AET Portugal win 6-5 on penalties Scorers: Portugal - Postiga (83), Rui Costa (110); England - Owen (3), Lampard (115) Ultimately, only one team deserved to win this Euro 2004 quarter-final, and it was Portugal. But this just outcome cannot detract from an England performance over 120 minutes of football and the gruelling torture of penalty-kicks which was epic in every sense. It is never less than numbing that a footballer's inability to beat a goalkeeper from 12 yards with a penalty can decide such dramas as these.

Before Postiga's stunning header, both questions appeared to have been answered emphatically. [Michael Owen] struck England ahead after only two minutes in a moment containing all his old stealth. And England's defence was resolutely strong in the face of [Luis Figo], Nuno Gomes, Maniche and Cristiano Ronaldo all trying to find a way past before Postiga rose to head Portugal level after 81 minutes. Estadio da Luz has become a loud, theatrical venue over these weeks and never more so than last night. The Portuguese had risen to fevered life through the progress of [Luiz Felipe Scolari]'s team, but with 40,000 Englishmen camped in Lisbon, this was no "away" game as such for England. Their supporters swarmed across this arena's lower and upper tiers and were immediately inflamed by an Owen goal after just two minutes.

Substitutions Portugal Simao (Costinha 63), Postiga (Luis Figo 75), Rui Costa (Miguel 79) England Vassell ([Wayne Rooney] 27), P Neville (Scholes 57), Hargreaves (Gerrard 81) Subs Portugal Quim, Moreira, Paulo Ferreira, Rui Jorge, Couto, Petit, Beto, Tiago England Robinson, Walker, Bridge, Carragher, Butt, J Cole, Dyer, Heskey