Peep! Peep! Peeeeeeep! It’s all over and many of Croatia’s shattered players fall or hunker down on the turf sobbing at the heartbreaking nature of their defeat. Portugal left it late, but ultimately one with the game’s only shot on target: a Ricardo Quaresma header from about two yards out after 117 minutes. Croatia threw the kitchen sink at Portugal in the remaining minutes, but ultimately came up short. They’re out and Portugal advance to a quarter-final against Poland. The closing minutes aside, it was a dreadful game ... which you can hear more about by tuning into the episode of Euro 2016 Football Daily I have to rush off to record with James Richardson. It’ll be up in all the usual places later tonight or early tomorrow morning.

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ET30+2: Srna crosses from the right, the ball’s headed in the air by Jose Fonte and Vida attempts to hook the ball inside the far post and misses by inches.

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ET29: Perisic goes on a mazy dribble through the box and gets nudged in the back, but stays on his feet.

ET28: Croatia’s players look absolutely devastated as Portugal celebrate what should be the winning goal. Croatia hit the upright with an Ivan Peresic header, the ball broke kindly for their opponents and they galloped upfield on the break with Sanches on the ball.

He played the ball out to Nani on the left and what looked like a mishit shot found its way to Ronaldo at the far post and his effort was brilliantly saved by Daniel Subasic, who could do little to stop the ball from being teed up for Quaresma to head into a gaping goal at the far post.

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ET 28: Incredible stuff! Croatia hit the post, then Portugal score on the break courtesy of a Quaresma header into an empty net.

ET26: Oof! So close for Croatia, as Perisic takes advantage of a Pepe blunder to gallop down the left flank and square the ball. Kalinic stretches, but is unable to convert.

ET25: We’re into the final five minutes of extra time and both teams, to their immense credit, are showing no signs of being happy to settle for penalties. Perisic attempts to make room for a shot on goal just inside the Portugal penalty area, but is given little or no wriggle room by Portugal’s defence.

ET23: Croatia win a corner, which Brozovic takes. His ball to the far post is excellent and prompts Patricio to come off his line but get nowhere near the ball. Vida has a free header, but is unable to get high enough to direct a header on target. Over the bar.

ET20: Good play from Croatia, who attack on the counter attack courtesy of a Pjaca slalom down the right flank. He plays the ball in to Brozovic on the edge of the penalty area, whose through ball towards Kalinic is cut out.

ET17: “Christ this is hard going, well done for hanging in there,” texts a supportive friend, who seems oblivious to the fact that it would be a poor show to abandon my post and adjourn to the nearest pub for a much needed drink. Portugal substitution: Danilo Pereira on for Adrien Silva. Croatia substitution: Marko Pjaca on for Ivan Rakitic.

ET16: Play resumes with a place against Poland in the quarter-final up for grabs.

The referee signals for the interval that, to the best of my knowledge, isn’t actually supposed to take place. The players adjourn to the touchline for some drinks, while Vedran Corluka lies down on a towel for further medical treatment.

ET15: Perisic attempts to convert a cross from the right with a volley from a ridiclously tight angle. Wide. Neither goalkeeper has made a save yet, but it’s looking increasingly likely that one will emerge a hero during a penalty shoot-out that’s looking increasingly inevitable. Here’s hoping we get one - it’s the least we deserve for sitting through 105 minutes (and counting) of this contest so far.

ET14: Corluka returns to action, but appears to have picked up some manner of groin injury. Activity on the Croatia bench suggests he’ll be replaced sooner rather than later.

ET13: Corluka, who’s been in the wars throughout this tournament, goes down holding his right hip after a collision during that corner. He signals for treatment and play resumes as the medics are signalled by the referee.

ET12: Portugal win a corner wide on the left, which Quaresma takes. He slips as he does so, but gets the ball into the mixer, where it’s put out for a corner. Quaresma does the honours again, but his ball towards Pepe is headed clear by Marcelo Brozovic.

ET11: Ricardo Quaresma dinks a cross from the right into the Croatia penalty area, where Vedran Corluka heads clear.

ET9: Modric picks up a weak Quaresma clearance on the edge of the outskirts of the Portugal penalty area and attempts to thread a pass through to Ivan Rakitic. It’s intercepted and Portugal clear.

ET7: Poor defending by Fonte, who gifts possession to Kalinic who finds himself alone in possession down the inside right. Instead of cutting inside and bearing down on goal, he slashes wildly at the ball and sends a half-decent chance well wide.

ET6: Raphael Guerreiro sends in a cross from the left, but it’s cleared by Jose Fonte.

ET4: From the edge of the centre-circle, Vedran Corluka dinks a neat chip to the edge of the Portugal penalty area, from where Ivan Perisic attempts to lob Rui Patricio in the Portugal goal with a deft header. The goalkeeper was off his line and Perisic’s effort wasn’t too far away, but drops over the cross-bar. Great vision from both Croatia players.

ET3: Dario Srna takes responsibility for the free-kick but shoots his effort straight into the defensive wall. It takes a wild deflection out of harm’s way.

ET2: Renato Sanches hacks down Luka Modric to conede a free-kick in a dangerous position, a mite right of centre, about 30 yards from the Portugal goal.

Portugal get the ball rolling. We’ll have another 30 minutes of this, possibly penalties and then we can all get on with our lives.

Shots on target over 90 minutes: Croatia 0-0 Portugal.

Peep! Peep! Peeeeep! Spanish referee Carlos Carballo signals the end of normal time. We’ll have extra time with the possibility of penalties.

90+4 min: Croatia win a corner. Rakitic sends the ball towards the near post, where Ronaldo heads clear.

90+3 min: Portugal win a free-kick on the right, which Pepe threatens to take before his manager sends him forward. Sanches takes it instead and it’s headed clear.

90+2 min: For Portugal, Cedric sends in a cross from the right, but Srna is back to head clear for Croatia.

90+1 min: Almost! Another wonderful cross from the right by Srna needs Pepe to intercede acrobatically to prevent the ball finding its way to Kalinic. Good defending.

90 min: We’re into the final minute of normal time as extra-time looms. Can anyone summon a late, late winner and spare us another 30 minutes of this dross?

88 min: Portugal substitution: Ricardo Quaresmo on for Joao Mario. Croatia substitution: Nikola Kalinic on for Mario Mandzukic.

86 min: Dario Srna plays the ball into the Portugal penalty area, but Jose Fonte intercepts and clears. Renato Sanches takes possession and sprints past the lunge of Luka Modric, before misplacing his through ball. Cristiano Ronaldo makes no secret of his displeasure as he castigates his young team-mate.

85 min: Ronaldo, who has been playing in an advanced role in this second half, gets on the ball on the halfway line as he retreats in the hope of seeing more of it in a bid to make things happen. He attempts to send Sanches on his way, but the move breaks down.

84 min: Mandzukic is OK to continue despite his heavy landing.

82 min: Mario Mandzukic goes to ground holding the small of his back after wily old Pepe ducked out of his way as the Croatian striker fell to earth after contesting a high ball.

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81 min: Perisic crosses from the left touchline, but the ball’s too close to goal and Rui Patricio comfortably plucks it from the sky.

80 min: Perisic tries a volley from the edge of the penalty area after a Srna pull-back from the byline. High and wide. I don’t think either goalkeeper has made a save in this game yet.

79 min: Christ on a bike, that was awful. Rakitic shapes to curl the ball into the mixer, but wildly overhits the free-kick and sends it sailing out of play instead. It’s been that sort of night.

78 min: William Carvalho is booked for a pull on Marcelo Brozovic as he attempted to chase a Peresic pass down the left flank. Free-kick for Croatia, wide on the left, which Rakitic prepares to take.

76 min: As we enter the final 15 minutes of normal time, Croatia appear to have weathered a long spell of Portuguese pressure and got themselves back into the game.

76 min: Rakitic drives the ball low and hard into the penalty area, but Ronaldo is on hand to clear.

74 min: Croatia win a free-kick just outside the Portugal penalty are, in the space between the right side of the penalty area and the corner flag, for a Sanches shove on Srna. Rakitic stands over the ball.

72 min: Croatia throw-in, deep in Portugal territory. Dario Srna attempts to get a cross into the penalty area, but his effort is blocked by Raphael Guerreiro.

71 min: Croatia get forward, attack down right and Srna crosses to the far post. Ivan Perisic attempts to score with an ambitious volley from the corner of the six-yard box, but slices his effort well wide.

70 min: Portugal win a free-kick wide on the right for a Rakitic foul on Sanches. Joao Mario curls the ball into the penalty area, but it’s cleared.

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69 min: Nani attempts to pick out Ronaldo with a pass to the edge of the Croatia penalty area, but Corluka intercepts.

68 min: Portugal are dominating at the moment, but have yet to create any chances of note. The momentum’s definitely with them as we enter the final quarter of normal time.

65 min: Ronaldo, who has barely had a kick of the ball in this half, is cutting an increasingly isolated and dejected figure. No signer do I type that sentence than William Carvalho finds him with a ball over the top, but Vida is on hand to clear the danger as Ronaldo attempts to bring the ball down on his chest.

64 min: Nani goes down in the penalty area after finding himself on the receiving end of a kick from Strinic, who was trying to hook the ball away. Portugal’s appeals for a penalty fall on deaf ears and replays suggest Croatia were very, very lucky there.

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62 min: Croatia win a free-kick wide on the right and Dario Srna curls in a wonderful cross. With the ball heading towards Mario Mandzukic, Domagoj Vida leaps in front of his team-mate and skims a header wide. Unmarked behind him, Mandzukic looked a certainty to bury that header if Vida hadn’t beaten him to the ball.

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61 min: Ivan Strinic gets in a good cross from the left, but Jose Fonte is on hand to help the ball out for a throw-in deep in Portugal territory.