{"id":286911,"date":"2023-09-09T00:34:24","date_gmt":"2023-09-09T00:34:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=286911"},"modified":"2023-09-09T00:34:24","modified_gmt":"2023-09-09T00:34:24","slug":"ronaldo-faces-ban-after-studs-hit-dubravkas-face-but-he-avoided-red","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/ronaldo-faces-ban-after-studs-hit-dubravkas-face-but-he-avoided-red\/","title":{"rendered":"Ronaldo faces ban after studs hit Dubravka&apos;s face &#8211; but he avoided red"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Cristiano Ronaldo escapes red card despite studs hitting Martin Dubravka&#8217;s face in Portugal&#8217;s 1-0 win over Slovakia &#8211; but still faces ban due to accumulating three yellow cards<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ronaldo avoided a straight red card though his studs hit Martin Dubravka&#8217;s face<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>However, he faces a one-match ban as this is his third yellow card in qualifying\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Bruno Fernandes&#8217; goal was enough to maintain Roberto Martinez&#8217;s perfect start\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Cristiano Ronaldo\u00a0was fortunate to not be red carded despite his studs catching Martin Dubravka&#8217;s in Portugal&#8217;s 1-0 Euro 2024 qualifiying win against Slovakia.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Al-Nassr star slid for the ball in the box in the second-half incident, but the goalkeeper got there first and Ronaldo&#8217;s boot hit him in the face.<\/p>\n<p>His booking means he will miss his nation&#8217;s next match against Luxembourg on Monday &#8211; the same penalty as he would have been awarded with a straight red &#8211; due to accumulating three red cards in Group J.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He apologised to Dubravka but many were left wondering why Ronaldo wasn&#8217;t sent off even, after a VAR check. Despite the pain, Slovakia&#8217;s &#8216;keeper was able to see out the game.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Portugal held on to secure an away win thanks to Bruno Fernandes&#8217; delicious first-half strike from an acute angle &#8211; on his 29th birthday, no less.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The victory leaves Portugal soaring at the top of Group J with five wins from five, having scored 15 and not conceded a goal.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/09\/00\/75233635-12497979-image-a-137_1694214524648.jpg\" height=\"460\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Cristiano Ronaldo&#8217;s boot connected with Martin Dubravka&#8217;s face in Portugal&#8217;s 1-0 win over Slovakia<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/09\/00\/75233289-12497979-image-m-134_1694214106977.jpg\" height=\"487\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Ronaldo apologised to Dubravka after the incident and was booked, meaning he was miss the next game due to accumulating three yellow cards<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/09\/00\/75233603-12497979-image-a-136_1694214382910.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Bruno Fernandes struck in the first half to grab the winning goal &#8211; and gift himself a birthday present to mark the occasion<\/p>\n<p>It is a wondrous start to life in charge for Roberto Martinez, who left Belgium after they failed to break out of the group stages at the Qatar World Cup last December.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This was the first defeat anybody had inflicted on Slovakia so far in qualifying for Euro 2024, as they sit second with 10 points.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ronaldo already has five goals in qualifying, which places him joint-fourth best alongside Harry Kane and Zeki Amdouni.<\/p>\n<p>The 38-year-old might not be happy to see Rasmus Hojlund, Romelu Lukaku and former Manchester United team-mate Scott McTominay leading the scoring charts on six.<\/p>\n<p>Due to his build-up of yellow cards, he will not be able to add to his tally against Luxembourg.<\/p>\n<p>Luxembourg are an increasingly strong footballing nation, and are level on points with Slovakia, but Martinez&#8217;s side beat them 6-0 lats time out and their talisman bagged a brace.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12497979\/Cristiano-Ronaldo-escapes-red-card-despite-studs-hitting-Martin-Dubravkas-face-Portugals-1-0-win-Slovakia-faces-ban-accumulating-three-yellow-cards.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cristiano Ronaldo escapes red card despite studs hitting Martin Dubravka&#8217;s face in Portugal&#8217;s 1-0 win over Slovakia &#8211; 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