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Bloody, Handball in the Penalty Box

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Bad luck befell Cristiano Ronaldo against the Czech Republic. The Portugal captain was bleeding from the impact, as well as ‘giving’ a penalty to the opponent.

Czech Republic vs Portugal are presented in the fifth matchday of Group B of the UEFA Nations League. The duel took place at the Sinobo Stadium, Sunday (25/9/2022) early in the morning WIB.

Ronaldo appeared as a starter. Disaster struck the Manchester United star when the game had only been running for 12 minutes.

Cristiano Ronaldo, who was already in an offside position, flew the ball into the opponent’s penalty box. His body collided with the Czech goalkeeper, Tomas Vacik, who tried to catch the ball.

From the replay, it appears that Ronaldo’s face was hit by Vacik’s hands. CR7 immediately sprawled on the field and blood was seen pouring from his nose.

Cristiano Ronaldo’s nose bleeds in the Czech Republic vs Portugal match. (Photo: Getty Images/Thomas Eisenhuth)

Ronaldo received treatment from the medical team before being allowed to continue the match. The referee did not penalize Vacik for the incident.

Portugal managed to score through Diogo Dalot (33′) and Bruno Fernandes (45+2′). The Czech Republic was awarded a penalty before halftime.

The penalty was awarded after Ronaldo was caught holding the ball with his hands in the Portugal penalty box. He did that to protect his injured nose from the ball hitting him.

Patrik Schick as the executioner of the Czech Republic failed to score from the penalty spot. The first half ended with the visitors winning 2-0.

Portugal added another goal in the second half with a Dalot brace (52′) and a Diogo Jota goal (82′). Cristiano Ronaldo recorded an assist for his team’s fourth goal.

The score 4-0 for Portugal became the final result of the match. Selection of Quinas won three points and firmly at the top of Group B with 10 points.

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