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Wales vs. Northern Ireland: Score and Twitter Reaction from Euro 2016

Wales booked their spot in the quarter-finals of UEFA Euro 2016 with a 1-0 win over Northern Ireland on Saturday, as the unfortunate Gareth McAuley put the ball in his own net for the only goal of the match.

The two teams served up a dreadful match filled with errors, empty possessions and few chances, but McAuley turned home a cross with 15 minutes left to play to give Wales the lead.

Northern Ireland's late pressure didn't produce anything of note, and after four minutes of injury time, their tournament was over.

Euro 2016's official Twitter account shared the starting XI's of both teams ahead of the clash, as the Welsh kept forward Hal Robson-Kanu on the bench:

And here are the lineups for the day's next round of 16 match - it's #WAL v #NIR in Paris.