Euro 2024: Scotland penalty indignation was wrong

Scotland did not deserve a penalty in their decisive Euro 2024 match against Hungary, according to UEFA’s refereeing boss.

Scotland boss Steve Clarke was livid after appeals for a spot-kick after Stuart Armstrong went down in the area under pressure from Willi Orban 10 minutes from time were waved away by Argentine referee Facundo Tello.

Scotland went on to lose the match 1-0 in the dying seconds to finish bottom of Group A.

Scotland head back home after Hungary’s 100th-minute winner knocked Steve Clarke’s side out of Euro 2024 🤕🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 pic.twitter.com/iaJ0bJjWLg

— Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) June 24, 2024

“The biggest point in the game is the penalty kick,” Clarke said in the aftermath. “Why is it not given? I need an answer. I need to know why that’s not a penalty kick.

“I don’t understand how VAR can look at that and say it’s not a penalty. I’ve got words for it, but I like my money.”

UEFA’s managing director for refereeing Roberto Rosetti has now confirmed that VAR checked the incident at the time and he agrees with the conclusion they came to that Armstrong initiated the contact with the Hungary defender.

He also claims Scotland might count themselves fortunate not to have had a penalty awarded against them.

“This was a very tough game with also a couple of controversial incidents,” Rosetti told the Evening Standard.

“There was one, for example, (on 68 minutes), when there was a possible penalty because John McGinn was pulling the opponent’s shirt. This was one of the possible penalties.

“I can’t believe the referee hasn’t given that.”

A closer look at Willi Orban’s challenge on Stuart Armstrong 🕵️‍♂️#SCOHUN #Euro2024 pic.twitter.com/XoS3fE39Aq

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“Then there was of course another incident. Armstrong was in front of the Hungarian. If you watch from the behind camera, there was a movement of the attacker towards the Hungarian. Another…

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Author : Alex Hoad

Publish date : 2024-06-28 14:56:22

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