Portugal beats Poland 5-3 to go through to the semi-final on penalties

Portugal booked their place in the semi-finals of Euro 2016 on Thursday as they beat Poland 5-3 on penalties.

The game got off to a bright start with Robert Lewandowski and Renato Sanches finding the net in the first half, but the sides could not be separated again after two hours of play.

With the game resorting to penalties, it was Quaresma who proved the hero, converting the definitive spot kick to send his side into the last four.

It took just two minutes for the deadlock to be broken, with Poland getting off to the brighter start as the ball was cut back to Lewandowski who comfortably slotted in his first goal of the tournament.

Portugal pulled level shortly after the half-hour mark as Nani backheeled to Renato Sanches who powered it home with the aide of a deflection.

However, with Poland focusing on defence from then on, the game faded out, with the second half finishing goalless and the game heading into extra time.

Cristiano Ronaldo passed up an opportunity early in extra-time, and neither side could find the breakthrough, meaning a penalty shootout was needed to separate the two.

And it came down to Quaresma to make the difference, converting from the spot to take advantage of Jakub Blaszczykowski's miss to book a place for his side in the semi-finals.