Prynhawn da, god aften! Welcome to live coverage of the first game of the round of 16 in Euro 2020, and what a doozy it is. Within the hour we’ll have Wales taking on Denmark in the Johan Cruyff Arena in Amsterdam for a place in the quarterfinals. There’s been a lot of static about the group stage using up 36 matches to eliminate eight teams; those of us who see our glass as two-thirds full can celebrate the fact we’ve gently sculpted events to secure the retention of 16 sides and set up the second half of the competition. The European Championship is two tournaments; the groups are done and now it’s the knockouts, where every game is its own unique island of pressure. Few ties in the round look as evenly matched as this one. Wales are following the Lord Mayor’s Show of 2016 with another Lord Mayor’s Show while Denmark are without their talismanic playmaker Christian Eriksen, but have gathered an emotion-fuelled momentum in the aftermath of that harrowing evening in Copenhagen two

Euro 2024 / Last 16

Johan Cruijff ArenA / 26.06.2021

Wales

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Denmark

K. Dolberg(27', 48')
J. Mæhle(88')
M. Braithwaite(90+4')

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ByTim Hobbs

Updated 26/06/2021 at 17:57 GMT

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End of 2nd Half

That's it! Four goals again for Denmark, who were superb again today. They will go to Baku for the quarter-final, but it's the end of the road for Wales.

90+4'

GOAL! Wales 0 Denmark 4 (Braithwaite 90+4')

It's four! This is an utter hiding. Denmark break again, Cornelius cushions a cross into the path of Braithwaite who checks onto his left foot and drills the ball into the bottom corner past Ward. It's VAR checked for a long time, but Braithwaite was played just onside by Mepham.

Goal

M. Braithwaite

Denmark

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On target1

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90+3'

It's a yellow for Bale for sarcastic applause of the referee. Wales are gone here.

90'

RED CARD! It's all falling apart for Wales, as Wilson gets a straight red for hacking down Maehle as he ran away from him. That seems unusually harsh for such a challenge, but it's not going to be reviewed any further.

We'll have a minimum of five more minutes.

Red card

H. Wilson

Wales

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88'

GOAL! Wales 0 Denmark 3 (Maehle 88)

Denmark have deserved this, they've been brilliant tonight. Jensen picks out Maehle with a cross-area pass. Maehle is all alone, and cuts inside one sliding challenge before launching a left foot shot high into the net past Ward.

Goal

J. Mæhle

Denmark

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86'

WHAT A MISS! Jensen clips a lovely cross to the back post where Andersen heads back across goal from six yards out. Ward gets a touch and the ball falls to two free Braithwaite at the back post, who somehow clips the ball off the post from no distance and a teammate contrives to slash the follow up wide.

85'

Jensen whips a dangerous free kick into the Welsh area, where it's headed behind for a corner.

84'

Bale absolutely flattens Maehle as he breaks away down the right. Surprisingly, there's no yellow card.

83'

Cornelius barrels forward again, bouncing Welsh defenders out of the way, before finding Maehle. He in turn finds Braithwaite, whose low cross to the near post is deflected behind for a corner.

81'

Braithwaite takes the free kick but curls it high over the bar.

80'

Cornelius breaks, one on four, and twisting Mepham one way and the other as he does so. He gets 20 yards from goal before being hacked down by Brooks, who is booked.

Yellow card

D. Brooks

Wales

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Fouls1

78'

Another round of changes now. Nicolai Boilsesen is on for Sryger Larsen and Joachim Andersen replaces Kjaer, who looks like he may have tweaked a hamstring. For Wales, David Brooks and Tyler Roberts replace James and Moore.

74'

Maehle breaks dangerously into the Welsh area on the left, but his cross is headed clear. Wales break from it, with Bale crossing low into the Danish area, but it's comfortably picked off by Kjaer.

72'

Denmark are draining the legs of the Welsh players here with incessant, rhythmic passing. Jensen has been particularly impressive since he came on.

70'

A change for Denmark. Andreas Cornelius replaces Dolberg, who departs to a huge cheer from the Danes in Amsterdam.

68'

Wales are hanging in there. Williams and then Ramsey both try crosses into the box, but they can't find any Welsh players with them.

67'

Allen gets into the Danish area with a Cruyff turn. He shoots with his left, but it's blocked by Vestergaard.

65'

CLOSE! Denmark keep the ball for an eternity, before a Jensen cross from the left clears everyone, including Ward, and faintly clips the far post before going behind for a goal kick.

63'

Wales try a long throw into the area. It breaks to Allen on the edge of the area, who blazes a volley high over the bar.

60'

Changes here. Harry Wilson replaces Morrell for Wales, while Matthias Jensen and Christian Norgaard replace Delaney and Damsgaard.

Thems are confident changes for Denmark.

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