Northern Ireland’s Gareth McAuley scored a heart-breaking own goal to hand British rivals Wales a 1-0 victory in Paris on Saturday that sent them into the Euro 2016 quarter-finals.
In a cagey contest, Michael O’Neill’s Northern Ireland largely succeeded in muzzling Gareth Bale, but the Real Madrid star produced a wicked 75th-minute cross that the hapless McAuley turned into his own net.
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Sport260 rounds up the best of the post-match interviews from the match:
Gareth Bale, Wales man of the match
“What can I say. we knew it was gonna be an uglY match, no disrespect to Northern Ireland, they made it a really difficult match for us, we didnt have much space but the team is the most important thing, and we knew one goal would nick it.”
Steven Davis, Northern Ireland captain
“In the first half we definitely had the better chances although eventually you have to take one of them. Big G (Gareth McAuley) doesn’t deserve this because he’s been excellent. We’ll take a lot from this experience.”
“The fans have enjoyed the journey as much as us and everyone’s sad to see it end today.”
Chris Coleman, Wales coach
“They were better than us at many moments but we showed a lot of heart and courage. These boys never give in, they hang in there, although it wasn’t pretty.”
“I’d rather be standing here in the quarter finals than going home having played better. Credit to Northern Ireland, they were the better team here.”
“Northern Ireland were the underdogs today but you wouldn’t have thought that looking at the game. We can’t afford to look any further than even the next 45 minutes, but we’ll enjoy tonight.”