A furious Stephen Robinson claims St Mirren were unfairly denied a clear penalty against Celtic, a decision which may prove costly in their push for a top-six finish…
Robinson was incensed when substitute Roland Idowu went down in the box after a sliding challenge from Hoops right-back Alistair Johnston as Celtic were leading 3-2 with four minutes of normal time remaining. Though Brendan Rodgers’ side went on to score twice following the controversial incident, the St Mirren boss was left frustrated. He said: “It’s not a good claim – it’s a penalty. I don’t blame the ref as it happens quickly.
“The ball has gone in a completely different direction from where Alistair has tried to make his challenge. He’d got a little nick on the ball and then followed through and the ball’s gone in a completely different direction from the tackle. But it’s not given, it’s gone to VAR, and they’re reviewed it and it’s not given. There’s not a whole lot we can do about it. And they then go up the other end and score,” the St Mirren boss noted.
🗣️ “It’s a penalty. It’s very clear, the Celtic bench were very clear.”
Stephen Robinson laments “cruel game” after St Mirren were denied a spot kick in their defeat to the Scottish Premiership leaders.#BBCFootball pic.twitter.com/rVVdRqLMeG
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These things even themselves out Steviebhoy.
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If it had been a saints player that had to leave the field from being smacked with a flailing arm then thats the incident they would all be talking about , the pen would have been quickly dimissed as the defender got the ball , bias as allways on covering the Celts .