Euro 2016: Heartbreak for Croatia as late Ricardo Quaresma goal takes Portugal to quarter-finals
Welcome to the live coverage of Croatia versus Portugal match starting at 12.30 am (IST).
Croatia will be focusing on containing Cristiano Ronaldo as well as bidding to score a first ever goal against Portugal when they meet in the last 16 at Euro 2016 on Saturday, coach Ante Cacic said.
Croatia beat holders Spain to win Group D and their reward is a tough game against a Portuguese side that struggled to third place in Group F despite having three-times world player of the year Ronaldo in their ranks.
Here are the starting line-ups
Croatia: Subasic, Srna, Vida, Corluka, Strinic, Badelj, Modric, Perisic, Rakitic, Brozovic, Mandzukic
Portugal: Patricio, Cedric, Pepe, Fonte, Guerreiro, William, Gomes, A.Silva, Mario, Ronaldo, Nani
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Referee blows the final whistle and Portugal are through to quarter-finals. Croatia 0-1 Portugal
Croatia 0-1 Portugal
116' GOOAAAAAAL! Portugal have almost sealed it. Perisic's header hits the post and then Portugal counter attack, Ronaldo gets the ball in the box and fires a shot which is half stopped by Croatia goal-keeper Danijel Subasic but the ball falls to Ricardo Quaresma who heads it in from two yards out. That sends Portugal fans into frenzy. Croatians are distraught.
112' CHANCE MISSED! Vida had the chance to head Croatia into quarters. Croatia get a corner and as it is floated in, Portugal goal keeper comes out and misses the trajectory, Vida just had to direct his header on target but he heads over
First half of extra time ends. It's still Croatia 0-0 Portugal
96' Kalinic gets a lucky free ball outside Portuguese box but he fires wide.
93' Perisic's cheeky header is just over the bar
Extra time is underway
Referee blows the full time whistle and now the match will proceed into extra time
Three minutes added
74' Rakitic's low free kick is cleared by Portugal defence
61' Domagoj Vida gets a free header inside Portugal's penalty area but he fires his header wide. That was a massive chance, should have atleast hit the target
57' Renato Sanches' try from outside the box is way off Croatian goal
55' Modric's shot flies over the bar
It's half-time and it's still Croatia 0-0 Portugal
44' Rakitic's free-kick in Portugal box is cleared by Pepe
34' Srna's corner is headed wide by Croatian forward Mario Mandzukic
29' Perisic gets the ball runs down the right and takes an aim at the Portugal goal but fires his shot in the side netting
24' The free kick is floated inside the box and Portugal defender Pepe gets a free header but he is just over
23' Ronaldo fouled by Perisic. Portugal get a free kick
18' Raphael Guerreiro's cross in the Croatian box doesn't find Cristiano Ronaldo, it is easily cleared
Both teams are struggling to get their act together
Nine minutes have passed, still no shots on goal.