2016 UEFA Euro in France June 10 - July 10,2016 - Group B Russia Vs Wales Monday June 20,2016

Match Facts

Head-to-head

• Russia have won each of their last three meetings with Wales, outscoring them by six goals to two in that run.
• In their last four games against Wales, Russia have successively scored no goals, one goal, two goals and finally three goals.
• Wales' only win in five games against the USSR came in a 1966 World Cup qualifier, Ivor Allchurch scoring the late clincher in Cardiff (2-1).

Russia

• A 3-0 victory over Lithuania in March is Russia's only win in their last seven internationals (D2, L4).
• Only nine of Russia's 21 shots over the first two games have been taken from inside the box.
• Russia's last three goals at the European Championship finals have all been headers.
• They have qualified for the knockout stages of the Euros only once, in 2008, in their four participations since the breakup of the USSR.
• Russia have kept two clean sheets in their last 17 games at the European Championship finals.
• Four of Russia's last five goals scored in the European Championship finals have come in the final 11 minutes of games.

Wales

• Wales have scored with their opening shot on target in each of their first two games at this tournament - both were direct free-kicks from Gareth Bale.
• Bale has scored two goals from direct free-kick in his first two games - only Michel Platini (1984) and Thomas Hässler (1992) have scored as many in a European Championship finals tournament since 1980.
• Since the start of the Euro 2016 qualifiers, Bale has scored or assisted 11 of Wales' 14 goals in competitive games (79%), the highest ratio among teams to have made it to this year's finals.
• They have conceded in each of their last six internationals, their longest run without a clean sheet since an 11-match run between 2011 and 2013.
• Wales reached the knock-out stages in the only previous time they reached the finals of a major tournament. They were knocked out of the quarter-finals of the 1958 World Cup by Brazil courtesy of a goal by Pele

Group B Wales beat Russia 3-0

A pinch yourself night in France for the Welsh. This was not just a victory but a mark in history. Another triumph and leadership of Group B ahead of floundering England. 

Gareth Bale kept up his goal-a-game Euro 2016 campaign Monday to guide Wales to a 3-0 win over Russia and push them ahead of rivals England in their group

Aaron Ramsey and Neil Taylor also scored in Wales' easy win

Arsenal's 25-year-old midfielder Aaron Ramsey opened the scoring with a smart, dinked finish in the 11th minute

Swansea City's 27-year-old Ruthin-born left back Neil Taylor scored his first goal for his country in the 20th minute

 Real Madrid maestro Gareth Bale (left) hits home with the outside of his left boot to land a 67th-minute goal for Wales

Manger Chris Coleman said the European Championship finals -- where Wales are appearing for the first time -- could expect a lot more from his side.
"I said before that there's more to come for this group.
"Even after this tournament is over, this group are on the way to something else. I'm just glad me and the staff are here with them. We have no fear. And after playing like that, why should we?" Coleman said.