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Poland 1-1 Portugal (AET, 3-5 on penalties): Ricardo Quaresma the hero again as winger keeps his cool from the spot to send Cristiano Ronaldo and Co into the Euro 2016 semi finals
- Robert Lewandowski scored opener after just 100 seconds for Poland with a side-footed effort beyond Rui Patricio
- Renato Sanches levelled for Portugal in 33rd minute cutting inside to fire low into the corner via a big deflection
- Cristiano Ronaldo missed glorious chance to hand Portugal the lead with five minutes remaining with fresh air shot
- Small section of crowd saw clashes between rival fans and a pitch invader delayed the action in a tepid extra time
- Portugal will await winners of Wales versus Belgium on Friday night to find out their semi-final opponents on July 6
- DAILY MAIL
Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal are through to the semi-finals of Euro 2016 despite failing to win a game in normal time in the tournament so far.
Portugal drew their three group games before beating Croatia with almost the final extra-time kick of their last 16 tie. Now they will face the winners of Belgium and Wales in Lyon next Wednesday after beating Poland 5-3 on penalties.
The night began terribly for Portugal as Robert Lewandowski scored for Poland in only the second minute of the game.
Ricardo Quaresma - who came off the bench to score the extra time goal against Croatia in the quarter finals - netted the crucial penalty
Portugal celebrate after Quaresma kept his composure to slot the decisive penalty as Polish hearts were broken in dramatic fashion
Cristiano Ronaldo is mobbed by Southampton defender Jose Fonte as the celebrations continued after the final spotkick in Marseille
Ronaldo clenches his fist after playing his part in the narrow victory but he will be happy to not be centre stage if Portugal go all the way
Jakub Blaszczykowski was the unfortunate fall guy as Rui Patricio guessed right to spring to his left and claw away the penalty kick
Robert Lewandowski took just 100 seconds to break his Euro 2016 duck when the striker kept his cool to shoot beyond Rui Patricio
Renato Sanches revealed a glimpse of his potential in bringing Portugal level after 33 minutes with a deflected shot into the corne
But 18-year-old sensation Renato Sanches equalised on his first international start after half an hour and after that the game fell in to a drab and predictable pattern.
Ronaldo could have won it three times for his country only to swing at fresh air when presented with chances, twice in the second half and once in the second minute of extra time.
But he stepped up to convert his team’s first penalty and Portugal eventually triumphed when Jakub Blaszcykowksi saw Poland’s fourth penalty saved and Ricardo Quaresma stepped up to seal his country’s progress.
The talismanic Poland striker had hitherto found the going tough in France but he needed just two minutes to find the target in Marseille
Sanches ran over to celebrate with the Portugal substitutes after bringing his side level with 15 minutes to go before the interval
Cristiano Ronaldo's disappointing Euro 2016 continued towards the end of normal time when he failed to connect with a through ball
Riot police were summoned inside the stadium after a small group of Poland supporters clashed with Portugal fans towards the end
There was severe security swiftly in place after the rogue supporters clashed in the upper tier while the entertainment levels decreased
Portugal fell to Lewandowski’s first European Championship goal in only the second minute but 18-year-old midfielder Renato Sanches — recently trailed by Manchester United before leaving Benfica for Bayern Munich — equalised past Lukasz Fabianski from the edge of the area just after the half hour.
Portugal did have other chances before extra-time arrived. Ronaldo drove on selfishly into the side netting, missed his kick on another occasion and had a chance to win it in normal time when found in the clear with five minutes left.
But as the ball dropped over his shoulder, he could only swipe at thin air.
At the other end Portugal goalkeeper Rui Patricio got down well to save a Arkadiusz Milik near post volley with his left hand.
Lewandowski’s goal was a lovely finish from the Bayern Munich but Portugal did contribute to their own downfall.
A long crossfield pass from the left side seemed rather ambitious and looked certain to be cut out by Portugal left back Cedric.
But the Southampton defender misjudged the flight of the ball and as soon as it was allowed to reach Kamil Grosicki Portugal were in big trouble.
With space to run into, Grosicki’s only remaining challenge was to pick out a team-mate and when he eventually laid the ball back to Lewandowski the No 9 thumped it beautifully into Rui Patricio’s right hand corner with his instep.
There was one moment in extra time when a pitch invader managed to break through security onto to the field and headed for Ronaldo
The star managed to side step the intruder during the concerning incident and the invader was swiftly removed from the pitch
The Bayern Munich striker arrived late in the box and the Portugal defence were duly punished by a clinical strike low into the corner
Poland supporters show their delight after being handed the perfect start to the quarter-final with Lewandowski's first goal at Euro 2016
Lukasz Piszczek and Kamil Grosicki were both involved in the build up to Lewandowski's goal - CLICK HERE for more from match zone
Blaszczykowski celebrates after Poland took the lead early on in the game at the Stade Velodrome but Portugal responded well
Poland fans were in good voice and a section of the support lit up a flair inside the stadium prior to kick-off in the south of France
Portugal were hanging on a little at this time but eventually they did ease themselves into the game and Ronaldo perhaps had more time than he realised when presented with an opportunity on the edge of the area in the 28th minute but his shot was saved.
Moments later Ronaldo probably should have had a penalty as he was bundled over by Michael Pazdan as he prepared to jump for a high ball but referee Felix Brych waved play on.
As it was, that was forgotten almost immediately as a spell of Portugal possession brought them the equaliser. A neat flick back by Nani found Renato Sanches and the teenager’s fierce shot found the corner of the goal via a deflection off Grzegorz Krychowiak.
The 18-year-old will join up with Bayern Munich next season and the rising star dragged Portugal back into the game on Thursday night
Sanches' intervention brought joy to the thousands of faces inside the Terreiro do Paco fan zone in the Portuguese capital Lisbon
Lewandowski and Krzysztof Maczynski react after seeing Poland pegged back by Sanches' strike shortly after the half-hour mark
Ronaldo continued to be on the periphery of the competition with a subdued performance in the first 45 minutes in Marseille
The Real Madrid star rises above an opponent to win an aerial duel but Poland managed to keep him at bay during the last eight tie
The youngest player to score in the knockout stages of this championship, Renato Sanches was eclipsing a goal scored by Ronaldo 12 years to the day when the 2004 tournament was held in Portugal.More important than that, Portugal were back in the game.
Fernando Santos’ team have already shown their capacity for recovery in Euro 2016 — their draw with Hungary in the group stages the game of the tournament. Here, they were very much in it as the second half wore on.
Lewandowski’s bravery allowed him to get across his marker and head a cross from Lukasz Piszczek at the goalkeeper immediately after the break before two Portuguese chances went begging with Ronaldo to blame on both occasions. The harder the Portugal captain tried the harder things seemed to be for him.
Portugal coach Fernando Santos urges his side to move forward during the closely fought battle in the first of the Euro 2016 quarter finals
Portugal's Eliseu and Blaszczykowski of Poland compete for the ball on the touchline in a game that could have gone wither way
Kamil Glik looks to dispossess Joao Mario during an open game between two evenly matched sides at the Stade Velodrome on Thursday
Arkadiusz Milik looks to get in front of Real Madrid defender Pepe during a foray into the Portugal penalty box but he sliced his effort
Ronaldo clutches the bottom of his leg in pain after a robust challenge on him in the box but the referee saw nothing illegal
The second half of normal time largely consisted of fouls which brought a raft of bookings including one for substitute Bartosz Kapustka
Portugal were still indebted to their goalkeeper when Milik moved on to Jedrzejczyk’s cross at the near post. The save low down was a decent one.
Then, with time running towards the extra period, Portugal defender Jose Fonte met a corner with a powerful header only for Fabianski to save. Ronaldo’s night did not improve in to extra-time. He poked his foot at fresh air once again in the second minute of the added period, the third time he had done this in about half an hour.
Nani, on the other hand, had been the game’s brightest player and he drove forward in the 102nd minute to thump a 25-yard shot in to the chest of Fabianski.
Poland, it must be said, looked to be hanging on for penalties, which seemed odd given the excellent way they had started the game. In the end, that was exactly what they got.
Ronaldo missed a glorious chance to win it for Portugal when he kicked at fresh air with five minutes remaining after a ball over the top
William Carvalho was cautioned for a foul meaning he would miss the semi-final were Portugal going to make it into the final four
Poland's head coach Adam Nawalka issues out instructions to his players ahead of the additional 30 minutes of play in Marseille
Nani looks to make inroads down the left during extra time but both sides looked extremely tired with the game heading towards penalties
Blaszczykowski has he head in his hands after he was unable to convert from the spot enabling winger Quaresma to put the tie to bed
Quaresma had the chance to put Portugal into the semi finals and he made no mistake meaning they will face either Wales or Belgium
It is the end of the road for Poland while their opponents are remarkably yet to record a single victory at the tournament in normal time
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