app starts only on root url (angular 2.4.8)

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Current behavior
After updating Angular to 2.4.8 (@angular/router 3.4.8), the application gets started only on root url.

You can navigate within the app using the routerLink directive. For instance, you can start the app on http://localhost:4200/ and navigate to http://localhost:4200/en/about.

But, when you type at the address bar http://localhost:4200/en/about, the app starts at http://localhost:4200/ - instead of http://localhost:4200/en/about.

Expected/desired behavior
When you type at the address bar http://localhost:4200/en/about, the app must start at http://localhost:4200/en/about.

Minimal reproduction of the problem with instructions
Check the source on @nglibs/example-app

What is the motivation / use case for changing the behavior?
Please check:

• App won't start on version 2.4.8 angular/angular#14588
• fix(router): bootstrap finishes before all routes are resolved angular/angular#12162
• [2.x only] fix(router): do not finish bootstrap until all the routes are resolved angular/angular#14327

Please tell us about your environment:

• Angular version: 2.0.X
  2.4.8 (@angular/router 3.4.8)

• Browser: [all | Chrome XX | Firefox XX | IE XX | Safari XX | Mobile Chrome XX | Android X.X Web Browser | iOS XX Safari | iOS XX UIWebView | iOS XX WKWebView ]
  all

• Language: [all | TypeScript X.X | ES6/7 | ES5]
  TypeScript 2.0.x, TypeScript 2.1.x

• Node (for AoT issues): node --version =
  v6.9.1