The Portuguese star was forced to protect the field while the referee had to reach over Luis Suarez’s head to award a penalty against Uruguay.
The event happened in the last few seconds Portugal beat Uruguay 2-0 Because VAR interfered with the penalty check.
Fernandez Brings the ball into the box and rolls Jose Maria Gimenez back while engaging the defender.
The Uruguayan accidentally touched the ball as he fell to the ground.
Despite Fernandes’ protests, the referee waved the game on, before VAR came to his ear and advised him to verify the incident.
Iran’s Alireza Faghani headed towards the sideline monitor, but the quick-thinking Portuguese headed straight for the penalty spot.
A Uruguayan seems to have scratched the turf, but several Portugal Players began leveling the lawn and then standing guard around the white paint to prevent more dirty tactics.
After watching the footage, Fagani confirmed it was a penalty, but he faced an angry Suarez.
The experienced striker then tried to prevent a penalty from being awarded by blocking the referee’s arm with his head.
However, even this innovative move failed to make an impact on Fernandes as he jumped, jumped and jumped before heading home.
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It was his second game, though Cristiano Ronaldo tries to claim he got touch In his first game, his national team took a place in the last 16.
at the same time, Suarez and his team-mates will now have to face a Ghanaian side intent on revenge in their last group game.
Ghana Ranked second with 4 points from two games beat korea earlier.
But Uruguay, with a win in both games so far, could overtake them with a win.
