WATCH: Cristiano Ronaldo slaps Irish defender before missing a penalty for Portugal

WATCH: Cristiano Ronaldo slaps Irish defender before missing a penalty for Portugal

Portugal have taken a thrilling 2-1 victory against Ireland in their World Cup qualifying match, and it was Cristiano Ronaldo who bailed them out yet again scoring 2 goals in the final 5 minutes to bring about a turnaround for the Portuguese side. Although Ronaldo scored the winner and the equalizer, there was something else he did in the match which caught the eye of fans all around the world.

The incident came about in the first half when Ronaldo made his feelings clear towards Dara O’Shea, as he attempted to slap the Irish defender after the game had been stopped by the referee to award Portugal a penalty. It all resulted from Ireland playing out from the back, as Hendrick got caught in possession by Bruno Fernandes and ultimately ended up fouling the United midfielder resulting in a penalty.

Cristiano Ronaldo redeemed himself by scoring 2 late goals to win the match for Portugal

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Cristiano Ronaldo stepped up to take the penalty, after a lengthy delay caused by the VAR who were looking at the penalty decision. As Ronaldo seemed to put the ball on the penalty spot, Dara O’Shea, who was in near proximity of the striker deflected the ball with the back of the heel away from the spot. This triggered a reaction from Ronaldo who flapped his arms as if almost about to slap O’Shea in the face for deflecting the ball away from the penalty spot.

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The referee was quick to diffuse the situation and did not allow it to elevate further. However, the trick by O’Shea seemed to have work to some extent, Ronaldo uncharacteristically missed from the spot and Ireland took the lead in the first half to further add salt to the wounds of Ronaldo.

However, he made amends for his miss and scored for them to win the tie 2-1 and with that secured the record of having scored the most number of international goals.

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