Micky Beale gets swift reply from SFA over Clancy complaint
Soccer Football - Scottish Premiership - Celtic v Rangers - Celtic Park, Glasgow, Scotland, Britain - April 8, 2023 Rangers manager Michael Beale during an interview before the match REUTERS/Russell Cheyne
Micky Beale has had a swift reply to his request for an explanation over a ‘goal’ from Alfredo Morelos getting disallowed against Celtic on Saturday.
Straight after the match the Ibrox boss highlighted the issue in his interviews with Sky Sports, BBC Scotland and the all-in media conference.
The incident was well covered by Sky Sports, highlighting Alastair Johnston jousting with Morelos with the Columbian finishing the contact by pulling Johnston towards him then using both hands to push him to the ground.
Kevin Clancy immediately disallowed the goal, VAR checked it over and decided that there was nothing wrong with the referee’s assessment.
In the statement following the abuse and threats to Kevin Clancy the SFA announced:
The Scottish FA can also confirm the Referee Operations team have responded to Rangers’ request for an explanation for an on-field decision involving Alfredo Morelos.
It should be a fairly straightforward communication, explaining that the Ibrox striker was pushing and pulling at an opponent before the ball hit his shin and ended up in the net.
There has been no follow up over claims made by James Tavernier and Beale that Jota used his arm in the build up to Kyogo Furuhashi’s second goal.