More Celtic vs Rangers ref controversy as further Beaton errors emerge

Further refereeing controversy has emerged from the Premier Sports Cup final between Celtic and Rangers after outrage over a penalty call.

Furious Philippe Clement was left bemused as his side were not awarded a spot-kick in extra time for a foul on Vaclav Cerny, which was deemed to be outside the box.

 

Replays appear to show Cerny’s foot on the line of the penalty area and therefore meaning a penalty should have been given – according to IFAB rules.

However, no VAR review was called with John Beaton’s decision to award a free-kick on the edge of the area allowed to stand.

Now, it has emerged that there were two Celtic penalties during the shoot-out in which Kasper Schmeichel was inside the box before it was taken.

 

The Danish keeper, 38, walked into the area as Arne Engels stepped up to take his spot-kick and earlier Schmeichel had been inside the box as Adam Idah stroked home the first penalty for Celtic.

According the Laws of the Game, goalkeepers (of the takers) must be positioned outside the box and on the goal line when a penalty is being taken.

The rules read: “The goalkeeper of the kicker must remain on the field of play, outside the penalty area, on the goal line where it meets the penalty area boundary line.”

 

For Idah’s penalty, Schmeichel was stationary but inside the box – this would not constitute encroachment as he did not have a material outcome on the spot-kick which was scored.

 

However, the Celtic goalkeeper should have been warned over his positioning by match officials.

 

Then, Beaton should have halted Engels before he took his penalty with Schmeichel well inside the box. As it was a second infringement, Schmeichel should have been shown a yellow card.