Euro 2016 - Wales crush Russia, leapfrog England to top Group B

Wales qualified from the group stages with an impressive win over Russia with goals from Neil Taylor, Aaron Ramsey and Gareth Bale.

The result meant that Wales finished top of the group with six points, with England just behind on five.

Ramsey and Taylor made the first-half breakthroughs, and Bale was unfortunate not to be awarded a penalty for an obvious trip on him in the box.

In the second half, Wales continued to dominate, and Bale grabbed his third of the tournament to become the top goalscorer in the tournament so far.

The capitulation left Russia bottom of the group with a single point, having failed to impress in any of their three games.

Wales have shown great resilience, but they are also more than just a defensive side. With a defeat against England, they could have played for a point and not risked anything. Instead, they confidently took on and took apart Russia. They have shown that there are few teams they won't be able to trouble in the knockout rounds.

Neil Taylor and Aaron Ramsey both contributed goals, but Gareth Bale was at the heart of Wales' success. Bale has been quiet for the first two games, but against Russia he was full of direct running and strength, and should have been awarded a penalty in the first half. His improvement bodes well for Wales in the later stages.

Wales: Hennessey 6, Gunter 6, Chester 6, Williams 7, Taylor 7, Davies 6, Ledley 7, Ramsey 7, Allen 7, Vokes 6, Bale 7. Subs: Edwards 6, King 6, Church 6.

Russia: Akinfeev 6, Smolnikov 5, V Berezutski 5, Ignashevich 5, Kombarov 5, Smolov 5, Mamaev 4, Glushakov 4, Kokorin 4, Shirokov 5, Dzyuba 5. Subs: A Berezutski 5, Golovin 5, Samedov 5.

11' - GOAL! Russia 0-1 Wales. Ramsey scores - Allen sends in a through-ball down the middle for Ramsey to latch onto. Ramsey takes his time, dinks the 'keeper with an expert finish and Wales are ahead.

20' - GOAL! Russia 0-2 Wales. Taylor scores - Bale waits and waits, and then lays the ball off through the defence, for Taylor on the left. His first shot is poor, nervous and straight at Akinfeev, but it comes back to him for another try, and he puts it past the flailing 'keeper.

27' - DZYUBA CHANCE - Dzyuba latches onto a long ball from Akinfeev, swings a leg, but Hennessey is able to divert it wide.

58' - BALE FREE KICK - Bale strikes a free kick from about 35 yards out. It wobbles in the air but goes a couple of yards wide.

63' - GLUSHAKOV SHOT - Glushakov fires a volley into the ground from distance after Williams clears, but it's just wide of the post.

67' - GOAL! Russia 0-3 Wales. Bale scores - Ramsey receives the ball, faces the goal and then turns side on. As he does so, Bale runs ahead of him to the left, and is slipped in. Ramsey dinks in the ball and Bale clips in a neat finish.

Wales have lost only once when Aaron Ramsey has scored for them.

Russia fail to win their fifth match in a row at the European Championship (D2-L3), since a 4-1 win over Czech Republic in their opening match at EURO 2012. It is their longest winless run since 1988-2004 (9 matches).

Wales win two matches at a major tournament for the first time. They won one match at the 1958 World Cup, 2-1 against Hungary.

Wales become the fourth team at the EUROs to survive the group phase on their debut, after Portugal (1984), Sweden (1992) and Croatia (1996).

Russia fail to win any match at a European Championship for the second time. Earlier they failed to win any match in 1996, when they lost against Italy and Germany and drew with Czech Republic in the group stage.