Cristiano Ronaldo defended after furious reaction to Portugal substitution 

Cristiano Ronaldo defended after furious reaction to Portugal substitution
Ronaldo substituted shortly after the hour mark of Portugal's 2-0 defeat to Georgia
Al Nassr striker reacted furiously after leaving the pitch
VAR frustrations perhaps to blame
Portugal boss Roberto Martinez defended a frustrated Cristiano Ronaldo after he furiously kicked a water bottle after being substituted during the shock 2-0 defeat to Georgia.
The Al Nassr striker managed just over an hour before being hooked by Martinez, who was searching for an answer to goals from Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Georges Mikautadze when he replaced Ronaldo with Goncalo Ramos.
A response was not forthcoming, however, with Ronaldo watching on from the sidelines as Portugal fell to what was statistically the biggest upset in the history of the European Championships against a Georgia side ranked 66 places below them in FIFA's global rankings.
Before taking his seat on the bench, Ronaldo was spotted kicking a water bottle, letting his frustrations boil over after a difficult outing.