BRATISLAVA. When FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce defender Peter Čögley refused to take a penalty kick against Seredi in March 2021, it caused a stir.
The head referee Martin Dohál then pointed to the white spot, but Čögley came to him and admitted that everything was different.
“I have a daughter, I try to raise her to be honest and fair in life. If I really want her to be like that, I have to be her example,” he said at the time.
Star Cristiano Ronaldo has now made a similar gesture. After falling in the penalty area, he immediately went to the referee, pointed his finger and said: No penalty!
In the match of the Asian Champions League against the Iranian club Persepolis, he admitted that he was not fouled. A bizarre situation happened right at the beginning of the meeting.
VIDEO: Cristiano Ronaldo refused a penalty kick, at 0:56 min
The Portuguese in the services of Al Nassru Riyadh earned applause from fans and opponents for his gesture of fair play. “Cristiano Ronaldo produced an incredible sporting moment in an AFC Champions League match,” he writes sportbible.com
The situation was dealt with by the VAR system, which revoked the penalty after Ronaldo’s intervention.
A well-known British website writes that, according to many fans, Ronaldo was the last player on the planet who would make such a gesture. He is said to have shocked many people.
The match finally ended 0:0, but despite this, the team around the five-time winner of the Golden Ball could celebrate the victory in the group and advancement to the next stage.
The home team kept the scoreless even though they played without the suspended defender Ali Lajami from the 17th minute. He had previously won all four meetings.
Asian Champions League – Group E
2023-11-27 22:39:19
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