Otto Addo, the coach of the Black Stars, called the penalty that led to Cristiano Ronaldo’s World Cup record goal on Thursday “a special gift” and attacked American referee Ismail Elfath for awarding it.
Ronaldo become the first male player to score in five World Cups when he won and converted the second-half penalty. Portugal ultimately defeated Ghana 3-2.
After the game, Otto Addo told the media that “the game transformed” when they scored. It seemed like a terribly bad choice to me. There was definitely subsequent contact after we played the ball.
To the question of whether Ronaldo’s status had anything to do with the penalty, Addo responded, “You have to ask the referee, I have no proof of that but we were playing the ball and then there was a contact.”
“I don’t know if the VAR was paying attention or if they weren’t,” the speaker said. Looking back, the scene seems surreal. It was a foul against us since we were playing the ball!
Addo was then asked if he had any comments regarding Ronaldo becoming the first person to score in five World Cups. If someone scores a goal, congrats, but it was actually a goal, he said. a unique present from the referee.
In his final statement, Addo lamented the misfortune of his team, adding, “With a little bit of luck we could have reached one point.”
He continued, “We have to win now and we are under pressure, but [our opponents] are under pressure, too,” when asked about his team’s chances for the remainder of the group stage.
The following game for Ghana is on Monday against South Korea.
Source: newsthemegh.com