Dermot challenges Rangers penalty denial after Cyriel Dessers shirt pull as decision bucks VAR trend

Dermot Gallagher was taken aback when Cyriel Dessers’ penalty against Hearts was waved away.

After home defender Frankie Kent tugged back the Rangers striker’s jersey in the box, the player made an appeal to referee Don Robertson. The two clubs played out a six goal thriller in the capital in the last day of the Scottish Premiership season with Hearts jumping ahead through Lawrence Shankland before the Light Blues hit three goals thanks to Ross McCausland, Todd Cantwell and Fabio Silva. However, Kyosuke Tagawa and Dexter Lembikisa’s late goals gave the home team a share of the points as they stormed back.

However, one of the incidents from that Tynecastle match was featured on Sky Sports’ monthly Ref Watch section, and former referee Gallagher was undoubtedly convinced that the wrong call had been made. Given that VAR is so powerful in Scotland when it comes to handballs and shirt pulls in the box, he felt that Rangers should have been awarded a penalty and was a little shocked that it wasn’t called for a check.

“I thought it was a foul, and I was surprised this wasn’t referred,” said Gallagher. What are your thoughts regarding the Scottish VAR? They have demonstrated a powerful handball game and similar behavior with shirt pulling. The extent to which he tugs his shirt is more important than its quantity. However, I believe in punishment.”

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