Rangers say penalty non-award is ‘damaging’ for Scottish football

Rangers say the decision not to award them a penalty in Sunday’s Premier Sports Cup final against Celtic has “damaged” the credibility of Scottish football.

Vaclav Cerny was pulled to the floor by Liam Scales at Hampden – with referee John Beaton awarding a free-kick.

Replays showed the infringement was inside the box, but VAR Alan Muir and AVAR Frank Connor failed to intervene.

Scottish FA head of referees Willie Collum has since described the incident as “unacceptable” and “really, really poor”.

A Rangers spokesperson said: “Rangers FC notes the Scottish FA’s admission of an officiating failure following the non-award of a penalty to Rangers in Sunday’s Premier Sports Cup final and welcomes the transparency from the Scottish FA.

“However, for such a failure to occur during one of Scotland’s showcase matches is not only hugely disappointing for the club and its supporters, but also damaging for the credibility of Scottish football more widely.

“We acknowledge the Scottish FA’s determination to use this and other decision-making failures as opportunities to drive improvements in officiating standards.

“As a club, we will continue to engage with the Scottish FA in an attempt to improve officiating standards for the benefit of all clubs in Scotland.”

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