Ronaldo leads Portugal to the quarter finals. Euro 2016
knock out Croatia out of Euro 2016
– Portugal will now face Poland at the
quarter final stage
Portugal are through to next round of Euro 2016
with an extra time goal against Croatia in Lens as
it ended 1-0.
Ricardo Quaresma scored in the 117th minute with
Portugal’s only shot on target after Ronaldo’s strike
was saved but the veteran pounced on the rebound
to put the Portuguese team through to the next
stage.
Quaresma also became the first player to score in
extra time since Andre Arshavin did against the
Netherlands in the 2008 edition of the European
Championships.
The match was a cagey affair as both teams played
with caution all through the match and there were
no real threat in the final third.
Ivan Perisic could have finished off the game in
abnormal time but his header came off the post and
Domagoj Vida’s effort went wide which could have
sent the to penalties.
Despite their shaky start in Euro 2016, Portugal
have now qualified for their sixth consecutive
quarter-finals at the European Championships and
will face Poland in Marsielle.
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