Europe Championship has started the quarterfinal stage. In the first match, the teams of Portugal and Poland tested their strength. The main game time and extension ended in a tie 1:1, so the teams had to determine their ability in a penalty shootout. Having scored all five shots (5:3), the Portuguese reached the semi-finals, where they will play against the winner of the Belgium and Wales pair. The Poles started the match very successfully. In the second minute, Grosicki passed the ball from the edge to Lewandowski, who redirected the ball into the goal with one touch - 1:0. The Portuguese couldn't break through the iron defense of their opponents and had no opportunities to score. In the 16th minute, Lewandowski took a shot from far away, but Rui Patricio caught the ball. The Poles launched a fantastic attack and made excellent passes in the penalty area, but they failed to finish the attacks successfully. C.Ronaldo finally managed to hit the target, after a few moments the Portuguese leader fell in the penalty area, but the referee decided not to award a penalty kick. In the 33rd minute, R.Sanches played a great combination with Nani and equalized the score with a long-range shot - 1:1. In the second half, the teams played more cautiously - in the 80th minute, Jedrzejczyk almost scored an own goal. Five minutes later, C.Ronaldo could have put his team ahead, but facing Fabianski alone, he couldn't hit the moving ball. The teams had to play extra time. Towards the end of extra time, the Poles created a couple of dangerous attacks, but Pepe calmed things down in front of his goal. In the penalty shootout, the Portuguese were accurate with the shots of R.Ronaldo, R.Sanches, J.Moutinho, Nani, and R.Quaresma, while the Poles only scored with R.Lewandowski, A.Milik, K.Glik. J.Blaszczykowski missed his shot, and Rui Patricio stopped it. Starting lineups: Portugal: Rui Patrício; Cédric, Pepe, Fonte, Eliseu; William Carvalho, Adrien, João Mário, Sanches; Nani, Ronaldo Poland: Fabianski; Piszczek, Glik, Pazdan, Jedrzejczyk; Blaszczykowski, Krychowiak, Maczynski, Grosicki; Milik, Lewandowski
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