Cristiano Ronaldo reacts to the referee team after Portugal’s 0-2 defeat against Slovenia in a friendly match early on the morning of March 27 (Hanoi time).
Ronaldo scolded the referee after Portugal lost 0-2 to Slovenia in a friendly match early on the morning of March 27.
Ronaldo scolded the referee after Portugal lost 0-2 to Slovenia in a friendly match early on the morning of March 27.
On the way into the tunnel of Stadion Stozice (Ljubljana, Slovenia), Ronaldo became angry. The Portuguese superstar is said to have sworn and scolded the referee: “You monster, it should be two penalties.”
In the 80th minute of the match, the Portuguese team had a good attack arrangement. Diogo Dalot passes the ball accurately to Ronaldo as he rushes into the Slovenian penalty area. The home player pushed from behind, causing the Al Nassr star to fall to the field.
However, referee Irfan Peljto did not give Portugal a penalty kick. On social networks, users felt very upset, thinking that Ronaldo and his teammates had a penalty “stolen”.
Against Slovenia, Ronaldo played the full 90 minutes, launching 2 shots, one of which hit the target. The 39-year-old superstar successfully performed a dribble past the body, achieving an 87% passing accuracy rate, with 1 pass opening up an opportunity.
In the first half, in the midfield attack, Ronaldo skillfully passed the ball with his chest to Joao Cancelo. This ball helped the former Man Utd star receive compliments on social networks.
The Portuguese team played not bad against Slovenia. However, coach Roberto Martinez’s team could not convert the opportunities into goals, and then paid the price. From minutes 72 to 80, the Slovenian team scored consecutive goals by Adam Gnezda Cerin and Timi Max Elšnik.
For Portugal, the 0-2 loss to Slovenia was their first defeat under coach Roberto Martinez. Ronaldo and his teammates will have 3 more friendly matches in June, against Finland, Croatia and the Republic of Ireland before entering the EURO 2024 finals.
