:00:08. > :00:09.# Je revois la ville en fete et en delire
:00:10. > :00:13.# Suffoquant sous le soleil et sous la joie
:00:14. > :00:17.# Et j'entends dans la musique les cris, les rires
:00:18. > :00:21.# Qui eclatent et rebondissent autour de moi
:00:22. > :00:24.# Emportes par la foule qui nous traine
:00:25. > :00:28.# Nous entraine # L'un contre l'autre
:00:29. > :00:31.# Emportes par la foule qui nous traine
:00:32. > :00:37.# Nous entraine # L'un contre l'autre
:00:38. > :00:42.# Et perdue parmi ces gens qui me bousculent
:00:43. > :01:17.I am Simon Brotherton and Kevin Cockburn is in the commentary box
:01:18. > :01:23.alongside me in my say. Poland's goalkeeper, Lukasz Fabianski of
:01:24. > :01:32.Swansea has only conceded one goal with a solid defence playing in
:01:33. > :01:35.front of him this evening. Krychowiak's performances have
:01:36. > :01:42.caught the eye of Paris Saint Jermaine. But Poland have yet to
:01:43. > :01:57.find their groove in front of goal with only one between them so far.
:01:58. > :02:05.Two men who could have a very significant role in the outcome of
:02:06. > :02:11.this game, the two captains, Cristiano Ronaldo and Robert
:02:12. > :02:18.Lewandowski. The referee took charge of the England versus Wales game
:02:19. > :02:25.earlier in the Championship. Portugal's goalkeeper Rui Patricio
:02:26. > :02:33.did not have a shot to save in the last game against Croatia. Raphael
:02:34. > :02:38.Guerreiro is injured. Jose Fonte keeps his place in the starting XI.
:02:39. > :02:43.Renato Sanches, the much talked about 18-year-old stars in the game
:02:44. > :02:47.and the attack is led by Nani and Cristiano Ronaldo who is one goal
:02:48. > :02:50.short of equalling the all-time record of nine at the finals held by
:02:51. > :03:10.Michel Platini. We will have a moment of applause in
:03:11. > :03:16.memory of the victims of Tuesday's terrorist attack in Turkey. And in
:03:17. > :03:17.memory of the victims of other attacks which have occurred during
:03:18. > :04:37.the Uefa Euro 2016 finals. The final checks are being made by
:04:38. > :04:44.the referee here at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille. Let the
:04:45. > :04:49.quarterfinals begin. And it is Poland or in white who get us under
:04:50. > :04:54.way against Portugal. Kevin kill than is alongside me in the
:04:55. > :05:01.commentary box. A hard one to call. Yes, it is, particularly seeing that
:05:02. > :05:06.Poland got through their group with relative ease. It was not the case
:05:07. > :05:20.with Portugal. It is a difficult one to call. 50-50 in any sense of the
:05:21. > :05:30.way. It has been a solid defence from Poland so far. Meanwhile Kamil
:05:31. > :05:38.Glik has had a ban on the nose. No major damage done. He is made of
:05:39. > :05:41.tough stuff, the Turin defender. He will be signing for Monaco after the
:05:42. > :06:09.conclusion of these championships. Poland are not simply a defensive
:06:10. > :06:29.outfit. No, that is not the case. Robert Lewandowski has scored inside
:06:30. > :06:35.two minutes. The captain deliveries in the big game for Poland. They
:06:36. > :06:40.have waited a while for a goal on this particular European stage.
:06:41. > :06:50.Robert Lewandowski fires Poland ahead early in my say. -- my say.
:06:51. > :06:54.And that is the first goal he has scored at the European Championships
:06:55. > :07:01.since the opening match four years ago in Warsaw. Cedric gets caught
:07:02. > :07:09.under the posts. It is poor defending from Cedric. Lewandowski
:07:10. > :07:13.just hold back away from Thursday Fonte and Pepe and gets himself in a
:07:14. > :07:19.great position. That is as good a finish that you will see from
:07:20. > :07:28.Lewandowski. What a start for Poland. What start to the match and
:07:29. > :07:34.Lewandowski, his first goal of European Championship, but he has
:07:35. > :07:40.hardly had any chances at all given the way the matches have panned out.
:07:41. > :07:45.More of them have fallen to Milik. It will do him the world of good,
:07:46. > :07:51.but you can see the class that Lewandowski possesses with that
:07:52. > :07:58.finish. To guide the ball away from the goalkeeper, excellent. The last
:07:59. > :08:04.time I saw Portugal, they waited the end of two hours to get a shot on
:08:05. > :08:08.target. It ended up in the back of the net as well, but Portugal have
:08:09. > :08:15.to come out and play now. That is Ronaldo on the deck. The one thing
:08:16. > :08:19.Poland did against Switzerland is they sat back after going in front,
:08:20. > :08:36.but they cannot do that against this Portuguese side.
:08:37. > :08:49.William is a man mountain. Not the best technically going forward I
:08:50. > :08:58.feel. That was Mario stretching, trying to reach the ball. Fabianski
:08:59. > :09:05.did not start the first game. Boy checks as Chesney did. But I think
:09:06. > :09:27.Fabianski has played very well. He has had an excellent tournament.
:09:28. > :09:39.One thing that is noticeable with Jose Fonte coming in, the midfield
:09:40. > :10:05.is keeping them organised. A word from the German referee.
:10:06. > :10:16.That was Pazdan with a decisive challenge on Adrien Silva.
:10:17. > :10:26.A positive response from Portugal, looking to get Nani and Ronaldo into
:10:27. > :10:31.the game. Passing forward quickly. It is a very solid record to have
:10:32. > :10:37.made the last eight in six European Championships in a row. Portugal
:10:38. > :10:44.have been in every single quarterfinal since Euro 96. Some are
:10:45. > :10:48.wondering why they have not gone on to win it with the quality players
:10:49. > :11:00.they have had over the last five or six years.
:11:01. > :11:07.That will be a weight of Lewandowski's shoulders. Yes, it
:11:08. > :11:13.will. His all-round game has been very good. He has held up the ball
:11:14. > :11:22.very good and he has allowed other players to work around him, but you
:11:23. > :11:27.need a goal, yes. They have been doubling up and tripling up on him,
:11:28. > :11:30.he has been getting kicked here and there, but he has created
:11:31. > :11:48.opportunities for those around him. Pepe will need to be careful because
:11:49. > :12:00.he is one of the players on a yellow card. Along with William four
:12:01. > :12:04.Portugal. Also several of the Polish players are all on a yellow and they
:12:05. > :12:16.would miss the semifinals if they weren't to go through.
:12:17. > :12:26.Blaszczykowski scored a cracker of a goal against Ukraine. We know how
:12:27. > :12:34.good he is. He has been finding his way back after an injury a few years
:12:35. > :12:39.ago. The Polish are a very hard-working side. They have got
:12:40. > :12:43.technical ability, but it is the work rate that they have got off the
:12:44. > :13:15.ball that allows the players to progress from that.
:13:16. > :13:36.No wonder Portugal are keen to get on with it.
:13:37. > :13:44.Ronaldo has not quite come into the tournament. He was excellent in the
:13:45. > :13:48.game against Hungary. In that last game against Croatia he had very
:13:49. > :13:53.little chances. No strikes on target. Very low-key from Ronaldo in
:13:54. > :14:25.this tournament. Raphael Guerreiro played very well
:14:26. > :14:40.in the last game. I was impressed with him.
:14:41. > :14:48.Fired in from Nani and Fabianski with all the time in the world to
:14:49. > :14:54.watch it drop from the sky. Excellent from Sanches. Ronaldo was
:14:55. > :15:01.also clever enough to buy a bit of space in the area. Ronaldo looks
:15:02. > :15:07.more switched on tonight than he did against Croatia where he hardly had
:15:08. > :15:11.a touch on the ball. He was anonymous and I cannot remember the
:15:12. > :15:19.last time you can say that about Ronaldo. He is bang on it tonight.
:15:20. > :15:21.He looks sharp and bright. Hopefully for us this is a good sign of things
:15:22. > :15:56.to come this evening. Jose Bove on pay and Cedric have got
:15:57. > :16:09.a new club manager in place now, a Frenchman. Krychowiak is the player
:16:10. > :16:18.who dictates play for Poland going forward. He dictate the tempo of the
:16:19. > :16:24.play. He has been superb at this Championship. I thought he was
:16:25. > :16:28.superb in the Europa League final against Liverpool. He had an
:16:29. > :16:34.outstanding second-half in that match. He has got plenty of
:16:35. > :16:48.experience of playing in France. Portugal are looking lively in
:16:49. > :16:53.response. Yes, Cedric is getting forward, they are prepared to take
:16:54. > :16:55.chances. I felt he could have gone into the penalty area before looking
:16:56. > :17:29.to find Ronaldo with that pass. 33rd match at the European
:17:30. > :17:33.Championship finals four Portugal. No other team has played more than
:17:34. > :17:39.Portugal at the championships without having lifted the trophy at
:17:40. > :17:51.some point. So close, when they hosted it in 2004. Semifinalists
:17:52. > :18:05.four years ago as well. That was poor defending.
:18:06. > :18:19.There was a Fonte joining Pepe inside the Polish penalty area. That
:18:20. > :18:30.was a little loose. A flag is up on the near side.
:18:31. > :18:36.There is the man who scored the goal that separates the two teams. It did
:18:37. > :18:42.not take him long to get up to speed. When you look at it it was
:18:43. > :18:51.poor defending, total misjudgement from Cedric. But Grosicki has the
:18:52. > :19:04.awareness of Lewandowski's position. Lewandowski has got a taste for it
:19:05. > :19:24.now. He finds Milik and Milik really has
:19:25. > :19:29.a taste for it. Well read from Krychowiak initially to find Milik.
:19:30. > :19:37.He gets a strike on early, just off target. It is his positions that he
:19:38. > :19:44.takes up, he is an excellent reader of the game. I mentioned he dictated
:19:45. > :19:54.play before, but he is a great player. He went down straightaway.
:19:55. > :20:06.The referee was quick with the whistle. The first free kick of what
:20:07. > :20:12.will probably be several from Cristiano Ronaldo. With little
:20:13. > :20:19.success it has to be said. We are looking for the man to step up at
:20:20. > :20:23.some stage. We see lots of stats and one of them tells us that Cristiano
:20:24. > :20:27.Ronaldo has had 40 direct free cakes at major tournaments for Portugal
:20:28. > :20:30.and he has not managed to score with any of them and he has not managed
:20:31. > :21:04.to score with 41 now. Lewandowski with the shot. The
:21:05. > :21:11.goalkeeper was right behind it. That is super play. Initially for Milik
:21:12. > :21:15.down the right-hand side, but Lewandowski just held up. It was a
:21:16. > :21:52.decent enough strike. Good play, brilliantly done, but
:21:53. > :22:09.again that White wall was lying in wait.
:22:10. > :22:21.He did neither one thing nor the other, Grosicki. It was great
:22:22. > :22:29.hold-up play from Lewandowski, but there was no real support. When you
:22:30. > :22:37.see the impact that was it you can have as a key contributing attacker
:22:38. > :22:42.for Poland will stop I have seen him being linked with Everton. He is
:22:43. > :22:48.having an excellent tournament. His style would suit the Premier League.
:22:49. > :22:55.He has got pace and power and he is a real up and down. If Everton can
:22:56. > :23:28.get him, it will be an excellent signing for them.
:23:29. > :23:40.Look at the space he has to run into. Lewandowski did well to
:23:41. > :23:43.control the ball. Away from the boot of Eliseu and Ronaldo is down
:23:44. > :23:49.easily. I like the way referees have tried to keep the game moving. I
:23:50. > :23:54.think it is exciting when you see a few challenges being put in. So
:23:55. > :24:01.often, you see referees killing the flow of the match. By and large, the
:24:02. > :24:02.referees have been outstanding. Very little big mistakes that have been
:24:03. > :24:24.made. 20 minutes in. Portugal have had
:24:25. > :24:47.more of the play. Poland with the goal. And the threat on the break.
:24:48. > :24:53.Every player is willing to play for each other. When a player leaves his
:24:54. > :25:27.position, another will fill his gap. Poland work well as a unit. In
:25:28. > :25:31.Lewandowski they have a real leader. More than anything, you describe
:25:32. > :25:40.them as a very hard-working team. And it's why they play the basic
:25:41. > :25:53.football they are singing off the same sheet. Everybody knows their
:25:54. > :25:57.role in the side. Milik now! Turning aside, but Pepe a ball to turn the
:25:58. > :26:07.ball aside. That is the aerial threat from Lewandowski. Pepe does
:26:08. > :26:10.well to block the strike in the end. They are so good on the
:26:11. > :26:12.counterattack, Poland, with the pace and power they've gotten that side,
:26:13. > :26:48.difficult to stop. Beautiful play, this is sensational.
:26:49. > :26:52.And, in the end, Grosicki couldn't find his team-mate in the centre to
:26:53. > :26:58.finish off what would have been a truly wonderful goal. Wonder goal
:26:59. > :27:02.that would have been! That was excellent from Poland. Portugal
:27:03. > :27:07.couldn't get near them. One touch passing. Superb to watch. When
:27:08. > :27:13.Grosicki gets in that position, could he take the strike instead of
:27:14. > :27:14.pulling the ball back for Grosicki? Build-up of the highest quality from
:27:15. > :27:43.Poland. Poland looking good here. Pepe again
:27:44. > :27:48.called on in the centre. They will need all his experience this evening
:27:49. > :27:53.by the looks of things. Didn't quite pick up the flight of that ball from
:27:54. > :27:57.Milik. Right on top now, Poland, played some excellent football. A
:27:58. > :28:09.quarter of the way through the match now. Poland on the front foot here.
:28:10. > :28:23.Superb play by Piszczek. The right back.
:28:24. > :28:44.Here is the move from a moment or two ago. I think Grosicki could have
:28:45. > :28:49.gone for gold because his first touch gets away from him, then he
:28:50. > :28:54.has to go for the ball back. If he sets himself perfectly, he can go
:28:55. > :29:18.across Rui Patricio and take on the strike himself.
:29:19. > :29:28.Nani scored a couple of goals in France in the group stages.
:29:29. > :29:51.Sanches sense the break, and Maczynski got on the wrong side of
:29:52. > :29:57.him. Sanches came on the second half in the games before tonight. He's
:29:58. > :30:03.been given this opportunity. Two months older than Marcus Rashford,
:30:04. > :30:08.the 18-year-old. He is a player that carries the ball as well. He is
:30:09. > :30:13.prepared to passport but also carry 30-50 yards, which is what Portugal
:30:14. > :30:23.lacked in the first few games when, certainly in the starting XI...
:30:24. > :30:26.Meteoric rise to someone who made their debut last year and is now
:30:27. > :30:46.moving to Bayern Munich in the summer.
:30:47. > :31:00.That's the thing about Poland. Once they don't have possession, when
:31:01. > :31:03.they are in 4-2-2... Serious lack of movement in the penalty area. They
:31:04. > :31:09.were looking for Joao Mario to try to stretch the full-back,
:31:10. > :31:19.Jedrzejczyk, but that was poor from Portugal in that position. Hajek and
:31:20. > :31:26.hopeful from Fonte. Pretty quiet for Fabianski in Poland's goal. Hasn't
:31:27. > :31:33.really been tested so far. No, not at all. It has been Portugal's
:31:34. > :32:11.tournament. They haven't tested the oppositions' goalkeepers.
:32:12. > :32:32.Very soft free kick. Going Poland's way.
:32:33. > :32:43.Piszczek, slow on the uptake, but Nani was on. In towards Ronaldo with
:32:44. > :32:49.a chance to shoot! First save required from Fabianski but, in the
:32:50. > :32:55.end, it was routine for the goalkeeper. Could one outer have
:32:56. > :32:58.picked out Joao Mario? I don't think there's any sort of chance in that
:32:59. > :33:04.position Ronaldo isn't taking the strike on. It is a deliberate under
:33:05. > :33:14.his feet. Big night for Rinaldo because he will have seen his great
:33:15. > :33:18.rival Messi come off in the Copa America, and although Portugal and
:33:19. > :33:22.the red-hot favourites, in terms of his career, this is likely to be the
:33:23. > :33:26.best chance he will get to win some silverware. When you get to the
:33:27. > :33:31.stage of the tournament, you can feel it. They fancy their chances
:33:32. > :33:37.against Poland. We felt it is a 50-50 game but it is a big chance to
:33:38. > :33:43.progress. And win a major tournament and get one up on his main rival.
:33:44. > :33:44.Long way to go in this game. Just over an hour remaining of the 90
:33:45. > :34:06.minutes. Nani is training with Fenerbahce
:34:07. > :34:32.these days in Turkey. Patient play from Portugal. Towards
:34:33. > :34:38.Ronaldo! And Portugal claiming they should get a penalty kick from that
:34:39. > :34:43.challenge from Pazdan. The referee isn't having any of it. It is a
:34:44. > :34:47.clear file from Pazdan. He knows Rinaldo is the wrong side of him.
:34:48. > :34:54.That is a clear penalty and it is a poor decision from the referee.
:34:55. > :35:08.Poland got away with one first. You have to see the officials, there is
:35:09. > :35:10.a system behind the goal. See, I think the referee was in a decent
:35:11. > :35:41.position. Absolutely. 19 to the dozen trying to get the
:35:42. > :35:48.better of Cedric. That was much less of a foul than the last one. Didn't
:35:49. > :35:51.need to make any contact, Grosicki. Why barge over? Ronaldo should have
:35:52. > :36:19.had a penalty at the other end. Sanches. Portugal probing, starting
:36:20. > :36:28.to threaten. Again, it doesn't reach Rinaldo. Glik gets his head on the
:36:29. > :36:31.ball. Ronaldo is a little bit on his heels. He could have attacked the
:36:32. > :36:40.ball, made a challenge against Glik. Sanches is a little heavy footed
:36:41. > :36:53.with that. You still get the impression there
:36:54. > :36:58.is plenty more to come from him, not the finished product, is he?
:36:59. > :37:06.Exactly. I know Bayern Munich have spent a lot of money on him but he
:37:07. > :37:10.still has the next two or three seasons to become more relevant.
:37:11. > :37:26.Fonte gets the free kick. Sanches with Cedric just outside.
:37:27. > :37:37.Takes the return, shoots, and Portugal are level. Sanches finds
:37:38. > :37:39.the corner of the net! And the 18-year-old has his country in
:37:40. > :37:54.raptures. They are backing this quarterfinal. -- back in. The coach
:37:55. > :38:00.put him in the starting XI at last, and the decision has been more than
:38:01. > :38:08.vindicated. Well, Poland are a little static but take nothing away
:38:09. > :38:12.from Sanches. Excellent touch from Nani, but once Sanches sees the eyes
:38:13. > :38:16.of Nani, he plays it in straightaway, immediately on the
:38:17. > :38:23.move. A little slow to react, the Polish players. Maczynski tries to
:38:24. > :38:27.get out, slight deflection on the strike, but the goalkeeper had no
:38:28. > :38:33.chance. Very good response from Portugal after going behind. It is a
:38:34. > :38:36.super finish. What a time and what an occasion to school your first
:38:37. > :38:48.goal for your country. Yes, tremendous. We have a real game on
:38:49. > :38:56.our hands here. It looked too close to call before the kick-off. I think
:38:57. > :39:01.on the balance of play, you'd say Portugal deserved to have something
:39:02. > :39:08.from this first half. Just pressing the buttons. Just going into another
:39:09. > :39:12.gear. I felt they should have had a penalty, deserved the penalty. On
:39:13. > :39:26.the balance of play, probably is right. Stretch from Carvalho, and
:39:27. > :39:34.acronym back to his goalkeeper. -- Pepe. Good intensity to this one. We
:39:35. > :39:39.see how Portugal were lacking intensity in the last game. Has been
:39:40. > :39:52.a better response, more time to recover as well, has helped them.
:39:53. > :40:03.Only the second goal Poland have conceded in France in this
:40:04. > :40:10.championship. It is their turn to respond but Jedrzejczyk not able to
:40:11. > :40:13.keep the ball in play. Cedric started the last game and kept his
:40:14. > :40:45.place for this one. Lewandowski, held up by Carvalho but
:40:46. > :40:56.still able to work it out via Krychowiak over to Piszczek.
:40:57. > :41:04.It takes a little deflection! Putting the goalkeeper under
:41:05. > :41:06.pressure, still not cleared! Ronaldo ends up on the deck after that
:41:07. > :41:18.challenge from Krychowiak. We keep saying Poland are a real
:41:19. > :41:24.threat on the counterattack themselves. An excellent ball from
:41:25. > :41:33.Glik. Wasn't great goalkeeping from Rui Patricio. That is a threat they
:41:34. > :41:40.carry, and it was a heavy challenge from Krychowiak. This is the strike,
:41:41. > :41:48.deflecting off Cedric. Wasn't the most orthodox of goalkeeping. He did
:41:49. > :41:53.flap rather, Rui Patricio. If you have to punch it, get a good fist of
:41:54. > :42:08.it. That is a simple ball to catch. Just catch it to.
:42:09. > :42:16.Blaszczykowski has been playing his football in Florentine on loan from
:42:17. > :42:25.Dortmund. He has got a little tangled up in with Joao Mario. I
:42:26. > :42:31.don't know why it Joao Mario is making the challenge. Blaszczykowski
:42:32. > :42:35.is going away from goal, he is no threat, they have four bodies around
:42:36. > :42:40.him. This is a real chance now for Poland.
:42:41. > :43:18.That's another free kick from the referee. Clear foul on Pepe. That is
:43:19. > :43:25.what you want on the striker, he's made the right run, Nani, does he
:43:26. > :43:27.take the touch all a tough? As soon as he lays it off, it frees up
:43:28. > :44:03.Sanches, and it is a good strike. Not too sure if he's going for gold
:44:04. > :44:08.where, Eliseu. Well dealt with in the end but it provides another
:44:09. > :44:19.chance for Portugal. Piszczek wasn't quick enough. It was stooping out of
:44:20. > :44:25.the way. Fonte is heading towards the far post and it just gets away
:44:26. > :44:30.from the Southampton defender. Milik is happy to let it roll out of play.
:44:31. > :44:35.Haven't seen the best of him, Milik, in these championships. He has
:44:36. > :44:40.scored many goals for Ajax. And Dennis Bergkamp has spoken highly of
:44:41. > :44:45.his talents. Had great chances against Germany in their second
:44:46. > :44:47.match. Potentially would have beaten the world champions in that game, it
:44:48. > :44:57.was 0-0 win that game. Inside the last five minutes of the
:44:58. > :45:20.first half. The Portuguese fans in the crowd are
:45:21. > :45:22.trying to lift their team. Nani waits in the middle. Ronaldo
:45:23. > :45:59.directing operations. Nani trying to control, and also
:46:00. > :46:08.trying to win a free kick. Poland attempting to break. That was an
:46:09. > :46:16.untidy tangle on the halfway line between Jedrzejczyk, and Cedric, and
:46:17. > :46:20.he gets the yellow card, Jedrzejczyk, said he would miss the
:46:21. > :46:26.semifinal, should they get through. He knows he is a breakaway,
:46:27. > :46:50.Jedrzejczyk. He feels as though he has no option.
:46:51. > :46:59.Jedrzejczyk will need to be careful here. Nani. And Cedric, who has
:47:00. > :47:05.already put in a couple of decent deliveries in this game. That was
:47:06. > :47:11.good play from Sanches. It off a little bit more than he could chew,
:47:12. > :47:17.ultimately. He has real ability, doesn't he? That little not to make.
:47:18. > :47:22.Milik got himself back into position but he didn't need to be so hasty on
:47:23. > :47:23.the Challenger on Milik. He's doing nowhere. All he can do is give the
:47:24. > :47:41.ball back, Milik. First little showboat of the
:47:42. > :48:07.evening. He likes watching that, too, on the big screen!
:48:08. > :48:12.He has to use the options to his right hand side, Nani. Never really
:48:13. > :48:28.set to take the strike on. So, first half largely devoid of
:48:29. > :48:32.stoppages. One minute of stoppage time at the end of this first half.
:48:33. > :48:37.It has been sporadic from Poland but it is a dangerous looking threat in
:48:38. > :48:42.the final third from them at times. Grosicki. Mac Jedrzejczyk! That was
:48:43. > :48:59.a timely block from Pepe. Just lack quality at times.
:49:00. > :49:05.Excellent work from Grosicki again but could he do better? Once you get
:49:06. > :49:06.in that position, Jedrzejczyk has to do better, picking out his
:49:07. > :49:41.team-mate. Poland looking as though they do not
:49:42. > :49:47.want to do anything daft in the final seconds before the break. One
:49:48. > :50:00.minute of added time just starting now. They have been a little bit on
:50:01. > :50:09.the back foot since that goal. He is going to take it all the way back to
:50:10. > :50:09.Fabianski. Just 30 seconds or so remaining before the half-time
:50:10. > :50:24.whistle. It will be a goal kick for Rui
:50:25. > :50:31.Patricio. The referee from Germany has not had too much to do in this
:50:32. > :50:36.first half, but there was one big call, the challenge of Pazdan on
:50:37. > :50:43.Cristiano Ronaldo. I think he got that one wrong. His assistants were
:50:44. > :50:48.in good positions I felt. I good game, finely balanced and we are no
:50:49. > :50:52.nearer to discovering who will go through to play in the semifinals.
:50:53. > :50:58.Lewandowski with a goal in the second minute of the game, but
:50:59. > :51:04.Portugal working hard to get back in the game and Renato Sanches with the
:51:05. > :51:17.equalising goal after 33 minutes. At the break in Marseille it is 1-1.
:51:18. > :51:25.So, will we have a winner over the next 45 minutes or will another half
:51:26. > :51:33.an hour be required after that? Who knows, the drama of penalty kicks.
:51:34. > :51:39.Finely balanced, a good game, played in a great setting as Portugal get
:51:40. > :51:41.us under way in the second half. No changes made by either manager at
:51:42. > :51:59.half-time. I think Portugal finished the first
:52:00. > :52:06.half the rather more positive of the two. Yes, I think that is true.
:52:07. > :52:11.Poland retreated a little bit early and they allowed the pressure to
:52:12. > :52:21.gather. They allowed the pressure to mount upon them by sitting too deep.
:52:22. > :52:36.Pazdan is hobbling around a little. Kamil Glik has been busy,
:52:37. > :52:55.impressively solid so far in the match.
:52:56. > :53:15.Switching the play, but only found the head of Cedric.
:53:16. > :53:24.But Poland still on the front foot. A slight misunderstanding with his
:53:25. > :54:02.long-time club colleague. Krychowiak drops right back among
:54:03. > :54:14.the defenders when they are in possession.
:54:15. > :54:25.He is urging his team-mates to move a little further forward.
:54:26. > :54:30.Poland are looking to get back into their stride a little having been
:54:31. > :54:47.pegged back by Portugal late in the first half.
:54:48. > :55:03.Portugal's defence is holding firm. Into the centre towards Lewandowski.
:55:04. > :55:09.It is another excellent cross from the right-hand side, Piszczek put in
:55:10. > :55:14.an ball once again. Cedric did well because it was difficult for
:55:15. > :55:22.Lewandowski to get any power on. Cedric was just leaning in and put
:55:23. > :55:27.Lewandowski off. Portugal are looking to reach the semifinals for
:55:28. > :55:34.the fifth time in seven appearances. Quite an extraordinary record. But
:55:35. > :55:38.also the fact the country have never actually gone on to win the European
:55:39. > :55:54.Championships. Not yet anyway. This is the third encounter between
:55:55. > :55:58.the nations at a major finals. Poland won 1-0 at the World Cup in
:55:59. > :56:33.1996. Piszczek was penalised for that
:56:34. > :57:19.challenge on man, but there was not much in it.
:57:20. > :57:25.Renato Sanches is a bright spark in that Portuguese midfield, not just
:57:26. > :57:32.because of the goal, but the way he has played. That was floated in
:57:33. > :57:37.almost onto the head of Ronaldo. Sanches has been excellent. He
:57:38. > :57:41.started on the right-hand side, but he is always prepared to come in and
:57:42. > :58:11.be creative, just like he did with the goal.
:58:12. > :58:19.Adrien Silva did not make the most of that. So often I have seen
:58:20. > :58:23.Portugal look to get Ronaldo on the ball and it is far too early and
:58:24. > :58:38.they choose the wrong passes to get him on the ball.
:58:39. > :58:49.It was easy for Fabianski. It is a better break. Ronaldo freed up
:58:50. > :58:51.Sanches out wide. Poland are now on the move with Lewandowski who has
:58:52. > :59:22.come out wide on to this nearside. Have Poland got the craft and the
:59:23. > :59:29.guile to go on and win this match. Before this they had only scored
:59:30. > :59:38.three goals in cuatro matches -- four matches. They need to start
:59:39. > :59:42.opening up their creativity. The threat from Poland is coming in on
:59:43. > :59:50.the counterattack. They are trying to make Portugal forced the issue.
:59:51. > :59:54.But when Portugal drop a little bit deeper, they find it difficult to
:59:55. > :00:06.find that creative spark in that side.
:00:07. > :00:13.After the competitive intensity of the first half at the moment since
:00:14. > :00:19.the restart of the second they are like two boxers who are eyeing each
:00:20. > :00:21.other up in the middle of the ring. A serious lack of intensity in this
:00:22. > :00:47.half tonight. The flag was up straightaway. Renato
:00:48. > :00:53.Sanches is a lucky boy. He switched off totally and allowed Jedrzejczyk
:00:54. > :01:19.to run off him. Poland will have to do something
:01:20. > :01:22.that they have never managed to do before, School more than one goal in
:01:23. > :01:58.the major European final. Ronaldo snatched at that one on an
:01:59. > :02:07.angle that was closing all the time. It was a great move. He has got to
:02:08. > :02:13.go across goal. Mario made such a long, bursting run to get into that
:02:14. > :02:46.position. It never troubled Fabianski from that angle.
:02:47. > :02:53.A lot of Poland's play is going through Krychowiak, who is
:02:54. > :03:02.constantly barking at his team-mate in this second half.
:03:03. > :03:10.That he wins a corner kick. He just delays it. It was an excellent touch
:03:11. > :03:24.from Milik to free him up and down the right.
:03:25. > :03:38.Pepe was caught in getting it away and Portugal will have a free kick.
:03:39. > :03:55.Pepe is back on his feet. Rui Berthoud
:03:56. > :04:06.will get it up and running. We have not seen so much of Nani. He has not
:04:07. > :04:12.had a serious impact on the match over all. In terms of the general
:04:13. > :04:36.play he is a little quieter. Now perhaps the chance for Portugal
:04:37. > :04:47.to break. Ronaldo is over on the far side.
:04:48. > :04:57.Poland have plenty back behind the ball. A deflection and very
:04:58. > :04:59.straightforward for Fabianski. Again he had a better option there,
:05:00. > :05:17.Eliseu. Play wide to Mario. I thought he committed a foul,
:05:18. > :05:28.Eliseu, but it has gone the other way.
:05:29. > :05:39.Once he gets the ball he feels a slight hand and he tries to put his
:05:40. > :05:47.leg around Piszczek. He has fouled him, hasn't he? It is baffling. It
:05:48. > :05:49.is more the reaction of Eliseu who has gone over, it has conned the
:05:50. > :06:25.referee. A good intervention once more from
:06:26. > :06:26.Pepe. It was another excellent break with William Carvalho and Nani
:06:27. > :06:39.involved. Half an hour to go, very finely
:06:40. > :07:11.balanced. It will be a throw for Cedric of
:07:12. > :07:19.Portugal. Grosicki is being kept in the side by the national team
:07:20. > :07:41.manager for this game. Grosicki plays his football in France.
:07:42. > :07:50.Mario with a brewer bought in towards Nani. Good movement again
:07:51. > :07:59.from Nani, but that is a big chance for Cristiano Ronaldo. With a pool
:08:00. > :08:18.ball in towards Nani. Portugal look the most threatening
:08:19. > :08:24.going forwards. Ronaldo has had a better game today without having had
:08:25. > :08:29.too many chances overall. Don't forget, Kevin, they have got players
:08:30. > :08:31.like Ricardo Quaresma who they can bring on as well who has made a
:08:32. > :08:53.great impact in other matches. Krychowiak covered an awful lot of
:08:54. > :09:03.ground and then he conceded a free kick. He was a bit unlucky. Pepe
:09:04. > :09:07.just checks his run a little bit and once he feels the contact he will
:09:08. > :10:08.always go over. He knows what he is doing. But Krychowiak is impressive.
:10:09. > :10:16.Ronaldo is in space outside the area. Cedric joins in. He sends that
:10:17. > :10:22.one flashing right across the face of the goal. How close was it? It
:10:23. > :10:30.was a brilliant break. It was struck well enough. Fabianski was beaten,
:10:31. > :10:31.diving to his right hand side. He is quite happy to see it go past his
:10:32. > :10:54.post. Nearly 20 minutes into this second
:10:55. > :10:55.half. Neither side able to really assert any authority on this
:10:56. > :11:53.quarterfinal tie. Ronaldo cannot move an inch before
:11:54. > :12:02.Kamil Glik is on to him. And Kamil Glik gets a yellow card. It is his
:12:03. > :12:05.first of the Championship. It would not affect his potential
:12:06. > :12:11.participation in the semifinals should he get there. Ronaldo is
:12:12. > :12:16.clever, he sees him coming out of the corner of his eye. Once Kamil
:12:17. > :12:27.Glik is committed there is only one outcome.
:12:28. > :12:36.Kyvat Ho was voted the best player of the tournament at the previous
:12:37. > :12:43.U21 Championship. It is the second start for Eliseu today. Fernando
:12:44. > :13:14.Santos was the coach of Greece four years ago.
:13:15. > :13:17.Jose Fonte is watching the every move of Lewandowski and sticking
:13:18. > :13:39.close to him. Nani with goals against Iceland and
:13:40. > :14:05.Hungary in the group stage. Enough to set up the equaliser today.
:14:06. > :14:13.Just to the wrong side of Lewandowski. Could he have taken on
:14:14. > :14:16.the strike on again? Grosicki is in a good position. Could he have taken
:14:17. > :14:31.the strike? On his right foot? Renato Sanches in vain trying to
:14:32. > :14:45.make an interception. This is good play! Excellent save by
:14:46. > :14:53.Rui Patricio. Excellent passage of play. Jedrzejczyk is in a different
:14:54. > :15:01.position, he does well to hook it back across goal. It is a movement
:15:02. > :15:06.of Milik getting across Pepe. Pepe takes the power out of the strike
:15:07. > :15:11.with the challenge, comfortable save down to his left, Rui Patricio. He
:15:12. > :15:14.had plenty of time to drop down on the ball. Now Portugal are on the
:15:15. > :15:51.attack. Just behind for a corner. Usual suspects in the penalty area.
:15:52. > :15:56.Away comes Blaszczykowski. Has he chosen the right way? Adrien Silva,
:15:57. > :16:00.did he foul? Now it is with Lewandowski, the referee will come
:16:01. > :16:06.back and have a look at that as Lewandowski can't find a team-mate
:16:07. > :16:11.inside the penalty area. Good interception by Piszczek, and
:16:12. > :16:19.sliding in is Joao Mario. And Dr Felix Brych, the referee, is going
:16:20. > :16:25.to perhaps have a word or two. Yes, he is, and it'll be a yellow card
:16:26. > :16:28.for Adrien Silva. I think the referee missed it, the assistant
:16:29. > :16:45.spotted it. He alerted the referee. 20 minutes to go of the 90. We're
:16:46. > :16:49.looking for one big moment, and tweak? Lewandowski has been banged
:16:50. > :17:27.on the side of the head. Cedric cannot find Nani in the
:17:28. > :17:40.centre once more. Portugal with time in possession,
:17:41. > :18:22.Poland sitting back. Adrien Silva can't break clear from
:18:23. > :18:27.Piszczek. Pazdan keeping very close tabs on Ronaldo. Which she clearly
:18:28. > :18:34.didn't like very much. No, he didn't. The one in the first half
:18:35. > :18:43.was a clear foul, should have been a penalty. Pazdan shepherds Ronaldo
:18:44. > :18:53.away. Portugal are preparing to make a change. Free kick. We may have
:18:54. > :19:05.that change now. Joao Moutinho is going to come on. 88th cap. There is
:19:06. > :19:17.the foul by Grosicki. And Joao Moutinho... Gets the call. Renato
:19:18. > :19:21.Sanches having a word with the manager, and Adrien Silva is the
:19:22. > :19:25.player to go off, and the man who had his name taken just a couple of
:19:26. > :19:38.minutes ago. So, Adrien Silva started the last couple of matches.
:19:39. > :19:45.He is off and with 17 minutes to go, Joao Moutinho, passed a experienced,
:19:46. > :19:49.he has played in Monaco, left out against Croatia, on at half-time
:19:50. > :19:59.against Hungary, but on the business end of this game. It is a good
:20:00. > :20:03.return for him because he's has been struggling with injury. He will keep
:20:04. > :20:10.the side ticking over. He can pick out passes as well. He has been
:20:11. > :20:40.struck with an ankle injury for the last couple of months.
:20:41. > :20:47.Involved quickly at the heart of things for Portugal, Joao Moutinho.
:20:48. > :20:52.Eliseu, well forward and out of possession now. Ball hadn't gone out
:20:53. > :21:06.of Blaszczykowski. Grosicki looked for a chance but
:21:07. > :21:10.didn't come Oakley close to finding the net, never mind testing the
:21:11. > :21:19.goalkeeper. It was a poor end to a positive break. Blaszczykowski and
:21:20. > :21:20.Piszczek getting beyond the Portuguese players but that is a
:21:21. > :21:59.poor effort by Grosicki. Krychowiak will win headers all day
:22:00. > :22:12.long. 15 minutes to go of the 19. Can somebody prize this game open?
:22:13. > :22:22.The first two passes that move were great. Yes, super touch from
:22:23. > :22:26.Ronaldo, and Joao Moutinho. He is starting to dictate play, picking
:22:27. > :22:27.out but passes from midfield. He has hit the ground running, hasn't he?
:22:28. > :22:50.Yes. Some frustrating moments for them,
:22:51. > :22:57.Portugal. I think he is in a great position, Joao Moutinho, why not get
:22:58. > :23:01.the touch and get to run out? He's too hasty to get the ball in and
:23:02. > :23:16.choosing the wrong option, time time again.
:23:17. > :23:24.Piszczek was able to stick his foot in and reclaim possession for
:23:25. > :23:24.Poland, perhaps only momentarily. Lewandowski tussling with Carvalho
:23:25. > :24:00.for it. Rui Patricio, it is his 50th cap
:24:01. > :24:12.today. A lot of the play from Portugal
:24:13. > :24:15.going straightaway through Joao Moutinho. Joao Mario wins the
:24:16. > :24:29.corner. You can sense the tension in the air
:24:30. > :24:33.inside the stadium. The spectators and nervous, caution is the
:24:34. > :24:43.overpowering emotion for many of the players. Pepe is up for this one!
:24:44. > :24:51.Straight at the goalkeeper. Better corner, better set delivery. If
:24:52. > :24:55.there was any sort of better direction, the goalkeeper is beaten
:24:56. > :25:00.but fortunately for Fabianski, it is straight at him. He certainly hit it
:25:01. > :25:26.firmly enough. Yes, great power. Lewandowski makes his move into the
:25:27. > :25:34.middle of the penalty area... It is a goal kick. Better from Cedric.
:25:35. > :25:39.Certainly the start of the game when he was overrun at the beginning, he
:25:40. > :25:46.has settled very well and he has done very well up against Grosicki.
:25:47. > :25:50.Joao Mario is the player being replaced. And if ever there was an
:25:51. > :25:56.impact substitute Sunny in the last couple of games, it has been
:25:57. > :26:04.Quaresma, who headed in the winner for Croatia late in extra time. And
:26:05. > :26:09.also with his first touch against Hungary, provided the delivery from
:26:10. > :26:16.the left-hand side from which Ronaldo headed home and equalising
:26:17. > :26:21.goal. He has got technical ability, gifted footballer. He might not be
:26:22. > :26:23.able to last 90 minutes at times but when he comes on, he has the
:26:24. > :26:37.ability. Renato Sanches! They just can't get the ball off him
:26:38. > :26:41.even though they are doubling up. Finally Poland push forward.
:26:42. > :26:51.Interception by Pepe! That deflection from Jedrzejczyk
:26:52. > :26:57.sliding in almost put it into the corner of the net. If it comes
:26:58. > :27:05.beyond Jedrzejczyk, you would fancy Ronaldo. Pepe has excellent
:27:06. > :27:09.awareness. Jedrzejczyk, he is so fortunate. He is the most relieved
:27:10. > :27:29.man I've seen in a long time. Quaresma, clearly didn't know his
:27:30. > :27:35.own strength. Pepe blocking off Krychowiak so it couldn't get into
:27:36. > :27:40.his player. Another substitution. Kapustka, the 19-year-old, is going
:27:41. > :27:45.to come on and replace Grosicki. Same role, like-for-like in that
:27:46. > :27:49.sense. Grosicki made an instant impact in the game in the second
:27:50. > :27:54.minute providing the delivery from which a Mac scored but, you could
:27:55. > :28:02.argue, as time has gone by, he has been less and less effective. Cedric
:28:03. > :28:04.has done a very good job on him, the Portugal right back. Logical
:28:05. > :28:09.substitution. The youngster gives them something different. Some
:28:10. > :28:19.talent, cemetery expected from him in the future as well. -- so much
:28:20. > :28:26.talent, so much expected from him. He is one of Poland's stars of the
:28:27. > :28:46.future. He could accelerate that with a great performance tonight.
:28:47. > :28:53.Nobody wanting to make a mistake, nobody looking to take the
:28:54. > :28:59.initiative. Nervousness around the stadium, nervousness on the pitch.
:29:00. > :29:06.So difficult for anyone to step up and make an impact on the game.
:29:07. > :29:10.There are players out there who can change the course of the game in an
:29:11. > :29:27.instant. There is a lot of talent out there
:29:28. > :29:31.today, if they can harness it properly. It'll be a throw to
:29:32. > :29:50.Portugal. Ronaldo, two goals at previous
:29:51. > :30:33.knockout tournaments before tonight. The ball is heaved into the penalty
:30:34. > :30:39.area, far too close to the goalkeeper. Joao Moutinho is in a
:30:40. > :30:45.great position, Cedric had a difficult cross.
:30:46. > :30:56.Inside the last six minutes here. Too many chances in the second half.
:30:57. > :31:06.Lewandowski, no chance he will catch up with that. Yes, they've gone back
:31:07. > :31:10.into their mould a little bit, Poland, sitting deep, allowing
:31:11. > :31:29.pressure to mount, hitting Portugal on the counterattack.
:31:30. > :31:35.Renato Sanches, the scorer of the equalising goal in the first half.
:31:36. > :31:43.Flag stays down, could be a chance to Ronaldo! Goodness me. He doesn't
:31:44. > :31:49.miss chances like that very often. It is superb movement, superb ball
:31:50. > :31:53.from Joao Moutinho. What a chance for Cristiano Ronaldo to take the
:31:54. > :32:01.game, take his team through to the next round! Total mis-hit. You can
:32:02. > :32:06.see his body language, looking at the ground, cannot believe it. Many
:32:07. > :32:11.things have not gone his way this evening. He has had two or three
:32:12. > :32:17.glorious opportunities tonight. No better than that. This time, the
:32:18. > :32:40.ball doesn't find him at all. Blaszczykowski, a player more than
:32:41. > :33:07.capable of coming up with something. We saw that with Ukraine.
:33:08. > :34:04.We are in the last three minutes of the 19 now. -- 90. It looks resigned
:34:05. > :34:12.to extra time. It certainly looks that way.
:34:13. > :34:21.Again, Ronaldo waits. Again, the central defender gets there first.
:34:22. > :34:29.Milik will be penalised for that challenge. That was on Joao
:34:30. > :34:38.Moutinho. Well, Milik looked to me like his eyes are firmly on the
:34:39. > :34:45.ball. That yellow card was being waved at Kapustka! I think the
:34:46. > :34:51.referee is indicating it is an incident back up the pitch. It is
:34:52. > :35:01.Kapustka that is booked. He hasn't been on the pitch very long.
:35:02. > :35:10.Yes, that is the yellow card. He can't have any complaints about
:35:11. > :35:15.that. No, he captures Nani quite badly.
:35:16. > :35:25.Let's have a look at this incident once more. It's one of those. He
:35:26. > :35:29.leads with his arm, he just captures Joao Moutinho with his elbow. You
:35:30. > :35:35.have to raise your arm when you jump. He felt very sharply with
:35:36. > :35:41.that. Here is that chance for Cristiano Ronaldo. What a chance!
:35:42. > :35:47.What a chance. He has been frustrated at times tonight. That is
:35:48. > :35:50.his big moment. A similar sort of chance against Iceland, actually,
:35:51. > :35:52.where he spun away from the defender in a similar sort of situation and
:35:53. > :36:04.fluffed that one as well. Just over 30 seconds remaining of
:36:05. > :36:10.this 90 minute 's. The flag goes up on the far side anyway. No
:36:11. > :36:13.indication as of yet how much added time we are going to have. Clearly
:36:14. > :36:33.offside. Waiting for the board, which will go
:36:34. > :36:42.up in the next couple of seconds. Three minutes. Minimum added time.
:36:43. > :36:56.This is the first quarterfinal at Euro 2016.
:36:57. > :37:09.Someone might have a chance between now and the end of regulation time.
:37:10. > :37:27.Turning into trouble in the shape of Renato Sanches.
:37:28. > :37:37.Renato Sanches is calling out for the ball and is now in possession.
:37:38. > :37:48.Portugal are content to I'd their time here. To try to pick their
:37:49. > :37:57.moment. It is a throw in. Too slow, not moving the ball quick enough.
:37:58. > :38:12.Eliseu is marked, that is easy for Piszczek.
:38:13. > :38:24.He was hauled back there by Carvalho, a cynical piece of play.
:38:25. > :38:38.Carvalho would miss the semifinal. That is an easy one, isn't it?
:38:39. > :38:44.This might be the last chance for Poland, perhaps. Still thinking
:38:45. > :38:55.about extra time. Rui Patricio hasn't been tested for
:38:56. > :38:58.a little while in this game, is it about to change? The answer is most
:38:59. > :39:16.definitely no. Difficult header. The second half was very different
:39:17. > :39:24.to the first in terms of the way the game was played. The approach to the
:39:25. > :39:30.match of both sides. Most definitely different. An edgy half. Neither
:39:31. > :39:38.side has taken the real initiative in the match. Both teams went to
:39:39. > :39:46.extra time in the last 16 and both will have to do the same in the
:39:47. > :39:49.quarterfinals. 1-1 after 90 minutes. Lewandowski giving Poland a
:39:50. > :39:55.blistering start with a goal in the second minute of the game. Renato
:39:56. > :40:02.Sanches with an equaliser before the end of first time, but an edgy
:40:03. > :40:08.second-half means we will have extra time, and who knows, maybe penalties
:40:09. > :40:23.after that. At the end of full-time it is 1-1.
:40:24. > :40:34.Another long day at the office for both of these sides. It is the
:40:35. > :40:40.second time in the knockout stages already is the first period of extra
:40:41. > :40:47.time gets under way. What is interesting here is that Portugal
:40:48. > :40:50.have not won a match in 90 minutes. That is in this Championship. Yet
:40:51. > :41:03.they could be a semifinalist by the end of the evening. They did not win
:41:04. > :41:10.a group game. They level 0-0 with Croatia after 90 minutes. They have
:41:11. > :41:12.not been fluent, it has not been great to watch, but they are still
:41:13. > :41:46.in it. Ronaldo almost in there about four
:41:47. > :41:51.yards out. That is another one. Cristiano Ronaldo made up a lot of
:41:52. > :42:11.ground. A brilliant ball from Eliseu.
:42:12. > :42:27.In an excellent block from Blaszczykowski.
:42:28. > :43:01.William always takes his time in possession.
:43:02. > :43:14.Well covered from Pazdan. Pazdan and Kamil Glik do not mess around. That
:43:15. > :43:43.is as good as anything he has had tonight. You expect him to score.
:43:44. > :43:50.Again it is Sanches switching off and allowing Piszczek to run away
:43:51. > :44:25.from him. We saw it in the first half.
:44:26. > :44:34.Poland in their first European quarterfinal. He just lingered in
:44:35. > :45:02.possession long enough. He is a good footballer, Krychowiak.
:45:03. > :45:04.It looks like he could have a goal in him as well. He is a tremendous
:45:05. > :45:23.footballer. We are almost five minutes into the
:45:24. > :45:36.first period of extra time. Still Ronaldo and Nani wait in the middle.
:45:37. > :45:45.We are going to see a change for Portugal. Dan Neil will come on. He
:45:46. > :45:54.will come off the bench for the third match in a row. It is William
:45:55. > :46:02.who is being replaced now. William, who has had his name taken by the
:46:03. > :46:06.referee already, is replaced by another holding midfield player. I
:46:07. > :46:14.think he is technically a better footballer than William. It will be
:46:15. > :46:24.easier for him to pick the passes out. He is quite pacey as well. His
:46:25. > :46:29.job primarily will be to try to break the play up and get them going
:46:30. > :46:33.forward. He is a better passer of the ball than William. Portugal have
:46:34. > :47:30.played all their cards now. Good movement to free a little bit
:47:31. > :47:58.of space for Ronaldo. We are going to see a change for Poland.
:47:59. > :48:06.He came off the bench in extra time against Switzerland in the last
:48:07. > :48:07.game. He is a defensive midfield player and he has appeared in every
:48:08. > :48:29.match so far. Portugal get the game moving once
:48:30. > :48:42.more. The delivery was not bad. Bull. More frustration from Ronaldo
:48:43. > :48:51.in there. That Nani has to take the header on. Ronaldo was lining
:48:52. > :48:56.himself up for the strike. There was movement there from him to take
:48:57. > :49:28.Pazdan away, to free up the chance for Quaresma.
:49:29. > :49:41.Quaresma might have been a better option. There was a lack of movement
:49:42. > :49:55.from Cristiano Ronaldo. For Quaresma it was an easy pass.
:49:56. > :50:07.He almost inadvertently settled the game in the second half.
:50:08. > :50:11.Sliding in and almost putting it in his own net. That would have been a
:50:12. > :50:27.horrible way to lose. Milligan shoes. It was great
:50:28. > :50:39.movement from Lewandowski. He frees up Milik. He went for power.
:50:40. > :50:44.If you try and whip the ball, you have a better chance to get the
:50:45. > :51:21.strike on target. Quaresma is calling out for the ball
:51:22. > :51:32.on the near side of the field. Stalemate. Yes, very much so. A good
:51:33. > :51:35.opportunity down the left with Eliseu freeing himself up, but there
:51:36. > :52:00.was a lack of a telling cross. Fernando Santos, the coach of
:52:01. > :52:04.Portugal, was quite animated down at the touchline a few minutes ago.
:52:05. > :52:14.More animated than his players in the last few minutes!
:52:15. > :52:17.The general direction of Ronaldo, even though he was always second
:52:18. > :52:42.favourite to get to the ball. That was collected by Kapustka. A
:52:43. > :52:52.foul. That was a superb break, an excellent ball from Lewandowski.
:52:53. > :52:53.Pepe knows his position and he knows there are Poland players all around
:52:54. > :53:07.him. Straight at Fabianski. Good play
:53:08. > :53:20.initially from Nani. A comfortable save for Fabianski. Just like Jose
:53:21. > :53:26.Fonte's header, straight at him. But if he had got power on it, Fabianski
:53:27. > :53:31.would have been struggling. It was a good first half. It was very
:53:32. > :53:43.exciting in the first half with really good spells in the match, but
:53:44. > :53:49.the longer the game has progressed, it has got a little bit edgy. If you
:53:50. > :53:53.were playing for either of these sides, would you be thinking, yes, I
:53:54. > :54:00.will take penalties in this situation? I can understand the way
:54:01. > :54:05.the game is going, you do not want to make the mistake at this stage,
:54:06. > :54:10.you want to see it through. Croatia went for it late on and left
:54:11. > :54:15.themselves open to the counterattack. I am sure these sides
:54:16. > :54:17.are more than aware of that. You ask the question and the answer would be
:54:18. > :54:25.yes, in this position. Lewandowski did not get the throw
:54:26. > :54:48.that he was hoping for. We are in the last minute of the
:54:49. > :54:53.first period of extra time. No hint of a goal. No, none at all, apart
:54:54. > :55:09.from the Ronaldo chance at the beginning of extra time.
:55:10. > :55:23.Unbeaten in their last 11 fixtures under Fernando Santos. All eight
:55:24. > :55:27.winds whereby a single goal. One more go either way could well decide
:55:28. > :55:43.this one, indeed if we do see another goal.
:55:44. > :55:49.It is the end of the first period of extra time and we are still no
:55:50. > :55:56.nearer to discovering who will go through to the last four. A first
:55:57. > :56:02.period of extra time largely devoid of goal-scoring opportunities. Just
:56:03. > :56:07.that half chance that fell to Cristiano Ronaldo right at the
:56:08. > :56:20.start. But it got caught between his feet. This was a good game earlier
:56:21. > :56:30.on this evening, but it is sometime ago now. Yes, I know. It has
:56:31. > :56:35.progressively got worse from a spectator's point of view. Let's
:56:36. > :56:39.hope that somebody tries to win the game. We do not just sleep walk
:56:40. > :57:06.towards penalty kicks. We know what Blaszczykowski is
:57:07. > :57:21.capable of. But it did not work that time. Slightly off-balance. He was
:57:22. > :57:29.never really set. Can that man make a difference?
:57:30. > :57:37.Portugal in both of their knockout matches so far have been, can we
:57:38. > :57:41.take, somewhere short of scintillating. The game against
:57:42. > :57:46.Croatia was the worst I can remember for a long time. So much hope and
:57:47. > :57:52.expectancy going into the game, particularly Croatia went the way
:57:53. > :58:00.they have been playing in the group. It certainly was a let down. It was
:58:01. > :58:04.the first game in the championships since 1980 where neither side had a
:58:05. > :58:22.shot on target in the first 90 minutes.
:58:23. > :58:30.The deflection off Pepe will carry it behind for a corner and a chance
:58:31. > :58:31.for Poland to put some pressure on Rui Patricio plasma gold for the
:58:32. > :59:11.first time in a while. Milik with the former. Kamil Glik
:59:12. > :59:20.was thinking about a header, but then he realised the ball was not
:59:21. > :59:25.high enough. Everybody is back defending that penalty area for
:59:26. > :59:34.Portugal. That is a surprisingly easy clearance. But Quaresma cannot
:59:35. > :59:40.keep it in. The game continues to meander towards what would seem an
:59:41. > :59:44.inevitable conclusion. Which is a shame after the first half we have.
:59:45. > :59:51.We were expecting so much in this match. But it is understandable. You
:59:52. > :59:56.do not want to take any risks and you do not want to end up costing
:59:57. > :00:18.your side, particularly at this stage in a major tournament.
:00:19. > :00:29.We have a spectator running on the pitch. He is rugby tackled to the
:00:30. > :00:36.ground. Well, that is not what we want to see, but it has woken the
:00:37. > :00:44.crowd up. He made a beeline for Cristiano Ronaldo. It will give the
:00:45. > :00:47.players an opportunity to take some more fluids on board, which I am
:00:48. > :01:07.sure they will be keen to do. I should think in the current
:01:08. > :01:12.climate our friend who has run onto the pitch will be in even more
:01:13. > :01:22.trouble than he might have been in in gentler times. The spectator is
:01:23. > :01:32.being carted out of the ground and we can get on with the match now. It
:01:33. > :01:39.could have been quite a scary moment for the players, let's be honest.
:01:40. > :01:43.You could see Ronaldo himself he could see that man out of the corner
:01:44. > :01:49.of his eye and he had that worried look. But it was an act of
:01:50. > :01:59.stupidity. Let's try and get on with the game.
:02:00. > :02:13.Five minutes gone in the second period of extra time.
:02:14. > :02:23.And increasingly sterile spectacle this evening after a promising
:02:24. > :02:28.beginning. From both teams as well. The way that Poland started the
:02:29. > :02:32.match themselves. They were still a threat on the counterattack
:02:33. > :02:37.throughout that half. Suddenly out of your picture there are dozens of
:02:38. > :02:40.riot police wandering along behind the goal at the edge where the
:02:41. > :03:02.spectators are. Headed behind for a corner. It was a
:03:03. > :03:11.good break. It was a good position from Jedrzejczyk. It is a chance for
:03:12. > :03:21.Pepe and Jose Fonte to get forward. They have been a threat in this game
:03:22. > :03:28.from set pieces. Pepe had to stretch to keep it in the penalty area.
:03:29. > :03:32.Portugal tried to break and the Neil Ohmae surely could not. But it was
:03:33. > :03:37.right underneath the referee's knows. He knew exactly what he was
:03:38. > :03:52.doing, it was a good break. Both Glik and Pazdan have been kept
:03:53. > :04:33.on their toes this evening. Poland look as though they are
:04:34. > :04:41.prepared to take their chances. With penalty kicks. There is no urgency
:04:42. > :04:55.here at all, is there? Realistically, from 75 minutes
:04:56. > :05:01.onwards, this was the pattern. Let's hope the other quarterfinals are
:05:02. > :05:09.better than this one. Onto the head of Pepe, who gets it away. Poland
:05:10. > :05:16.are now with a chance. Poland have the throw. Surely, somebody from
:05:17. > :05:17.either side will get a chance between now and the end of extra
:05:18. > :05:42.time? Harmlessly out of play. It was
:05:43. > :05:48.Kapustka. It is a difficult cross for him to stand at up to the far
:05:49. > :05:51.post, Kapustka. No real movement as well. Lewandowski only by the post.
:05:52. > :06:08.Quite easy for Portugal to see through.
:06:09. > :06:39.The ball in from Piszczek was a little bit too adventurous for
:06:40. > :06:59.Blaszczykowski. Pepe saw it coming. Throw in for Poland. No, the other
:07:00. > :07:09.way. There was a change of mind. Yes, there was, from the advice of
:07:10. > :07:13.the assistant referee. The game is just being played in the middle
:07:14. > :07:25.third. Very little in either final third of the pitch.
:07:26. > :07:55.Fabianski not tested for quite awhile in this match well now.
:07:56. > :08:08.What stodgy fare we have had in extra time.
:08:09. > :08:31.Even Poland's coach looks lost for words!
:08:32. > :08:43.We struggled to find too much to say, we hoped for some spark in the
:08:44. > :08:49.match but there was none provided. Is there some late spark for Poland?
:08:50. > :08:54.Not if Pepe has anything to say. He's done well for them today. And
:08:55. > :09:03.he had to win the header as well. We are in the 118th minute of the game.
:09:04. > :09:07.Renato Sanches, can he summon up some extra reserves of energy that
:09:08. > :09:18.will take him towards the goal before Glik gets there? No.
:09:19. > :09:26.Not interested in going over the halfway line, Blaszczykowski. Poland
:09:27. > :09:32.look tired. Blaszczykowski is contented to see this through. And
:09:33. > :09:36.this is the header that Pepe has to win because Lewandowski was coming
:09:37. > :09:38.in behind him. A couple of minutes left in extra time and we are
:09:39. > :09:52.heading for penalties. 30 minutes have offered nothing so
:09:53. > :10:08.far. As a spectacle, it has been
:10:09. > :10:14.absolutely awful at times. Absolutely dreadful. The longer it
:10:15. > :10:22.has gone on, no one is willing to take that chance. Portugal have a
:10:23. > :10:26.chance of being in the semifinals. They haven't won a single match in
:10:27. > :10:32.90 minutes, the whole of the time they've been here!
:10:33. > :10:40.Will we have some late drama in extra time? There was drama the
:10:41. > :10:44.other day when Portugal took us into extra time against Croatia. Was not
:10:45. > :10:55.as late as this. The last 30 seconds of extra time.
:10:56. > :11:19.Who wants to win this? There could be a late chance here
:11:20. > :11:25.for Poland! Potentially... Piszczek with the shot. That might be it. Dr
:11:26. > :11:31.Felix Brych has had a little look at the watch. We have one minute of
:11:32. > :11:35.added time in extra time. But from what we have seen, they could add
:11:36. > :11:40.100 more minutes and it trouble believe would not change anything.
:11:41. > :11:47.Yes, severe lack of urgency in the game, isn't there? Credit to Pepe,
:11:48. > :12:03.first out, he has had a good game from Portugal's point of view.
:12:04. > :12:10.If it is going to happen before penalty kicks, it has to happen now,
:12:11. > :12:15.but it is off the head of Piszczek and out of play. A little look at
:12:16. > :12:20.the watch from the referee. Portugal need to get the ball into the
:12:21. > :12:29.penalty area now, surely! But the referee blows the final whistle.
:12:30. > :12:42.Pounds of Torossian cask eight down from the stadium because after 120
:12:43. > :12:45.minutes, we have ended level between Poland and Portugal, 1-1.
:12:46. > :12:50.Lewandowski in the second minute, Renato Sanches in the 33rd. A match
:12:51. > :12:56.which started so brightly and so strongly and so competitively slowly
:12:57. > :13:03.slipped away. And, in the end, it turned into a turgid stalemate.
:13:04. > :13:07.Here we go, then. Penalty kicks in Marseille. In the first
:13:08. > :13:19.quarterfinal. They are going to take place at the
:13:20. > :13:24.end of the ground where there are a large number of Polish spectators.
:13:25. > :13:29.And it is they who are roaring and cheering loudly at that prospect.
:13:30. > :13:37.Cristiano Ronaldo, having on previous occasions held softback to
:13:38. > :13:44.take the decisive winning penalty, has put himself forward here. To put
:13:45. > :14:01.his side on the road to victory by putting the first one in the.
:14:02. > :14:07.So, Cristiano Ronaldo with the first penalty here in Marseille against
:14:08. > :14:20.Fabianski of Swansea and Poland. Deafening whistles in his ears.
:14:21. > :14:30.Didn't trouble Ronaldo! Slamming the ball home. 1-0, Portugal. Positive
:14:31. > :14:34.start. Cristiano Ronaldo waiting for Fabianski to move before drilling it
:14:35. > :14:41.the other way. Great start for Portugal.
:14:42. > :14:51.So, now it is Lewandowski. The man who scored that goal so early in the
:14:52. > :14:55.evening. He put his penalty away in the top corner against Switzerland.
:14:56. > :15:01.What will he try and do here? Lewandowski against Rui Patricio,
:15:02. > :15:08.completely different but the same result. Calm and composed.
:15:09. > :15:13.Lewandowski again waits for the goalkeeper to move. Before stroking
:15:14. > :15:22.it into the other corner. Same outcome, excellent penalty. And
:15:23. > :15:31.Renato Sanches, who true Portugal level has put his hand up. That is
:15:32. > :15:53.some responsibility. He has had an excellent game.
:15:54. > :16:02.Decisive, firmly struck, confident, and in keeping with his performance
:16:03. > :16:06.this evening. Yes, totally. Waiting for the goalkeeper to move. He's
:16:07. > :16:15.gone the wrong way twice now, Fabianski. Milik will come up to
:16:16. > :16:21.take the next one now for Poland. He scored his spot kick in the shoot
:16:22. > :16:28.out the other day. Will he keep his nerve? Or will Rui Patricio have the
:16:29. > :16:41.final say? This to make it 2-2. And that is
:16:42. > :16:51.precisely what it is. Format good penalties so far. Milik, again,
:16:52. > :16:57.waiting for Rui Patricio to move. Top-class penalty, calm and
:16:58. > :16:59.composed. Joao Moutinho is going to come up and take the third one for
:17:00. > :17:21.Portugal. He came off the bench. And Joao Moutinho sends Fabianski
:17:22. > :17:26.the wrong way, another excellently taken spot kick. This is a
:17:27. > :17:34.masterclass in penalty taking, isn't it? Goes early, Fabianski, and Joao
:17:35. > :17:40.Moutinho/ set into the corner. Well, Glik is making the long walk. It
:17:41. > :17:47.looks like he is walking into the dentist's, by the look on his face.
:17:48. > :17:51.He thumped home his penalty against the Swiss the other day. Will he go
:17:52. > :18:10.for the same strategy here? Well, he sent the ball at a fair
:18:11. > :18:14.rate of not. Will the keeper guessed right? Again, the keeper going the
:18:15. > :18:26.wrong way. He goes for power, Glik. Good penalty but it Rui Patricio
:18:27. > :18:36.never getting anywhere near it. 3-3. Nani for Portugal. Nani, who scored
:18:37. > :18:42.twice in regulation time. Not from the spot but from open play. Can he
:18:43. > :18:53.add an important penalty here to put Portugal 4-3 up? Yes! Seven out of
:18:54. > :18:59.seven between them these two sides. Seven out of seven, keeper diving
:19:00. > :19:10.the other way. Composed, waiting for Fabianski to move first. Composure.
:19:11. > :19:28.Blaszczykowski. Another one who took a kick and scored in the last 16.
:19:29. > :19:39.First one missed! Saved by Rui Patricio! Blaszczykowski was the
:19:40. > :19:47.hero the last time they played in this stadium with that wonderful
:19:48. > :19:50.goal but that's left hand of Rui Patricio just gives Portugal the
:19:51. > :19:56.advantage here now. Yes, he's well off his line, Rui Patricio. There's
:19:57. > :19:59.no real conviction from Blaszczykowski. What a chance now
:20:00. > :20:19.for Portugal. This is decisive. This is Quaresma's
:20:20. > :20:24.moment for Portugal. He takes his time and he finds the back of the
:20:25. > :20:29.net! And Portugal have done it on penalty kicks! They are through to
:20:30. > :20:37.the semifinal! It is they who will be going to Lyon, and Poland are
:20:38. > :20:48.going home. Only one penalty kick missed. Blaszczykowski's shot saved
:20:49. > :20:54.by Rui Patricio! And Quaresma, who scored the winning goal in extra
:20:55. > :21:02.time against Croatia in the last 16 scores the penalty that puts his
:21:03. > :21:06.team through to the last four. And, suddenly, Cristiano Ronaldo has
:21:07. > :21:15.forgotten all of the frustrations that he was feeling throughout the
:21:16. > :21:24.evening. And Poland are left to reflect... On a near miss. Yes, so
:21:25. > :21:28.close. Quaresma and Ronaldo finished it so well. I feel for
:21:29. > :21:32.Blaszczykowski. I've been in that position, missing a penalty, and it
:21:33. > :21:38.is a dreadful feeling. You want to get off the pitch as quickly as
:21:39. > :21:43.possible but credit to Rui Patricio for saving the penalty and for
:21:44. > :21:47.Quaresma for finishing it off. Well, Poland have taken nine penalties
:21:48. > :21:54.here in shoot outs, in the knockout stages, and they've only missed one
:21:55. > :21:59.of them. But it was that one that has cost them. At the end of the
:22:00. > :22:04.match that started so well but, in the end, was very, very
:22:05. > :22:10.disappointing. The penalties were decent, anyway. Portugal win 5-3 on
:22:11. > :22:28.penalties after a 1-1 draw here in Marseille.
:22:29. > :22:30.This is as good as it gets right here -
:22:31. > :22:36.open roads, blue skies, one of history's most iconic muscle cars.