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MARSEILLE, France -- Ricardo Quaresma scored the winning penalty as Portugal beat Poland 5-3 in a shootout to reach the semifinals of the European Championship on Thursday.With the quarterfinal level at 1-1 after extra time, Quaresma fired his spot-kick past Lukasz Fabianski to line up a match against either Wales or Belgium in Lyon on Wednesday.Having previously scored an extra-time winner in the round of 16 against Croatia, Quaresmas penalty sent Portugal into the semifinals for the fourth time in the last five European Championships.Poland winger Jakub Blaszczykowski came into the match at the Stade Velodrome as his teams top scorer. But he had a poor game and saw his penalty saved one-handed by Rui Patricio, allowing Quaresma to finish the job with the very next kick in front of a stand packed with Polish fans.On a night when captain Cristiano Ronaldo turned in another disappointing performance, 18-year-old midfielder Renato Sanches stepped up to score Portugals equalizer in the first half. The teenager was his teams main attacking threat for much of the game with his smart movement and passing, and took man-of-the-match honors in his first international start.Its wonderful for the team, for me as well for scoring the goal, he said. People criticize us, but we dont care because in the end were in the semis.Portugals last six games at European Championships have been drawn after 90 minutes in a run dating back to its loss to Spain on penalties in the 2012 semifinals.Earlier, Poland striker Robert Lewandowski had put his team in front with the quickest goal of the tournament, scoring inside two minutes.Portugal right-back Cedric Soares misjudged a cross-field ball, allowing Kamil Grosicki to break into space on the left flank and send in a low cross for Lewandowski to convert with a first-time shot.Polands lead lasted until the 33rd minute, when Sanches lit up the game with an equalizer.The youngster, who has just been signed by Bayern Munich, cut in from the right and passed to Nani, who sent it back immediately with a neat backheel. Sanches then unleashed a powerful shot from the edge of the area that took a deflection off Grzegorz Krychowiak on its way past the outstretched Fabianski.Despite becoming the third-youngest scorer in European Championship history, Sanches played down his goal, calling it simply a move that just turned out that way and I scored. He also volunteered to take a penalty in the shootout and scored with a confident strike into the top-left corner.The match might have been settled in regulation time if Ronaldo hadnt missed a golden opportunity in the 85th minute. He beat the Polish offside trap with a perfectly timed run, but completely missed the ball as he tried to convert a bouncing pass from Joao Moutinho.The Real Madrid star missed another good chance early in extra time when he failed to control the ball in front of goal. The errors meant he has yet to match Michel Platinis all-time record at European Championships of nine goals. However, Ronaldo did score with Portugals opening penalty of the shootout.After the game, Ronaldo threw away his captains armband in frustration.Defeat ends Polands best run at a European Championship.It was a great disappointment for us, coach Adam Nawalka said. The players put a lot of heart into this match. They were fighting as hard as they could.Poland had never won a game in its two previous appearances at European Championships and finished last in its group as a co-host of Euro 2012.Nawalka said we should be happy with what weve achieved in France.Poland had chances to win the game in the second half, notably when Patricio stopped a diving header from Lewandowski.However, the Poles also came within centimeters of scoring an own-goal in the 81st when Pepes pass for Ronaldo was cut out by left-back Artur Jedrzejczyk, whose sliding challenge sent the ball narrowly wide of his own post.Midfielder William Carvalho has started the last three games for Portugal but will miss the semifinal thanks to a second booking of the tournament.Both teams face sanctions from UEFA for pyrotechnic use by their fans, while play was briefly stopped in extra time by a fan who ran onto the pitch before being overcome by police. 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Adidas Falcon Goedkoop . This should be celebrated because it will not always be this way. With the amount of money given to players by their clubs these days, it is a wonder that so many of those teams allow the sport to continue to take away many of their assets so they can play for a different team in the middle of their season. WATERLOO, Ont. -- The course was dry but the greens remained soft at the Manulife Financial LPGA Classic on Saturday. Players aimed straight at the pins for a third straight day and the scoreboard was loaded with low scores as a result. South Koreas Hee Young Park shot a career-low 61 to move into sole possession of top spot at Grey Silo Golf Course. Her 20-under-par 193 total left her one shot up on American Angela Stanford and two strokes ahead of Scotlands Catriona Matthew. With 21 players already in double digits at 10 under or better and course conditions likely to stay the same, expect a shootout on Sunday. "When you see everybody going low, you have to go with them or youre going to get left behind," Stanford said. Parks three-round score was the best 54-hole total on tour this year and it was just the 11th time a play has shot 61 in tour history. She almost went one better -- nearly chipping in for eagle on the 18th before tapping in a short putt for her sixth birdie on the back nine alone. "I finished really well, finished (with) the birdie, so its going to be fun tomorrow," she said. Matthew (68) started the day with a three-shot lead on Stanford (64) but fell back with a double-bogey on the par-3 12th hole. She followed with a birdie and got another stroke back with a birdie on the final hole. "Yeah, didnt maybe click quite as well today, didnt hit it quite as close," Matthew said. "Had a lot of chances but just kind of left a few, and then a silly double on 12, kind of getting a bit greedy going for the hole and just pulled it. "Nice to come back with a couple birdies." Meena Lee of South Korea was three shots off the lead after a 65, while Swedens Anna Nordqvist shot a 67 and was five shots off the pace. South Koreas Inbee Park remained in contention after a 67, good for a ninth-place tie at 13 under. Park has won her last three tournaments. "I had a lot of opportunities today but missed a lot of putts," she said. "I mean I hit the ball the way I wanted to, thats the positive part to take away. Hopefully the putts will go in tomorrow."t; Lorena Ochoa was the last player to win four straight LPGA tournaments, accomplishing the feat in 2008.ddddddddddddNancy Lopez holds the tour record with five consecutive wins in 1978, a mark equalled by Annika Sorenstam over the 2004-05 seasons. The sunny, warm and breezy conditions held steady throughout the day on the 6,330-yard par-71 course. American Gerina Piller got things started early in the afternoon with a 62, taking a stroke off the competitive course record. Her mark lasted for about two hours. Park hit a slick four-foot tester for the 61 as the gallery roared its approval. She smiled, waved and tossed the souvenir ball into the grandstand. "Its anyones game," Piller said. "Like today if you get someone that gets hot with their putter and I mean, its a free for all. The course is in great condition. "Like I said the greens are soft, so thats kind of a green light for us as pros that we can just kind of throw darts and it makes it a whole lot easier." Jennifer Kirby (69) of Paris, Ont., was the top Canadian at 7 under. Charlottetowns Lorie Kane (70) and Brooke Henderson (71) of Smiths Falls, Ont., were next at 6 under and Hamiltons Alena Sharp (69) was at 5 under. Matthew said she believed anyone within seven strokes of the lead might have a chance on Sunday. Stanford, meanwhile, had predicted earlier in the tournament that the winning score would be in the 20-under range. Now she thinks 25 strokes under par might be needed. "We see a couple courses throughout the year that give up some birdies, but theyre the best players in the world and if you give them soft greens, its like letting, what, the kid go after candy," she said. Notes: The tournament purse is US$1.3 million. ... Sorenstam became the first LPGA Tour player to shoot 59 back in 2001 at a tour event in Phoenix. A score of 60 has been recorded on only four occasions, according to a tour spokesman. ... Nordqvist shot a 61 earlier this season at the LPGA Mobile Bay Classic last May. ... Warm and mostly sunny conditions are expected again Sunday although there is a chance of thunderstorms. ' ' '