Portugal captain, Cristiano Ronaldo, walked off the field seconds before the final whistle, after his late goal was ruled out in their World Cup qualifier against Serbia, who fought back from two goals down to snatch a 2-2 draw on Saturday.
Ronaldo’s effort was cleared by Serbia defender Stefan Mitrovic after it had crossed the line.
Dutch referee, Danny Makkelie, waved play on and with no VAR in place to review the decision.
Ronaldo threw his captain’s armband on the floor before leaving the pitch and heading for the tunnel.
“There are moments which are tough to digest especially when we feel the entire nation is being punished,” Ronaldo said on Instagram.
“We will keep our heads up and move on to the next challenge.”
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