Cristiano Ronaldo he left the party very angry that the selection of Portugal played this Saturday before Serbia in the framework of Group A of the European qualifiers towards the Qatar World Cup 2022. The Juventus player scored a goal in injury time that would have given his team a key victory, but the referee team made a serious mistake and did not validate his agonizing conquest. Thus, the match ended tied.
The action of the controversy occurred 93 minutes into the game. The score was 2-2 and Portugal went in search of victory on the last play. Nuno mendes led the attack, crossed the middle of the court on the left and sent a long ball across the rival area. There was Cristiano, who took advantage of the very bad start of the Serbian goalkeeper to define the goal low. The ball was soft and Captain Mitrovic dropped to the ground to get it out. The ball had crossed the line, but the judges did not see it that way.
CR7 started to celebrate their goal, but the referees immediately stopped them as they considered that the ball had not completely crossed the line. As there was no VAR, the stock could not be reviewed through technology. The Juventus man became obfuscated and began a vehement protest, something that earned him the yellow card. The claims were of no use: there was no time for more and the match ended tied.
Cristiano Ronaldo did not get a legitimate goal (REUTERS / Novak Djurovic)
The referee Danny Makkelie and his assistant Mario Diks, both from the Netherlands, were the target of protests from the Portuguese, who kept making a gesture with his hands as to how far the ball had crossed the line. Then, he withdrew into the locker room with huge displays of anger and disbelief. Finally, he took off his captain’s tape and threw it violently to the ground.
After the game, the Portuguese captain made his download on social networks. “Being captain of the Portugal team is one of the greatest prides and privileges of my life. I always give and will give everything for my country, that will never change. But there are tough times to deal with, especially when we feel like an entire nation is being harmed. Raise your head and face the next challenge now! Force Portugal! ”He wrote on Instagram.
The match between Portugal and Serbia was played in the framework of the second day of the UEFA Qualifiers. Diogo Jota scored twice for the locals in the first half, while Mitrovic and Kostic they arranged the final equality in the second part. In this way, both teams lead their Group with four units. Luxembourg has three and Azerbaijan Next to the Republic of Ireland They close the classification without points.
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