New Rangers CEO Patrick Stewart has requested the Scottish FA for an evidence over the non-award of a penalty in Sunday’s League Cup remaining defeat to Celtic, Sky Sports activities Information understands.
The Ibrox membership needed a spot-kick awarded when Liam Scales introduced down Vaclav Cerny, with referee John Beaton awarding a free-kick simply exterior the field, whereas video assistant Alan Muir agreed with the on-field name.
Gers boss Philippe Clement mentioned he had acquired “a whole lot of messages” in regards to the incident, suggesting the foul was on the road of the field and will have been a penalty.
The incident is predicted to be analysed on the Scottish FA’s month-to-month VAR Evaluate Present – that includes head of refereeing Willie Collum – with the present being filmed this week.
The Scottish FA additionally publish a weekly evaluation of key match incidents (KMI) occurring in video games the place VAR is operational. The overview panel vote to find out if on-field choice and any subsequent VAR intervention had been right.
Every KMI panel consists of 5 members: three unbiased members with established careers inside Scottish soccer – reminiscent of coaches, former gamers and members of the Scottish soccer media – one consultant from the Scottish FA and one consultant from SPFL golf equipment.
Scales: I assumed Cerny foul was exterior field
Celtic defender Liam Scales, who was concerned within the incident, talking after the match at Hampden Park:
“I assumed it was exterior the field. I have never watched it again so I can not actually inform you if it was in or out.
“However on the time I assumed it was exterior. There have been no complaints on the time so I believe we simply obtained on on with the sport. So, yeah, I am positive they checked out it upstairs.”
Clement obtained ‘a whole lot’ of messages about foul
Rangers boss Philippe Clement after the defeat to Celtic:
“I do not know in the event you noticed the pictures again, however my cellphone is overloaded with the penalty state of affairs with Cerny. I get a whole lot of messages now about that. That is additionally a extremely decisive second within the sport.
“After all, he (the referee) can’t see that second. However he did not get the communication from the VAR to come back to observe the display, which for me is a extremely bizarre state of affairs. At the very least there is not any look about that type of state of affairs in this type of sport, in regards to the state of affairs that the referee can decide in that means.
“I did not see it on the time as a result of I nonetheless have fairly good eyes, however I can’t see that a lot distance if the foot is exterior or inside or on the road.
“So no, however my cellphone is stuffed with messages from everyone. I do not know. So these are issues I can’t management.
“I do know all of [the media] prefer to dive deep into issues so perhaps it is an vital second to dig into that. About why there is not any communication within the second a few huge choice like that as a result of it is clear for everyone that it is a game-deciding choice.”