The darling of football journalists, Christiano Ronaldo, scores the goal, which ultimately puts the Czech team out of the European Championship.
According to statistics, Ronaldo spend total of 5 minutes on the ball, which - to be fair - is relatively long for one player in a 90 minutes match. It was mostly him, however, who the cameras pointed to.
Quite like the journalists, the Czech team seemed focused mostly on Ronaldo. This tactic proved rather unsuccessful, with very few chances for scoring created by the team (0% shots on target, compared to Portugal's 32%). The winning goal flew pass them in the 79th minute.
An injury sustained during the game will likely rule Portuguese striker Helder Postiga out of the semi final against either Spain or France, taking place on June 27, in Donetsk.
Czech national soccer team players (front row, L-R) Vladimir Darida, Petr Jiracek, Tomas Huebschman, Milan Baros and Vaclav Pilar; (back row, L-R) David Limbersky, Theodor Gebre Selassie, Tomas Sivok, Michal Kadlec, goalkeeper and team captain Petr Cech and Jaroslav Plasil pose for photographers before the quarter final match with Portugal in Warsaw, Poland, 21 June 2012.PAP/EPA/OLIVER WEIKEN UEFA Terms and Conditions apply.
Portugal's natinal soccer team players (back row L-R) Nani, Helder Postiga, Pepe, Bruno Alves, Cristiano Ronaldo, Rui Patrício (front row L-R) Joao Moutinho, Fabio Coentrao, Raul Meireles, Joao Pereira, Miguel Veloso pose prior to the match. PAP/ EPA/LESZEK SZYMANSKI UEFA Terms and Conditions apply.
Czech Republic's David Limbersky (L) in action against Portugal's Nani (2nd L). PAP/EPA/OLIVER WEIKEN UEFA Terms and Conditions apply.
The star: Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo. PAP/EPA/JENS WOLF UEFA Terms and Conditions apply.
Former Portuguese soccer greats Eusebio (L) and Luis Figo (C) pictured before the quarter final match. PAP/EPA/OLIVER WEIKEN UEFA Terms and Conditions apply.
The Czech hero: appropriately named goalkeeper Petr Cech. PAP/EPA/OLIVER WEIKEN UEFA Terms and Conditions apply.
Portuguese forward Helder Postiga is stretchered off the pitch, after receiving treatment to injury. PAP/EPA/VASSIL DONEV UEFA Terms and Conditions apply.
Portuguese soccer fans in Lisbon, Portugal, celebrate their team's victory against Czech Republic. PAP/EPA/ANTONIO COTRIM.