Euro Cup: England's draw with Russia after stoppage time goal overshadowed by riots

Fights broke out all day before and soon after Russia managed to earn a 1-1 draw against England on Saturday at the European Championship.

England and Russia fans rioted before the game at Marseille's nearby Old Port district and briefly outside the Stade Velodrome in a third straight day of violence. Police in the Mediterranean port city fired tear gas and water cannons at rioters.

The clashes continued moments after the final whistle, when a large group of Russian fans in one of the stands behind the goal advanced on England supporters in the neighbouring area, throwing objects and breaking through a line of stewards. England fans fled for the exits in panic.

Vasily Berezutsky scored Russia's equalizer in the second minute of injury time, cancelling out Eric Dier's goal from a free kick in the 73rd.

Dier, a defensive midfielder, was a surprising choice to take the free kick for England, but his fierce strike curled into the top corner from the edge of the area.

England failed to finish a flurry of chances in a dominant first-half performance and struggled a bit until Dier stepped up to score the winner in the Group B match.

Wales strikes late to down Slovakia

Hal Robson-Kanu scored a late goal as Wales beat Slovakia 2-1 at the European Championship on Saturday in his team's first match at a major competition since the 1958 World Cup.

His scuffed shot from 12 metres in the 81st minute came 10 minutes after he had come on as substitute in the Group B match in Bordeaux.

Gareth Bale had given Wales the lead in the 10th minute when he curled in a free kick. Ondrej Duda equalized with his first touch for Slovakia in the 61st, a minute after he came on as a substitute.

Slovakia had enjoyed much of the early possession and almost took the lead as soon as the third minute when Marek Hamsik's effort was cleared off the line by an excellent sliding interception from defender Ben Davies.

Wales slowly got into its stride and took the lead soon after a foul on midfielder Jonathan Williams. Although the subsequent free kick from Bale, who won the Champions League with Real Madrid two weeks, was fairly central, the movement on the ball was enough to deceive Matus Kozacik.

Wales felt it should have had a chance to double its lead from the penalty spot late in the first half when Martin Skrtel appeared to ram his arm into Jonathan Williams' face, but referee Svein Oddvar Moen awarded a goal kick instead.

Wales coach Chris Coleman was forced into a late change after goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey was ruled out of the match with a back injury. Hennessey, who conceded just four goals in qualifying, was replaced by Liverpool's Danny Ward. The 22-year-old had made just two appearances for Wales before, both as a halftime substitute during friendlies.

Both teams were making their debuts at the European Championship.

Switzerland dominates early to beat Albania

An early goal by defender Fabian Schaer earned Switzerland a 1-0 win over 10-man Albania in the second Group A match on Saturday.

Despite dominating most of the game, Switzerland failed to increase its lead after Albania captain Lorik Cana was sent off in the 37th minute following a second yellow card at Stade Bollaert-Delelis.

Goalkeeper Yann Sommer had to come to Switzerland's rescue in the closing minutes, with his fine save preventing an equalizer from the unmarked Shkelzen Gashi — his former teammate from Switzerland's Under-21 team.

Schaer scored the only goal when he jumped to meet a corner by Xherdan Shaqiri and headed home in the fifth minute. Albania goalkeeper Etrit Berisha had left his goal to intercept the ball but was just too late.

It was Schaer's sixth goal in 21 matches for Switzerland.

Switzerland had the best of the early exchanges and regained the initiative after Albania lost Cana. The captain handled the ball to deny Switzerland a goalscoring opportunity, 14 minutes after being punished by referee Carlos Velasco Carballo for a late tackle on Blerim Dzemaili.