France vs Albania Euro 2016 live: Latest score and updates from Group A clash at Stade Velodrome
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Your support makes all the difference.Welcome to The Independent's live coverage of Wednesday's Group A clash between France and Albania at the Stade Vélodrome in Marseille.
- Dimitri Payet's fabulous late winner sealed three points and a 2-1 win for France over Romania
- The hosts put in a laboured display in the tournament's opening game and will hope for improvement in Marseille
- Albania were defeated 1-0 by Switerzland in a tight affair at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis
- Gianni De Biasi's side conceded an early headed goal to Fabian Schär and failed to draw level, despite enjoying several goal-scoring opportunities
- France currently lead Group A over Switzerland by virtue of goals scored
- Albania are bottom of the group, behind Romania
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Here's the team news from Lille...
Russia: Akinfeev, Smolnikov, Berezutski, Ignashevich, Schennikov, Golovin, Neustadter, Kokorin, Shatov, Smolov, Dzyuba
Subs: Shishkin, Berezutski, Yusupov, Glushakov, Mamaev, Lodygin, Shirokov, Guilherme, Ivanov, Samedov, Torbinski, Kombarov
Slovakia: Kozacik, Pekarik, Skrtel, Durica, Hubocan, Kucka, Pecovsky, Hamsik, Mak, Duda, Weiss
Subs: Mucha, Gyomber, Gregus, Sestak, Stoch, Nemec, Novota, Hrosovsky, Skriniar, Salata, Svento, Duris
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
There is much scrutiny on the Russian supporters following the suspended disqualification sent their way by UEFA, but for now the supporters inside the Stade Pierre-Mauroy are in good natured spirits...
The fans inside the Parc des Princes are getting in the mood for the match......and dinner.
Here comes the teams of Romania and Switzerland, ready to contest their second match in Group A. There is much to play for after their first games that were both decided by a one-goal margin; the Romanians were beaten at the death by Dmitri Payet's late thunderbolt before the Swiss edged out ten-man Albania the following afternoon.
12 mins: Switzerland dominate possession in Paris, but other than the Seferovic chance, there's been little to get excited by. There's almost another moment as Admir Mehmedi gets to the byline, but his cross back into the middle is as poor a decision as the one made by the Euro 2016 director who cuts away for a close up with the ball still in play.
16 mins: Seferovic is in on goal again, but the outcome is the same. A perfectly-weighted pass from Shaqiri puts him through, but a tame shot is turned away by the feet of Tatarusanu.
18 mins: PENALTY TO ROMANIA!A second penalty awarded at these Championships, and a second for Romania! Stephan Lichtsteiner had a handful of Alexandru Chipciu's shirt as the Romanian weaved his way into the box from the left, and when the Swiss right-back tugged at his opponent for a third time under the nose of Sergey Karasev, the official had no hesitation in pointing to the spot.
18 mins: GOAL! ROMANIA 1 SWITZERLAND 0:Bogdan Stancu steps up again, Bogdan Stancu scores from the spot again! The Romanian number 19 takes a three-step run up before sweeping his shot into the bottom left corner, sending Yann Sommer the wrong way. It's again the run of play, but Romania have a valuable lead.
20 mins: Switzerland nearly draw level immediately in sensational circumstances! Centre-back Fabian Schar, a scorer against Albania, lets fly with a volley from 25 yards out, and it needs Ciprian Tatarusanu to be at his most agile to tip the ball over for the Swiss' first corner.
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