{"id":36043,"date":"2019-03-22T12:21:53","date_gmt":"2019-03-22T12:21:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=36043"},"modified":"2019-03-22T12:21:53","modified_gmt":"2019-03-22T12:21:53","slug":"wales-fans-memories-of-that-slovakia-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2019\/03\/22\/wales-fans-memories-of-that-slovakia-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Wales&#039; fans memories of THAT Slovakia game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-36045 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/slovak-mems--1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/slovak-mems--1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/slovak-mems--300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/slovak-mems--770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/slovak-mems--500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/slovak-mems--293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/slovak-mems-.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-36045 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/slovak-mems--1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/slovak-mems--1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/slovak-mems--300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/slovak-mems--770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/slovak-mems--500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/slovak-mems--293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/slovak-mems-.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript><\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">WALES VS SLOVAKIA is a fixture indelibly inked into\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">national\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">folklore.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Just as victory over Slovakia spring-boarded Wales\u2019 Euro 2016 odyssey, so will a win kick-start their 2020 qualification campaign.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">A writhing sea of red descended on picturesque Bordeaux on that historic day and as a 30,000 plus crowd greets Ryan\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Giggs<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2019 men on Sunday, most of them witnessed Hal Robson-Kanu&#8217;s late winner in the flesh.<\/span><br \/>\n<i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Cardiffian caught up with a few of them to relive their experience.<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Jamie Kemble, 22: A Welshman in Leicester<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_36046\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36046\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-36046 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/kemble-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/kemble-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/kemble-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/kemble-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/kemble-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/kemble-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/kemble-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/kemble-1400x788.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/kemble.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36046\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-36046 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/kemble-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/kemble-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/kemble-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/kemble-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/kemble-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/kemble-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/kemble-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/kemble-1400x788.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/kemble.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript> Jamie with his fiancee ahead of the Slovakia game<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cRelief is the first word that comes to mind, but honestly, in that Slovakia game, and indeed throughout the tournament, I didn&#8217;t get the feeling of pressure<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u201d he said.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">There&#8217;s always tension going into big games like that, but we were all just so thrilled to be there, and I&#8217;m sure that was the same for the players.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I suspect that&#8217;s why the team did so well, it&#8217;s how Coleman got the best out of them. It was like a dream to even be there, so how can you possibly put expectations and demands on performance?\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cA<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ll I can describe it as<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0is a surreal dream that just got even better with the result.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Jamie Bins,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Llandudno<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 behind the popular Twitter account @<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">WalesAway<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Bordeaux was the best experience I\u2019ve had following Wales.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The day of the game was a bit\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">surreal,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0I knew lots were traveling over but the numbers of red shirts was unbelievable.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I remember catching a tram to the stadium which was rammed with Welsh singing all the way up and it was at that point it started sinking in that we were finally here at a major tournament.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I was also with my dad which was a special moment for me, he took me to my first Wales game back in 1998 but doesn\u2019t get to go much these days due to work but I managed to get him a ticket next to me so was special to have that moment with him.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Around the stadium I saw lots of familiar faces and it was the same conversations with each person<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">:<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2018<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I can\u2019t believe we are here<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2019<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cY<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ou could just sense the excitement around everyone in the place. It was something I\u2019ve never experienced before or since<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">When both goals went in it was absolute chaos, can\u2019t actually describe it!&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Cenydd<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Bowles,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0a Welshman in\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">London<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">There was no single overriding emotion; I think sport is messier than that.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Hope, obviously, but some fear, some pride. I wasn&#8217;t confident we&#8217;d get out of the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">group<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0but I think we all saw this as a game that we might at least scrape a point from.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It was also my mate Sam\u2019s\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">birthday<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0so I think on the day I presented him a gateau I\u2019d bought from the local patisserie, and we got a pricey taxi into town.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">And it was just insane. So, so busy.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_36048\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36048\" style=\"width: 240px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-36048 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/cenydd-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/cenydd-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/cenydd-770x964.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/cenydd-500x626.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/cenydd-293x367.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/cenydd.jpg 818w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36048\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-36048 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/cenydd-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/cenydd-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/cenydd-770x964.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/cenydd-500x626.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/cenydd-293x367.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/cenydd.jpg 818w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/noscript> Cenydd, from London<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_36049\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36049\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-36049 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/steve-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/steve-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/steve-500x667.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/steve.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/steve-293x391.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36049\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-36049 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/steve-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/steve-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/steve-500x667.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/steve.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/steve-293x391.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/noscript> It was Steve&#8217;s birthday<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Wales fans everywhere you turned. I was astonished we&#8217;d brought such a large contingent, and it made it tricky to find a place to drink.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Eventually we found somewhere, had\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2018<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">quelques<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">bieres<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2019 (a couple of beers)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and then jumped on the world\u2019s most tightly packed tram.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It was a<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0stunning stadium.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Wales fans danc<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ed<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0in the middle of it all to relieve the tension. Those white pillars and blue skies.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">nd chaos afterwards too, not so much because of celebrating fans but because there were zero taxis.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8220;Thousands stranded.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I\u2019d pre<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8211;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">booked one and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">they<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0didn\u2019t turn up.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cI s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">at outside a great bar called Apollo talking to some ace locals in broken French, telling them how happy we all were to be here\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Wales face Slovakia in crunch\u00a0<\/strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-admin\/post.php?post=36058&amp;action=edit\">EURO 2020 opener<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WALES VS SLOVAKIA is a fixture indelibly inked into\u00a0national\u00a0folklore.\u00a0\u00a0 Just as victory over Slovakia spring-boarded Wales\u2019 Euro 2016 odyssey, so will a win kick-start their 2020 qualification campaign.\u00a0\u00a0 A writhing sea of red descended on picturesque Bordeaux on that historic day and as a 30,000 plus crowd greets Ryan\u00a0Giggs\u2019 men on Sunday, most of them witnessed Hal Robson-Kanu&#8217;s late winner in the flesh. 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