SFA write to Uefa and demand answers over disallowed Scotland ‘goal’ vs Spain – and question missing VAR penalty check
THE SFA have demanded answers from UEFA over Scott McTominay’s disallowed wonder strike.
SunSport Online revealed this morning how the Scotland star’s sensational free-kick against Spain in Seville last night was chalked off for offside.
High ranking sources within European football’s governing body confirmed to us Jack Hendry did NOT foul goalkeeper Unai Simon as first claimed.
That has left Hampden chiefs baffled given Dutch referee Sendar Gozubuyuk made a key mistake by failing to signal correctly after a VAR check.
And they’ve now sent a letter to Euro chiefs outline their disapproval and questioning the chronology of events.
Scotland boss Steve Clarke insisted in his post-match interviews he wasn’t seeking any clarification.
However, the SFA have today lobbied Euro bigwigs for answers.
They’ve written to Uefa’s Head of Refereeing, Roberto Rosetti, for an explanation on the confusion and contradiction surrounding the ‘goal’.
They also want know why it took 16 minutes to change the reason for the decision from foul to off-side.
Other flashpoints in the game have also formed part of their letter.
It’s believed Scotland’s chiefs were also stunned that a potential second-half penalty for Lyndon Dykes didn’t appear to be looked at by VAR.
There were other decisions ref Gozubuyuk made which will be included in the correspondence.
John McGinn was clearly body-checked in the first-half but the woeful whistler insisted no foul had been committed.
It’s unlikely the SFA’s pleas will lead to any significant outcome on the matter.
However, president Mike Mulraney and chief executive Ian Maxwell and determined to take it further to give the Tartan Army answers.
SunSport spoke to a source at Uefa earlier today who told us: “The referee’s decision at the free-kick was for offside.
“After the on-field review, the decision was offside as the attacking player (Jack Hendry) was touching and standing in front of the goalkeeper.
“Therefore, according to Law 11 for Offside, the attacker impacted on his opponent – the goalkeeper – playing or attempting to play the ball.”
The decision had massive consequences for Scotland as it would have put Scotland ahead in the key qualifier.
But the decision lifted the home support in the La Cartuja Stadium and goals from Alvaro Morata and Oihan Sancet saw Spain win 2-0.
In a further officiating twist, the official Uefa Referee Delegate for the match was switched in the days before the game.
It was originally supposed to be experienced Italian Rosetti, but he withdrew for personal reasons.
Pole Tomasz Mikulski was to be ref observer at Israel’s match against Switzerland but when it was postponed he replaced Rosetti in Seville.
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