However, despite replays showing the ball clearly crossed the line, with VAR not in play the officials failed to award the goal, leaving Ronaldo and his manager absolutely furious at the full-time whistle. The coach added afterwards that the referee, Dutchman Danny Makelie, admitted he was embarrassed by the decision. I told him on the pitch that there was no VAR or goal line - one of the things he told me was that the goal line was important - but I told him that the ball was half a metre inside the goal. 'There was no obstacle between the goalkeeper and the goal line. The referees are human and make mistakes, but that's why there is the VAR and the goal line technology to avoid this.'

Source: The Nation March 28, 2021 06:56 UTC