In the 63rd minute of the Poland – Portugal match, Cristiano Ronaldo was replaced by Diogo Jota. A few seconds before he left the pitch, a fan rushed onto the pitch and started to approach the Portuguese and wanted to take a photo with him. The star stopped security, allowed himself to be photographed and then went to the bench. It turns out that the fan had a detailed plan for this.
This is how he got a photo with Cristiano Ronaldo. He had a plan and now he will pay the penalty
The fan who managed to take a photo with Ronaldo is Filip Brocki from Ligota Mała near Oleśnica, Lower Silesia. The man is celebrating his 20th birthday and this photo with the legend was a gift for him. It turns out that he planned it in detail, as he said in an interview with gol24.pl. Brocki first wanted to take a photo with the idol in a hotel, where he specially bought a night for PLN 1,000, but he failed. Then he decided to invade the pitch of the National Stadium.
– I've wanted to do this for many years. I thought about it when I was little and Real Madrid played Fiorentina at the National Stadium. Well, I was a minor then and my parents stopped me, he explained. To take a photo with Ronaldo, he bought tickets for the VIP Silver sector after analyzing the situation.
– There were more security guards at VIP Gold because there was a gate from which the players were leaving. I analyzed it all. I watched similar situations and saw how he reacts when someone runs up to him on the pitch. I knew the match had to go Portugal's way because it happened that Cristiano refused to take a photo, he explained.
Later, he decided that he would join the pitch in the second half, and that's what he did, just before Ronaldo left the bench. – Five meters before him I slowed down. “Por favor, Cris, photo,” I said in a calm tone. At that moment he handed the captain's armband to his teammate. I made a short video recording and then cut a shot from it. He said he'd give me an autograph behind the line. He hugged me and added: “Don't worry, everything will be fine. Come to the line with me,” the 20-year-old revealed.
After the match, the fan was taken to the police, and on Sunday he was even arrested in Grodzisk Wielkopolski. A hearing was held there on Sunday, and the court imposed a fine of PLN 5,000 and a two-year stadium ban throughout Poland. – For example, I can't go to the Śląsk match now, but the ban does not apply abroad, and I am a Real Madrid fan, so I can go to the match there – said the proud fan.