Rangers claims the failure to award a spot kick in Sunday’s League Cup Final is ‘damaging for the credibility of Scottish football’.
Scottish FA Head of Refereeing Willie Collum broke his silence today on the fury over the incident in the game, which Celtic won on penalties after a 3-3 draw.
The Ibrox club have now reacted to the admission of failure by the VAR team at Hampden Park.
A statement from 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.”
