Steven Naismith rankles at Celtic penalty decision as Hearts boss adamant NEITHER spot-kick should have stood
dailyrecord.co.ukSteven Naismith says NEITHER team should have had a penalty in Hearts' defeat to Celtic at Parkhead.The struggling Jambos were vastly improved against Brendan Rodgers' team and thought they had the chance to take the lead in the first half when Lawrence Shankland headed one onto Liam Scales' arm.
But after referee Colin Steven initially pointed to the spot, he was called over to the monitor to review it, and overturned his decision.The exact opposite occurred in the Celtic boss after the break, ref Steven initially not penalising James Penrice for handling a cross, before awarding the home side a spot-kick after reviewing it on the monitor.
That granted Arne Engels the chance to score his first Celtic goal, and got the Hoops on their way to a comfortable 2-0 win.
Jambos boss Naismith, however, was unhappy at the inconsistency.“I don't think our penalty is a penalty in the guidelines in terms of the distance between the players," he said. "But I also don't think theirs is a penalty.
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