Republic of Ireland fans are adament that Cristiano Ronaldo was lucky to stay on the pitch after Portugal won a penalty against the Boys in Green.
Ronaldo appeared to strike Dara O'Shea as he waited to take the penalty, which was brilliantly saved by 19-year-old Gavin Bazunu.
Ireland’s hopes of springing a shock appeared to have been dealt a blow within 10 minutes when Hendrick tripped Fernandes as he tried to retrieve an underhit pass inside his own penalty area and Slovenian referee Matej Jug pointed to the spot.
After a lengthy VAR check, Jug stuck to his initial decision – but Bazunu dived full length to his right to stop Ronaldo’s penalty.
But fans were unhappy with the penalty being awarded and the decision not to check the Ronaldo/ O'Shea incident with VAR.
One fan tweeted: "No penalty and Ronaldo should be sent off!! Var not even checking it either."
Another comment read: "Hendrick for it the ball and Ronaldo threw his hand at O’Shea’s face. That penalty should be overturned and Ronaldo could easily be sent off. But obviously it’s Ronaldo so that won’t happen."
One other person said: "That’s not a peno and Ronaldo has to be sent off."
Someone else commented: "Why has @Cristiano not been sent off? Madness."
Get the latest sports headlines straight to your inbox by signing up for free email alerts
