Roy Keane dismissed Scotland’s penalty appeals of their 1-0 defeat to Morocco, highlighting that he felt Scott McTominay “was looking to go down”.
Steve Clarke’s aspect knew victory would assure a spot within the knockout levels of a significant match for the primary time, however they have been rocked after simply 70 seconds when Ismail Saibari struck.
John McGinn appealed for a penalty not lengthy after the restart after being introduced down by Neil El Aynaoui, but it surely was deemed a good problem.
There was extra penalty controversy when the Napoli midfielder McTominay went down underneath one other doubtful problem from El Aynaou. However, once more, the appeals have been waved away.
Keane stated on ITV: “I don’t think it’s a penalty, he’s looking to go down. It’s a physical game. The referee let a lot go in the game, players were going down which would normally be a free-kick. So the referee had that attitude throughout the game especially in the box.”
Scotland boss Steve Clarke stated: “Everybody is talking about the Scott McTominay [penalty incident]. I actually looked at the John McGinn one, which was 50-50. Some referees would give it, some don’t. Sometimes VAR will get involved.”
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Scotland head coach Steve Clarke reacts to their World Cup defeat to Morocco.
After beating Haiti of their Group C opener, Clarke’s aspect wanted solely a draw towards the AFCON champions on the Boston Stadium to all-but assure a spot within the knockout levels.
Nonetheless, Morocco confirmed why they’re ranked sixth on this planet, scoring by Saibari after 70 seconds – the earliest aim Scotland have conceded at a World Cup, on their return to the large stage after 28 years.
Scotland may nonetheless attain the final 32 in the event that they end on three factors however a draw towards Brazil in Miami subsequent week would considerably enhance their possibilities of a first-ever look within the knockout stage.
On the Morocco aim, Clarke stated: “I wish we could start again! We lost a poor goal, we tried to step up when you want to track runners early in the game. We didn’t defend it well, and that’s why we went 1-0 down.
“I believed within the second interval of the primary half after the hydration break, we have been good. We have been good within the sport, we had good momentum and carried that into the second half and had a proper go.
“I’m proud of the players but we’re all devastated and disappointed we didn’t get the result we wanted to carry on in this tournament as long as we can.”
