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Euro 2016 Portugal Beat Poland On Penalties To Reach The SemiFinals
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Euro 2016: Portugal Beat Poland On Penalties To Reach The Semi-Finals
July 01, 2016 03:32
Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal defeated Poland 5-3 via penalty shootout to advance to the semi-finals of Euro 2016.
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Poland and Portugal clashed in the first quarter-final of Euro 2016. While Portugal have reached the semi-finals of the European Championships thrice, Poland were aiming for their first major last-four appearance since 1982. (Images Credit: AFP)
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Robert Lewandowski opened the scoring in the second minute to give Poland 1-0 lead.
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Poland continued the attack and one could feel that another goal was around the corner.
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But out of nowhere, Renato Sanches (R) smashed an equaliser in the 33rd minute and became the third youngest ever to score in a Euro game.
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In the second half, both teams tried hard to score but could not make the most of the opportunities they got.
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It all went down the to the penalty shootouts and Portugal skipper Cristiano Ronaldo set the tone for his team by scoring the first penalty.
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When Portugal were leading 4-3, Jakub Blaszczykowski missed a crucial shot on target and that all but ended Poland's hopes.
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Ricardo Quaresma scored the final penalty as Portugal qualified for the semi-finals for the fourth time in the European Championships.
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They'll now face the winner of Wales vs Belgium clash on July 7.
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