Scotland boss Steve Clarke took goal at Facundo Tello and questioned why the Argentine was refereeing on the European Championship after his aspect have been denied a penalty in opposition to Hungary final night time.
Substitute Stuart Armstrong gave the impression to be felled by Willi Orban within the second half with replays clearly exhibiting the Hungary defender had made contact with the Scotland midfielder.
Tello waved play on and the VAR group refused to overrule him. Scotland pushed for the win they wanted late on however have been then caught by a sucker punch as Kevin Csoboth scored for Hungary within the tenth minute of damage time.
Defeat means Scotland end backside of Group A and exit the event.
A livid Clarke informed BBC Scotland: “The second within the sport is the penalty. It’s 100 per cent a penalty.
“Someone has to clarify to me why that isn’t a penalty as a result of in any other case, I’m considering there’s something mistaken.”
Alan Shearer has slammed the choice to not give Scotland a spot-kick in opposition to Hungary.
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Requested if had spoken to the referee, he added: “What’s the level? He’s from Argentina. What’s the level? Why is it not a European referee?
“I don’t perceive why he’s right here and never in his personal nation refereeing the sport.
“I don’t perceive the VAR can have a look at that and say it isn’t a penalty, simply my opinion.”
Though Scotland had purpose to be indignant, that doesn’t conceal from a poor efficiency that noticed them register only one shot heading in the right direction, and that in damage time.
“A troublesome night time for us, powerful night time. We couldn’t do what we wished to do,” admitted Clarke.
“All of us endure collectively, we’re unhappy collectively. We’re as unhappy because the supporters are as a result of on the finish of the day we’re all supporters, we wish to do effectively for our nation.
“Sadly, it wasn’t our night time.”
Scotland fail to qualify as soon as once more
Defeat meant Scotland’s hopes of advancing to the knockout levels for the primary time at a serious event have been dashed as soon as once more.
Midfielder Callum McGregor stated: “It’s an enormous disappointment. There was a lot hope and expectation, we thought this was going to be the time we did it.
“The gamers gave every little thing however typically in soccer the ball simply doesn’t drop the place you want it to drop. That was most likely the case tonight.
“The purpose wasn’t sufficient for us, it will have been a giant ask for us to undergo on two factors. We knew we needed to try to win the sport. You throw every little thing at it and also you get hit on the counter-attack. That aim was most likely irrelevant.
“We’ve been away from these competitions for a very long time. It’s constructing on a regular basis and typically you need to endure disappointment to grasp the extent.
“We undoubtedly had the arrogance and perception we may get the job completed. Hungary made it a tough sport, like we knew they might, and so they discovered the second of high quality which we by no means fairly did.”
