Rangers CEO Patrick Stewart asks Scottish FA for explanation over non-penalty after Celtic League Cup final loss | Football News happymamay

New Rangers chief executive Patrick Stewart has asked the Scottish Football Association for an explanation for not awarding a penalty during the club’s defeat to Celtic in the League Cup final on Sunday. Sky Sports News Understands.

The Ibrox club wanted to award a penalty when Liam Scales brought down Vaclav Cerny, and referee John Beaton awarded a free-kick outside the penalty area, while video assistant Alan Muir approved the request on the pitch.

Team coach Philippe Clement said he had received “hundreds of messages” about the incident, suggesting the foul was on the penalty area line and a penalty should have been awarded.

The incident is expected to be analyzed in the Scottish Football Association’s monthly VAR review programme, which features refereeing chief Willie Collum, with the show being filmed this week.

The Scottish Football Association also publishes a weekly assessment of Key Match Incidents (KMI) that occur in matches where VAR is in operation. The review panel votes to determine whether the on-field decision and any subsequent VAR intervention were correct.

Each KMI Committee consists of five members: three independent members with established careers within Scottish football – such as coaches, former players and members of the Scottish football media – one representative from the Scottish Football Association and one representative from SPFL clubs.

Al-Libra: I thought Cerny’s foul was outside the penalty area

Celtic Defender Liam Scaleswho was involved in the incident, speaking after the match at Hampden Park:

“I thought it was out of the box. I didn’t watch it again, so I can’t really tell you if it was in or out of the box.”

“But at the time I thought he was out. There were no complaints at the time, so I think we just got on with the game. So, yeah, I’m sure they looked at it upstairs.”

Clement received “hundreds” of messages about the error

Rangers president Philip Clement After the defeat against Celtic:

“I don’t know if you’ve seen the pictures again, but my phone is full of the penalty situation with Cerny. I’m now receiving hundreds of messages about it. This is also a really crucial moment in the game.

“Of course, he (the referee) cannot see that moment. But he did not receive the call from the VAR to come and watch the screen, which is a really strange situation for me. At least there is no look at this kind of manipulation.” The situation in this type of match is about the situation in which the referee can make a decision in this way.

“I didn’t see it at the time because I still have very good eyes, but I can’t see that far if the foot is outside, inside or on the line.

“So no, but my phone is full of messages from everyone. I don’t know. So these are things I can’t control.”

“I know all [the media] I like to delve into things, so maybe this is an important moment to delve into that. “On why there is no communication at the moment about such a big decision because it is clear to everyone that it is a decisive decision for the match.”