Blaszczykowski Gagal Eksekusi Penalti, Portugal Melaju ke Semi Final Euro 2016
Portugal Beat Poland on Pens as Queresma Punishes Blaszczykowski`s Miss from 12 Yards
Editor : Ismail Gani
Translator : Novita Cahyadi
CRISTIANO Ronaldo dan Portugal lolos ke semi-final Euro 2016 meski gagal memenangkan satu pun pertandingan yang berlangsung dua kali 45 menit atau waktu normal.
Portugal telah bermain imbang pada tiga pertandingan babak penyisihan grup sebelum mengalahkan Kroasia dalam perpanjangan waktu untuk meraih tiket ke babak 16 besar. Portugal akan menghadapi pemenang pertandingan Belgia dan Wales di Lyon pekan depan setelah mengalahkan Polandia 5-3 melalui adu penalti pada Jumat dini hari WIB.
Portugal sempat terkejut oleh gol cepat Robert Lewandowski untuk Polandia saat pertandingan baru berlangsung dua menit.
Namun pemain muda Renato Sanches usia 18 tahun berhasil menyamakan kedudukan pada laga internasional pertamanya setelah setengah jam dan setelah itu pertandingan berlangsung menjemukan.
Ronaldo menciptakan tiga peluang gol tetapi arah bola masih melebar, dua kali di babak kedua dan satu kali saat laga perpanjangan waktu.
Namun dia pula yang menjadi algojo penalti pertama bagi Portugal dan Portugal akhirnya menang ketika Jakub Blaszcykowksi gagal mencetak gol bagi Polandia setelah kiper Ricardo Quaresma berhasil menggagalkan tendangan dari jarak 12 yards, seperti dilansir MailOnline.
CRISTIANO Ronaldo and Portugal are through to the semi-finals of Euro 2016 despite failing to win a game in normal time in the tournament so far.
Portugal drew their three group games before beating Croatia with almost the final extra-time kick of their last 16 tie. Now they will face the winners of Belgium and Wales in Lyon next week after beating Poland 5-3 on penalties.
The night began terribly for Portugal as Robert Lewandowski scored for Poland in only the second minute of the game.
But 18-year-old sensation Renato Sanches equalised on his first international start after half an hour and after that the game fell in to a drab and predictable pattern.
Ronaldo could have won it three times for his country only to swing at fresh air when presented with chances, twice in the second half and once in the second minute of extra time.
But he stepped up to convert his team's first penalty and Portugal eventually triumphed when Jakub Blaszcykowksi saw Poland's fourth penalty saved and Ricardo Quaresma stepped up to seal his country's progress.
