Portugal have booked a place in the semi-finals of the European Championship yet again, following a nervy victory on penalties after the game finished 1-1.
Poland made a flying start and took the lead inside two minutes through Robert Lewandowski’s clinical strike from 12 yards.
On 33 minutes Renato Sanches levelled the match with a superb curling effort from 20 yards, after clever interplay with Nani.
In a tense second half, both teams traded blows and the ascendancy but neither could find a decisive route to goal and extra time was needed to separate the two sides.
MATCH HIGHLIGHTS
Lewandowski played an enticing cross into the area, but wasn’t rewarded with enough urgency from his on-rushing teammates, while Nani shot a powerful shot straight at a relieved Lukasz Fabianski.
That was as close as either side would get to breaking the deadlock, with penalties deciding the outcome of a cagey affair.
After a series of inch-perfect penalties one of the tournament’s best players, Jakub Blaszcyzkowski, was denied by an outstanding from Rui Patricio which allowed Ricardo Quaresma the chance to send Portugal through to the semi-finals with a clinical spot kick.
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