The match had a controversial climax as Cristiano Ronaldo was denied a clear stoppage-time winner for Portugal when Serbia defender Stefan Mitrovic cleared the ball after it had crossed the line as shown by television replays. But with no VARin place, Dutch referee Danny Makelie waved play on and Ronaldo saw his follow-up shot cleared off the line before he was booked for dissent. Latvia defended heroically for most of the match, except at a 69th-minute corner when De Jong headed in the second. The players also held up their left hands, mirroring the international logo for human rights. But Lukaku levelled in the 60th minute when he turned defender Ondrej Celustka and sent a shot that deflected off the keeper’s right leg into the net.

Source: The Guardian March 27, 2021 19:32 UTC