The Polish team was eliminated from Euro 2016 after losing in the quarterfinals to Portugal on penalties. In regular time and extra time was a draw 1: 1 after goals from Lewandowski and Sanches. He missed a penalty hero team in previous meetings Jakub Błaszczykowski.
The match started very well for the Polish. Already in the second minute Trefil ball to the left touchline to Kamil Grosicki that exact appending found Robert Lewandowski in the box, and the Bayern striker shot the ball into the net. White-red again started the game Pressing high and in the initial phase of several intercept the ball at the middle of the ball. After 15 minutes, an excellent acquisition in the middle made a Krychowiak, then played to Milik and the shot from distance wide. Barely 180 seconds later, Milik dograł to Lewandowski, who passed the adoption protector and hit the corner of the penalty area, but the finish was caught the ball. Poles although initially after scoring a goal gave his rivals, about twenty minutes again attacked several impressive fought on around the area of Portugal however, did not celebrate the goal. Santos first team gave good shot after 29 minutes. Ronaldo tried, but probably intervened Fabianski. The attacks, however, the Portuguese became more menacing. With 24 minutes played, Renato Sanches to Nani, this played his heel and assistant team from the Iberian Peninsula with a shot that bounced off yet from Grzegorz Krychowiak the score of the meeting. By the end of the first half more goals was not mentioned.
At the beginning of the second half of the activated Piszczek-Błaszczykowski. The effect of this action was two header which came Lewandowski in the first minutes after the break, in a difficult position but was unable to come from nowhere. Poles long kept the possession and were playing the attack position. The Portuguese, however well defended preventing white-and-red wings shares. Nevertheless, in 68 minutes we managed to create a chance. After a beautiful action team Jędrzejczyk played the first bar to entering Milik, who gave situational shot, but Rui Patricio has given handle him. After this situation a long time neither team was able to create a good opportunity. With 82 minutes on the court in place of Kamil Grosicki appeared Bartosz Kapustka. After passage lulling the game from the Portuguese abruptly Long’s pass defense has been launched Ronaldo, Real Madrid player before him only Fabian, but fortunately did not hit the ball. By the end of the two teams durable in check, and none of them managed to carry out a decisive attack came so extra time.
Extra time of severe attacks started Portuguese. Poles generously blocked, but their shots. In 100 minutes, managed to white and red to carry out the attack, which ended with a blow from a distance Arkadiusz Milik, which passed a short distance left post Portuguese goal. In the first part of the extra time the result has not changed. The second attack began Poles, but lacked finish. Santos’s men lay in wait for the counterattack. White-red did not commit an error fortunately Croatia and for promotion had to settle penalties. In them they were flawlessly turn Lewandowski, Milik, Glik, but the Portuguese can not be wrong. As the fourth came to pick Błaszczykowski. Unfortunately, our wingman shot defended Rui Patricio and promotion rivals sealed Quaresma. Thus ended the adventure of Poles in Euro 2016. Portugal in the semi-final will face the winner of the match Belgium – Wales.
