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Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo expressed his anger after the winning goal for his country against the Serbian national team was not counted after the final whistle on Saturday, in the qualifiers for the World Cup Qatar 2022.
In the stoppage time of the match, Ronaldo took advantage of the Serbia goalkeeper’s exit, and scored a controversial goal, after he hit a ball that clearly crossed the goal line, before being removed by the Serbia defender, but the referee did not count it, which angered the “Madeira missile”, which was strongly intercepted. , And received a yellow card.
Cristiano Ronaldo is FUMING! ?
Portugal’s captain stormed off the pitch and threw his armband on the floor after he was denied a last-minute winner against Serbia … ?pic.twitter.com/eYQX0iKyzK
– Sky Sports (@SkySports) March 27, 2021
After the end of the match, Ronaldo appeared greatly excited, as he began waving his hand in a sign that the referee had killed them, and he threw the captaincy on the ground.
Cristiano Ronaldo walked off the pitch before the final whistle at the end of the Serbia-Portugal game, and threw his captain’s armband in frustration. pic.twitter.com/I2i9uwkPhM
– ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) March 27, 2021
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At the press conference after the match, the Portuguese coach, Fernando Santos, said that the referee had apologized to him for the mistake. It was not clear if the outcome of the match would be reviewed.
The European champions failed to gain match points, after leading in the first half with a double by Liverpool star Diego Jota, with Alexander Mitrovic and Philip Kostic succeeding in adjusting the score for Serbia 2-2.
Portugal tops the first group, which includes Ireland, Serbia, Luxembourg and Azerbaijan, and Qatar is in the group where it plays pre-season matches whose results are not counted in the qualifiers.
It is reported that the video technology is not applied in the qualifiers.
Source: RT
