Wales Player Ratings: Ramsey and Bale shine with crucial contributions in Slovakia triumph
AARON RAMSEY and Gareth Bale both rose to the challenge in Wales' Euro 2016 opener against Slovakia.
Aaron Ramsey brought his Arsenal experience to the big stage as Wales kicked-off with a win
Chris Coleman's men prevailed with a 2-1 win to kick-off Group B, and here are our player ratings for the contest.
Wales:
Danny Ward - Late replacement couldn’t stop the equaliser 6
Chris Gunter - Rampaging runs and crossing all afternoon 6
James Chester - Anxious moments otherwise pretty steady 6
Ashley Williams - The lynchpin in the middle of defence 6
Ben Davies - Early goal-saving block was crucial 6
Subs:
Joe Ledley 6 (68 for Edwards) Needed all of vast his experience
Hal Robson-Kanu 7 (71 for Williams) Fully deserved to score the winner
Jazz Richards 5 (88 for Ramsey) Too late to have an impact
Slovakia: Kozacik; Pekarik, Skrtel, Durica, Svento; Kucka, Hrosovsky (Duda 60), Hamsik; Mak, Duris (Nemec 59), Weiss (Stoch 83)