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England vs Russia live: Euro 2016 latest - Russian equaliser delivers brutal sucker punch as Three Lions draw

Follow live coverage of the Group B clash at the Stade Vélodrome

Samuel Lovett
Saturday 11 June 2016 15:49 BST
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Joe Hart and Chris Smalling can do nothing to stop Vasili Berezutski's headed equaliser
Joe Hart and Chris Smalling can do nothing to stop Vasili Berezutski's headed equaliser (Getty)

England's European Championship campaign got off to a disappointing start after Eric Dier's free-kic was cancelled out by an injury-time equaliser agaionst Russia at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille.

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  • England draw opener 1-1 with Russia
  • Wales top Group B after beating Slovakia 2-1
  • England take second-half lead through Eric Dier free-kick
  • Russia equalise in injury-time through a Vasili Berezutski header
  • England dominate but fail to convert pressure into goals
  • Fan trouble at the final whistle mars Marseille encounter

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Wales and Slovakia, the two other sides in Group B, play in Bordeaux at 5.00pm

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75 min: Switzerland look like they're trying to take the urgency out of Albania's game as they work the ball forward down the left before checking back and recycling play across their back four. They're playing with patience and waiting for those right moments to penetrate. It's eventually worked towards Embola on the left-hand side of the box but his curled effort towards the top-right corner is too high and wide. Goal kick.

Samuel Lovett11 June 2016 15:34
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76 min: Chance for Albania! Sadiku is slotted in behind Rodrqiguez within the Swiss box. He's close to the goal line on the right and takes his shot on the turn as he fires his effort back across himself. It smashes into the side net as the fans cheer before realising what's happened. Albania are still in this it would seem.

Samuel Lovett11 June 2016 15:36
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79 min: Penalty appeal! Lichtsteiner appears to have blocked Sadiku within the Swiss box as he dashed to meet a through-ball played deep from the Albanian defence. It looked unlikely that he would have reached the pass but the predominantly Albanian crowd doesn't care in the slightest as it erupts into outrage. The ref waves on play and the game continues. Looking back at the replies it certainly seems like Lichtsteiner did indeed hold onto Sadiku making it undoubtedly a foul.

Samuel Lovett11 June 2016 15:39

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