Siege, beating and suffocation against Ronaldo by the Irish.. Bibi comes out with a red paper (photos)
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The Portuguese national team coach, Fernando Santos, warned his players before the Ireland match in Dublin yesterday that they are going to fight a fierce battle, and that "they have to fight until the last breath in order to win and preserve the opportunity to qualify directly for the 2022 World Cup."
Perhaps his players did not know that they were going to fight a real battle against one of the fiercest European teams on a physical level, which was evident on the field, when Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo was subjected to violent and severe interventions, which almost caused him severe injuries several times.
The close observation that Ronaldo was subjected to throughout the match, which ended in a goalless draw, in the first group competitions, so that the fate of Portugal is in his hands when he meets Serbia in the next and decisive match.
The scene of the strangulation by Ireland defender Shane Duffy was remarkable, when I took pictures of him holding Ronaldo's neck with his hands, so Ronaldo fell to the ground, and protested strongly against the referee, who did not pay attention to the shot.
The scene was repeated several times with a hit without a ball, a severe siege on Ronaldo, and prevented in any way from receiving the ball and comfortably facing Ireland's goal, which was actually evident in the match, but the interesting thing is that the Irish received three yellow cards, while the red was for the defender. Portuguese veteran Pepe, due to elbow attack on Ireland striker Robinson.
The Portuguese newspaper, "Abola", reported that the Portuguese national team felt very bitter because of the leniency of Spanish referee Jesus Manzano, and that they were "robbed" in this match, as they deserved to win instead of only a goalless draw.
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