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Wales 1-0 Northern Ireland: McAuley own goal sends Bale & Co. through

The British sides played out a close encounter in Paris on Saturday and it was a sloppy mistake from the defender which made the difference in the second half

Gareth McAuley's own goal proved costly as Wales battled past Northern Ireland 1-0 to book their place in the quarter-finals of Euro 2016 on Saturday.

Wales star Gareth Bale had, unsurprisingly, been highlighted as the dangerman before the last-16 tie at the Parc des Princes but was largely stifled in a tense all-British affair.

However, the Real Madrid man showed his quality with a teasing left-wing cross that the unfortunate McAuley diverted into his own net when sliding to make a clearance with 15 minutes remaining.