Rangers have good reason to request a repeat of their match against Celtic in the Scottish League Cup final following Willie Collum’s shocking revelation.
On Thursday, December 19, Collum, the head of refereeing for the Scottish FA, acknowledged that Rangers should have been given a penalty in their loss at Hampden Park the previous weekend.
Vaclav Cerny’s jersey was pulled as he entered the Celtic box, an incident that was rightfully criticised as “inexplicable” but went unpunished.
The holding [of Cerny’s shirt] starts outside the penalty area and then it continues on the line and possibly beyond the line and fully into the penalty area,” Collum stated during an appearance on the SFA’s VAR Review Show [December 19].
In any case, this should be regarded as a penalty kick because it’s on the line When the referee notices the pulling he gives the team a free kick on the pitch.
His assessment of the incident’s foul play was accurate, but the VAR team had to conduct a check and determine whether the incident occurred inside or outside.
Ultimately, they were unable to reach the right conclusion, which was that there should have been a factual overturn and no need for the referee to visit the monitor. a factual overturn in favour of awarding a penalty kick. Rangers can appeal the Celtic replay to the SFA.
In a well-known example earlier this year, Genk successfully requested a rematch following their 2-1 Belgian Pro League loss to Anderlecht.
In that instance, they applied Law 14.3 of the IFAB regulations. Even though the situation in issue included a player encroaching on the box, it demonstrates that there are valid reasons to request a replay.
It’s also important to note that this was “just” a league match rather than a cup final between the two most intense rivals in international football at the national stadium.
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