"With the Republic of Ireland defending their box, a coming together between Republic of Ireland's Dara O'Shea and Ronaldo, left the Ireland defender on the floor. Ronaldo made a crying gesture and signaled it was a dive, but Swedish referee Nyberg awarded a free kick against him and produced a yellow card for adopting an aggressive attitude."
"VAR decision: Having viewed the footage, the VAR recommended an OFR for a possible act of violent conduct by Ronaldo and an upgrade of the sanction from a yellow card to a red. VAR review: The footage reviewed by the VAR clearly showed a deliberate action by Ronaldo on O'Shea. The process was then to determine if the action was an aggressive act and met the threshold for an OFR."
A 59th-minute incident saw Cristiano Ronaldo involved in a collision with Dara O'Shea that left the defender on the ground. Referee Glenn Nyberg initially awarded a free kick and issued a yellow card for Ronaldo's aggressive attitude. The VAR recommended an on-field review for potential violent conduct after viewing the footage. The VAR and assistant reviewed the replay, judged the action to be a deliberate swinging elbow, and assessed that the level of force met the threshold for violent conduct. The on-field review resulted in an upgrade of the sanction from yellow to red.
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