Scottish FA head of refereeing Willie Collum admits Rangers ought to have been awarded a penalty of their League Cup remaining in opposition to Celtic.
Celtic defender Liam Scales introduced down Vaclav Cerny within the first half of extra-time however referee John Beaton adjudged the incident to have taken place outdoors of the field.
VAR Alan Muir and assistant Frank Connor didn’t overrule the on-field resolution, with the rating stage at 3-3 earlier than Rangers went onto lose the shootout.
Nevertheless, Collum advised the SFA’s VAR Assessment Present: “The holding [of Cerny’s shirt] begins outside the penalty area and then it continues on the line and arguably beyond the line and fully into the penalty area. Regardless, the fact it’s on the line this should be considered as a penalty kick.”
On Monday – the day after the match – Rangers CEO Patrick Stewart requested the SFA for a proof over the non-award of the penalty.
After the sport, Gers boss Philippe Clement described the non-intervention by Muir and Connor as “really weird”.
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