After the 3-2 loss against Portugal, Otto Addo reacted furiously to the penalty kick that the South Europeans received at 0-0. Cristiano Ronaldo seemed to go to the ground easily, but referee Ismail Elfath nevertheless pointed to the spot. The VAR on duty also saw no reason to reverse the decision, so that the penalty kick, which was used by Ronaldo, remained standing.
“The referee gave a penalty kick that wasn’t there. Everyone saw that. Why? Because it’s Ronaldo?” Addo asks BeIN Sports off. “If someone scores a goal, congratulations. But this was really a gift. A special gift from the referee.” The VAR on duty also suffered. “I don’t know why the VAR didn’t do anything. There was no explanation,” Addo expresses his disbelief. After seeing the images, the national coach did not understand anything at all. “It was even a foul on us!”
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After Ronaldo’s opening goal, Ghana came to the same level thanks to an assist from Ajax player Mohammed Kudus and a goal from André Ayew, but João Félix and Rafael Leão quickly managed to create a margin of two. The connection goal by Osman Bukari, who celebrated his goal as Ronaldo often does, did not detract from the Portuguese victory despite a great chance from Iñaki Williams.
The defeat left the Africans in a difficult situation. Not only is it scoreless at the bottom, but with South Korea and Uruguay, who both have a point after their mutual draw (0-0), there are still formidable opponents on the program. Ghana’s next match will be played on Monday at the Education City Stadium in Doha. South Korea is the opponent.