared.
12′ GOOOOOAAAAALLLL! Nainggolan fires a
cracker into the net. What a start for
Belgium
9′ Bale shoots unto the side netting
7′ Wales survive the early scare. Lukaku and
Hazard’s shots were desperately blocked by
Wales defenders. The Belgians should have
done better
5′ Pressure now on Wales as Davies is
booked early in this fixture. He will miss the
semi-final if Wales go through
2′ Good ball to Lukaku, but that was just too
much for the striker
1′ We are underway. One of these sides will
surely reach the semis
Action continues at the ongoing European
Championships in France. Today is a big
one; Wales take on Belgium and it is
definitely going to be a cracker.

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