PARIS (AP) 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.
''We knew it was going to be an ugly match. Obviously no disrespect to Ireland, but they make it difficult to play (against),'' Bale said. ''We knew up top we weren't going to get a lot of the ball.