Portugal 0-2 Ireland! Martinez had something to say in his speech after the game. Cristiano Ronaldo’s red card was so unfair!

As Portugal suffered its first defeat in this World Cup preliminaries 0-2 against Ireland, head coach Martinez’s speech at the post-match press conference had something to say!

At the beginning of the game, Portugal's offensive was strong. Cristiano Ronaldo contributed many shots, but unfortunately he failed to score. It was not until the 17th minute that Ireland took a corner kick and Parrott broke the deadlock on the field. Portugal fell behind 0-1. In the following time, Portugal continued to attack hard to try to equalize the score, but unfortunately they were all rejected. At the end of the first half, Portugal suffered another blow. Parrott scored twice with a low shot. Portugal 0-2 Ireland at halftime!

In the second half, Vitinha wasted an empty goal opportunity. Then in the penalty area, Ronaldo clashed with the opponent's defender and elbowed him. After checking the VAR, the referee showed a red card and sent Ronaldo off. Portugal, with one less player to play, fell into full passivity. In the end, Portugal lost to Ireland 0-2!

After the game, Portugal coach Martinez said: Ireland played very steadily. If we concede the ball first, we will encounter a lot of problems. Everything that could go wrong did, and everything that could have been good for Ireland did. We tried everything in the second half and Ronaldo's red card made the game more difficult. I saw the team showing courage, but it was truly a day that should be forgotten.

The number one reason why Ronaldo was sent off is that he is too passionate and gets frustrated when he doesn't win, which is what we want all players to have. Secondly, it is very difficult for a forward to be closely marked by a central defender in the penalty area. Furthermore, the Ireland head coach attempted to put pressure on the referee and a very strong centre-back fell to the ground in an exaggerated manner. I think the TV footage presented it as more serious than the actions he actually performed.

C Ronaldo was pulled and pushed for a long time. When he tried to get rid of his opponent, he made an action that I think was not as serious as the TV picture showed. Yesterday the opposing coach said Ronaldo was trying to influence the referee, but today a tall central defender fell to the ground dramatically... Now we want to win the next game for Ronaldo.

As Martinez said, Ireland played very steadily at home in this game. Portugal lost the ball early and made Portugal very passive, but this is not the key. It is not difficult to see from his words that Ronaldo's red card is an important part of the game. If not for Ronaldo being sent off in the second half, Portugal might have a chance to score or even equalize the score. He believed that Ronaldo's action was not enough to make a tall defender fall to the ground in an exaggerated manner, and the defender obviously came with a mission. He kept making small moves against Ronaldo on the court, which made Ronaldo's mentality explode. Otherwise, he would not have lost control of his emotions and made irrational actions.

Ronaldo's red card in this game could only be acknowledging defeat. The opponent must have intended to annoy Ronaldo. It must be admitted that Ireland's tactics were very successful.