CRISTIANO RONALDO was absolutely fuming and stormed off the pitch following Portugal’s draw with Scotland.
The five-time Ballon d’Or winner’s side were held to a goalless draw at Hampden Park.
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Ronaldo, 39, was unable to contain his frustration at full-time as he stormed off the pitch
After the referee Lawrence Visser blew the whistle to bring the game to an end, the forward was clearly agitated and gestured with two thumbs down.
He was probably equally as frustrated with his own performance after having multiple goalscoring chances on what could be his final appearance on British soil.
Fans reacted to the moment by commenting on social media.
One posted: “Cristiano Ronaldo embarrassed himself after full-time! He is a big wean [baby].”
A second commented: “He is absolutely raging haha.”
A third wrote: “Watching Ronaldo throw a little temper tantrum at the end of the Scotland game love to see it.”
A fourth commented: “Ronaldo needs to grow up.”
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Another added: “He is not happy and frustrated with the result. We can clearly see his anger.”
It appeared that his sulk was caused by the referee blowing for the end of the game before Portugal could take a late corner.
During the game, Ronaldo was also the target of a pitch invader that tried to get a selfie with the star, with little success.
The rule-breaker as tackled to the ground by security – but had managed to run almost the full length of the pitch before that.
Steve Clarke’s side are still yet to get a win in the Nations League, but they have their first point after stopping Ronaldo & Co.
Scotland had their own chances go begging in the game as former Manchester United star Scott McTominay blew a glorious chance.
The midfielder was only able to head Andrew Roberton’s cross straight at Diogo Costa.
McTominay was in the thick of it on 27 minutes as he caught his ex-Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes with a late, sliding tackle.
His name went into Visser’s book as, after a spell moaning and rolling on the floor, Fernandes recovered to give him a stern star.
Things got even more amusing as Ronaldo and Diogo Jota made a stinking mess of a free-kick to the delight of the Tartan Army.
It was so bad that even the icon allowed himself a chuckle and no doubt the clip of it is still viral online when you are reading this.
Portugal continued to dominate as Clarke’s men, looking to avoid a fifth straight defeat for the first time in Scotland’s history, continued to play a dangerous game.
Ronaldo fired over after the hosts gave away possession for the umpteenth time, sparking more jeers from the crowd, but fears must have been mounting at the break.
Scotland survived another let-off after the restart when Ronaldo, totally unmarked on the penalty spot, nodded Jota’s cross over.
Fernandes’ corner clipped the front post in another scare before away boss Roberto Martinez, who met his Scottish wife while playing at Motherwell, made a triple sub in an attempt to conjure up a fourth-consecutive win in Nations League Group A1.
Yet it was Scotland who found their second wind, with McTominay firstly producing a swing and miss from Che Adams’ knockdown and then being unable to stretch and meet Anthony Ralston cross on the counter.
There was still time for one more bit of Ronaldo magic as he chested down a cross, dummied past two challenges, but he sent a fierce shot just wide.
But it was his fellow old timer Gordon that ended strongest as he ensured Scotland avoided a record fifth-straight loss with a brilliant save at the death to deny Fernandes.
When asked about Ronaldo’s tantrum and failing to acknowledge the away fans with his team-mates, Portugal boss Roberto Martinez claimed: “I wasn’t aware [of Ronaldo]. I will find out and answer.”
On the match, which left Portugal leading the way with 10 points from four matches, he said: “We worked hard, had control of the game and reached the last third enough times but maybe something was missing.
“I want to give credit to Scotland, their goalkeeper played well. What was missing was the right final decision in the final third.
“Steve Clarke is building a team that is like a club – and that’s a very big compliment. He and his staff are doing a great job.”
On the pitch invader, Martinez added: “Unfortunately it happens too many times. It’s not the first time. It happened at the European Championship.
“When you have someone jumping on pitch with wrong intentions it’s a worry and I was worried.”
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