Portugal winger Cristiano Ronaldo admits he was not happy to be substituted.
Portugal winger Cristiano Ronaldo admits he was not happy to be substituted during his country's 1-0 win over Angola.
The Manchester United star produced a mixed performance - infuriating one minute, brilliant the next - as Luiz Felipe Scolari's side started their World Cup campaign with a narrow victory.
Ronaldo headed against the bar and forced a great save out of Ricardo in the Angola goal but picked up a yellow card and also seemed to be running the risk of being cautioned again for diving.
Scolari decided to withdraw the exciting youngster and Portugal lost a lot of their attacking spark on their way to grinding out the three points.
"I did not score," said Ronaldo afterwards. "Since, one time, the ball hit the bar and, another, the goalkeeper did very well.
"I did not have any luck.
"Nobody likes to be substituted and I did not like it.
"They are the options of the coach and, most importantly, the team won."
Scolari explained his decision to withdraw Ronaldo in favour of a more pragmatic approach with Costinha.
"Cristiano Ronaldo was taken off because I had to fill the midfield," said the Portugal coach.
"We played with a more open midfield than the one we are accustomed to, and I was interested in filling it to give us more security to the team at a time when the Angola team were starting to cause us problems."
