Referee heavily criticized for denying C. Ronaldo's penalty

(Dan Tri) - Many opinions say that referee Sandro Schaerer made a mistake when he denied a penalty when C.Ronaldo was pulled down in the penalty area.

Highlight Georgia 2-0 Portugal

Coach Roberto Martinez left many of Portugal's key players on the bench for last night's Euro 2024 Group F match against Georgia. However, he still gave C. Ronaldo a chance.

Trọng tài bị chỉ trích dữ dội vì từ chối quả phạt đền của C.Ronaldo - 1

Trọng tài bị chỉ trích dữ dội vì từ chối quả phạt đền của C.Ronaldo - 2 — C.Ronaldo had his shirt pulled in the penalty area (Photo: Getty).

The striker born in 1985 was "thirsty" for a goal to make history at Euro. In fact, the entire Portuguese team pumped the ball for C. Ronaldo but this player did not leave any mark. In the match, CR7 only had one shot on target, which was a free kick from about 30m away. Not only that, C. Ronaldo also received a yellow card in this match for reacting to the referee. The 39-year-old player said that Portugal should have been awarded a penalty in the penalty area. However, referee Sandro Schaerer still refused. Speaking after the match, Portugal coach Roberto Martinez said that the referee was wrong in this situation: "VAR worked inconsistently. It was clearly a penalty for Portugal. We had to endure an unfair decision."

Trọng tài bị chỉ trích dữ dội vì từ chối quả phạt đền của C.Ronaldo - 3

Trọng tài bị chỉ trích dữ dội vì từ chối quả phạt đền của C.Ronaldo - 4 — C. Ronaldo reacted violently to the referee and received a yellow card (Photo: Getty).

Meanwhile, former Portuguese referee Duarte Gomes only gave referee Sandro Schaerer 4 points in this match. Commenting on the situation where C. Ronaldo was denied a penalty, he said: "Lochoshvili pulled C. Ronaldo's shirt for about 4 seconds in the decisive situation. The Portuguese player tried to escape and it was clear that the shirt pulling situation affected his movement. It was an unusual action that took place in Georgia's penalty area. Portugal deserved a penalty. The referee should have consulted the VAR screen." Despite reaching the milestone of 50 appearances in the World Cup and Euro, C. Ronaldo set a terrible record. Accordingly, this is the first major tournament in which superstar number 7 has failed to score in the group stage in his career. Since his debut at Euro 2024, C. Ronaldo has scored in the group stage in 10 major tournaments he has attended. At the 2022 World Cup, even though he was a big disappointment, CR7 still scored 1 goal in the group stage. Because of this, C. Ronaldo was extremely angry when he was substituted by coach Roberto Martinez in the 65th minute. This player kicked the water bottle away, before holding his head on the bench. In the round of 16 of Euro 2024, Portugal will face Slovenia. The match will take place at 02:00 on July 2.

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