A game of epic personal drama and tears for Cristiano Ronaldo ended with his Portugal making the European Championship quarterfinals after beating Slovenia in a penalty shootout on Monday.
The last-16 game went to a shootout because Ronaldo's extra-time spot kick in the 114th minute was saved by Slovenia goalkeeper Jan Oblak. Regulation and extra time finished 0-0.
When they went to penalties, Ronaldo scored his and Portugal's first, and teammate Diogo Costa saved all three of Slovenia's kicks, from Josip Ilicic, Jure Balkovec and Benjamin Verbi膷.
Bruno Fernandes and Bernardo Silva also scored for Portugal to seal the shootout 3-0 with two shots to spare.
Portugal will face France in the quarterfinals on Friday in Hamburg, a rematch of the 2016 final that Portugal won in Paris.
Costa had already made his first save when Ronaldo walked up to take Portugal鈥檚 first kick of the shootout, and placed it perfectly low beyond Oblak diving to his right.
Ronaldo looked apologetically to the massed Portugal fans behind the goal and put his hands together as if in prayer. The fans responded with a bellowing shout of 鈥淪iuuuu鈥 鈥 their soccer icon鈥檚 trademark goal scream.
Costa answered the rest of those prayers with as good a penalty shootout as any goalkeeper ever had. Then he was in tears, too.
A half-hour earlier, Ronaldo was distraught and crying at halftime in extra time after his penalty was saved by Oblak, diving to his left to push the ball against a post.
It had been the latest victory for Oblak in their personal duel during a compelling 90 minutes of regulation time.
The intense extra time drama followed an intensely frustrating first 90 minutes for Ronaldo, who was 鈥 remarkably 鈥 still looking for his first goal at Euro 2024.
After three free kicks and two mistimed headers, the Portugal star seemed sure to score with his first clear shooting chance in open play.
It came in the 89th, when he ran clear on goal with the ball passed perfectly into his stride. The left-foot shot was low and powerful but Oblak鈥檚 block was better. Ronaldo held out his arms in exasperation yet again.
The intense drama for the Portugal superstar almost overwhelmed the troubled evening for Slovenia鈥檚 emerging star.
Benjamin 艩e拧ko had golden chances to win the game, in the 62nd and 115th minutes, going one on one with Portugal goalie Costa after racing past 41-year-old defender Pepe.
The first was a weak shot that screwed wide of goal, and the second was powerful and accurate and saved by the outstretched boot of Costa.
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