Making Ronaldo “Furious”, the referee for the Serbia vs Portugal match apologizes

KOMPAS.com – Referee Danny Makkelie expressed an apology after making a controversial decision by not authorizing a goal Ronaldo in the match World Cup qualification 2022 between the national team Serbia and Portugal.

The duel which took place at the Rajko Mitic Stadium, Saturday (27/3/2021) local time, ended equally strong 2-2.

Portugal took the lead first through two goals scored by Diogo Jota in the 11th and 36th minutes.

Meanwhile, Serbia equalized thanks to goals from Aleksandar Mitrovic (46 ‘) and Filip Kostic (60’).

Seleccao das Quinas, the nickname of Portugal, can actually go home with three points if it is a goal Cristiano Ronaldo confirmed.

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Cristiano Ronaldo felt scoring the winner on injury time second round.

The incident started with Nuno Mendes who sent an accurate diagonal ball to Cristiano Ronaldo behind the Serbian defense.

The Serbian goalkeeper, Marko Dmitrovic, decided to get out of the nest but Ronaldo got there first towards the fall of the round skin.

The Juventus attacker then fired a shot that rolled towards the Serbia goal. When the ball looked like it had crossed the goal line, Serbia captain Stefan Mitrovic made a sweep.

However, referee Danny Makkelie did not blow the whistle to mark the goal. This immediately angered Cristiano Ronaldo and went to the assistant referee to protest.

Nicknamed player CR7 In fact, he was rewarded with a yellow card because he was considered to have intervened in the court.

Ronaldo’s anger did not stop there. When the match resumed, he left the field a few seconds before the long whistle sounded the end of the game.

Cristiano Ronaldo looks frustrated that he slams the captain’s armband Portugal national team.

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Danny Makkelie’s decision sparked debate and made him the subject of criticism.

The referee from Holland finally opened his voice and revealed that he had conveyed an apology to Portugal.

“As per FIFA policy, all I can say is that I apologize to the national team coach, Fernando Santos, and the Portuguese team for what happened, “Makkelie told The ball, as quoted from Football Italia.

“As a team of referees, we always work hard to make good decisions. When we get news like this, it doesn’t satisfy us at all.”

The Portuguese national team coach, Fernando Santos, confirmed Makkelie’s statement.

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Santos explained that Makkelie had apologized and the referee said that the 2022 World Cup Qualification was not supported by Video Assistant Referee (VAR) or goal line technology.

“The referee apologized and I really respect that. However, this alone does not solve the problem,” said Santos, as quoted from Football International, Sunday (28/3/2021).

“It has never happened before that in a competition like this there was no VAR or goal line technology used,” he added.

“This is the second time I apologize after a qualifying match,” said Santos, imitating Makkelie’s statement.

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