The whistler and referee Beaton waved away the accusations, as the wide player and his teammates witnessed.
It has been said that Vaclav Cerny and the Rangers players ought to have gone “berserk” in their attempt to obtain a penalty during the cup final loss to Celtic.
Referee John Beaton gave the Light Blues a free kick after Hoops defender Liam Scales pulled down the Czech international as injury time was running out. Rangers manager Philippe Clement would be furious at the decision after witnessing Celtic win the Premier Sports Cup via a penalty shootout, but Alan Muir in the VAR room would support the guy in the middle.
With veteran referees Bobby Madden and Des Roache joining forces to highlight the refereeing team’s performance, the Belgian claimed that the match officials had made a crucial call. “I absolutely agree,” McCann told Sportscene when asked if the former whistlers’ opinions were accurate. At the time, we stated it. You are inside the box if you are on the queue. Take a look at the jersey pull and observe Cerny’s foot, where Scales has made a terrible touch.
There’s a risk to Cerny’s right foot. Scales is in a complete panic. He pulls him down because his foot is on the line, and that’s what brings him down. It should be a penalty because he is in the box and his foot is on the line. That the Rangers players aren’t going crazy there and forcing VAR to look into that astounds me. They may have just told John Beaton that there is “nothing to see here” when, in fact, there is “plenty to see here.”
After pointing out that the wide man didn’t make “much noise” about the decision, Scott Allan blamed him for the snub, saying, “It’s a huge talking point and for me it’s a penalty.” We have discussed the pull and the foot on the line. The Rangers players’ response is what matters most to me as a player on the sidelines. The referee wasn’t under any real pressure to examine it. Cerny didn’t say much about it, but in my opinion, it’s a stick-on penalty.
