England denied by Russia’s last-gasp equaliser in Euro 2016 opener

There is not much more brutal in football than a last-minute goal and, for England, it was a numbing sense of disappointment at the final whistle. They have waited an awfully long time to win their opening match of a European Championship and the clock had ticked into its third minute of stoppage time when their chance to end that long run, stretching back to 1980, was wrenched from their grasp.

What followed was shocking in the extreme, with hundreds of Russian troublemakers storming the adjacent section of England fans, and Uefa will be under serious pressure to take action judging by the mix of violence and mass panic that ensued. It was a dismal way to end the night, with thousands of people fleeing in terror.

GOAL! Germany 2-0 Ukraine (Schweinsteiger 90+2 min)

Ukraine get a corner, and this time they do send the cavalry forward, but it is to their demise, as Germany counter at pace down the left. Schurrle feeds Ozil, who swings an inch-perfect cross to an unmarked Schweinsteiger at the back post, and the 31-year-old makes no mistake, half-volleying the ball into the roof of Pyatov’s net. Schweini!

⚽ Schweinsteiger scores for Germany to make it 2-0 vs Ukraine

Group A

Country	W	L	GD	Pts
FRA	1	0	1	3
SWI	1	0	1	3
ROM	0	1	-1	0
ALB	0	1	-1	0

Group B

Country	W	D	L	GD	Pts
WAL	1	0	0	1	3
ENG	0	1	0	0	1
RUS	0	1	0	0	1
SVK	0	0	1	-1	0

Group C

Country	W	L	GD	Pts
GER	1	0	2	3
POL	1	0	1	3
NI	0	1	-1	0
UKR	0	1	-2	0

Group D

Country	W	L	GD	Pts
CRO	1	0	1	3
CZE	0	0	0	0
SPA	0	0	0	0
TUR	0	1	-1	0

Group E

Country	W	D	L	GD	Pts
BEL	0	0	0	0	0
ITA	0	0	0	0	0
IRE	0	0	0	0	0
SWE	0	0	0	0	0

Group F

Country	W	D	L	GD	Pts
AUT	0	0	0	0	0
HUN	0	0	0	0	0
ICE	0	0	0	0	0
POR	0	0	0	0	0

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