Cristiano Ronaldo was left red-faced after he was sent off during Portugal’s crunch World Cup qualifying clash against Republic of Ireland.
The Boys in Green took a shock 2-0 lead within the first-half with Troy Parrott scoring a brace to place the house side on top of things and keep their qualifying hopes alive.
Ronaldo was given his marching orders within the 62nd minute, initially shown a yellow card after swinging an elbow at defender Dara O’Shea.
The 40-year-old was spotted making a crying gesture within the direction of O’Shea and the Irish supporters.
But his tune quickly modified after referee Glenn Nyberg was instructed by VAR to review the choice.
The Swedish official quickly spotted the severity of the infringement, overturning his original decision and brandishing the red card and sending Ronaldo on his way.
The Al-Nassr star sarcastically applauded the house crowd as he left the pitch with television cameras picking up one fan repeating the identical crying gesture back to Ronaldo as he trudged off.
The previous Manchester United star was also involved in a heated debate with Ireland boss Heimir Hallgrímsson before disappearing down the tunnel.
Ireland held onto seal a famous 2-0 win which ensures they head into their final game still with a likelihood of qualifying for next summer’s World Cup.
Ronaldo will now miss Portugal’s final qualifying game against Armenia this weekend – and possibly their opening games of the World Cup next summer if his nation get that far.
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