Euro 2012: Spain beat Portugal on penalties to reach final
Spain keeper Iker Casillas saved Joao Moutinho's opening penalty then Bruno Alves hit the bar to eventually open the door for substitute Fabregas, who scored via the post.
After a lively first half when Portugal took the game to their neighbours, it got cagier with fewer chances as Cristiano Ronaldo lashed two dipping free kicks just over the bar and sent another flying over in the last minutes after a counter-attack.
Spain's Alvaro Arbeloa swept a half-volley over the bar in the ninth minute and remarkably that proved to be Spain's best chance of a disjointed performance until Andres Iniesta forced Rui Patricio into his first serious save just before halftime in extra time when they finally injected some pace and took control.
Germany play Italy in Warsaw on Thursday in the second semi-final with the final in Kiev on Sunday.
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Defence dominated the play. Spain was good at taking the ball near the penalty area but couldn't create chances for a clean shot into the goal. Portugal defence was good but their attack didn't materialize much. On the whole the match performance fell below the expectation. Hopefully, Germany-Italy will play better tomorrow.