{"id":225488,"date":"2016-06-26T07:58:39","date_gmt":"2016-06-26T07:58:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=225488"},"modified":"2016-06-26T07:58:39","modified_gmt":"2016-06-26T07:58:39","slug":"portugal-scrape-past-croatia-with-extra-time-winner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/06\/portugal-scrape-past-croatia-with-extra-time-winner\/","title":{"rendered":"Portugal scrape past Croatia with extra-time winner"},"content":{"rendered":"
Ricardo Quaresma scored late in extra time as Portugal defeated Croatia to set up a Euro 2016 quarter-final match against Poland.<\/p>\n
The substitute headed in from two yards after keeper Danijel Subasic could only palm Cristiano Ronaldo’s shot into the path of the Besiktas winger.<\/p>\n
The contest was a turgid affair for much of the 120 minutes.<\/p>\n
Croatia’s Domagoj Vida and Marcelo Brozovic went close with headers, and Ivan Perisic’s effort hit the bar.<\/p>\n
Portugal’s last-eight match will take place at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille on Thursday.<\/p>\n