Saturday, June 25, 2016

Wales tops Northern Ireland, reaches Euro 2016 quarterfinals (The Associated Press)

Gareth Bale was the creator of the only goal - an own-goal - to put Wales into the European Championship quarterfinals with a 1-0 win over Northern Ireland on Saturday. Bale's cross was aimed at teammate Hal Robson-Kanu but it was inadvertently tipped into the net by Northern Ireland defender Gareth McAuley in the 75th minute. The only goal threat by the Welsh before the slightly fortuitous breakthrough came from a free kick from Bale, the tournament's co-leading scorer with three goals.


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