and we were lucky enough to have him score," Santos said. Teenager Renato Sanches had a coming-of-age outing for Portugal, scoring with a stunning shot from distance to cancel out Robert Lewandowski's early goal for Poland, and then converting his penalty in Thursday's shootout. "Cristiano played an amazing game," Santos said. MARSEILLE, France (AP) " When Cristiano Ronaldo failed to deliver, it fell to an 18-year-old newcomer starting his first game to help Portugal reach the semifinals of the European Championship. Five days earlier, Quaresma had scored in extra time to give Portugal a 1-0 win over Croatia in the last 16.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 01, 2016 00:56 UTC