Before the game Marek Hamsik of Napoli had been picked out as Slovakia’s biggest threat, and, within minutes, he had showed why as he weaved past three Welsh defenders to open up our defence. In the BBC’s commentary box, Steve Wilson was shouting “what a goal!” as Hamsek completed what appeared to be the formality of netting, only for Ben Davies to complete a truly amazing clearance, Davies wasn’t my selection of Welsh man of the match just for his goal line heriocs, but you have to wonder what the following eighty seven minutes would have provided without it.*