Dundee has submitted additional footage to the SFA following their 2-0 defeat to Celtic on Wednesday night, expressing dissatisfaction with two key officiating decisions.

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The club believes these incidents, which went unaddressed during the match, may have significantly impacted the game’s outcome.

A primary point of contention for Dundee is the sequence that led to Celtic’s penalty, converted by Arne Engels.

Dundee claims that a foul on their midfielder Mo Sylla, allegedly committed by Engels, was missed in the build-up to the penalty decision. Dundee argues that this incident, which they believe involved Sylla being pulled by his shirt, initiated the sequence of play that ultimately led to Celtic’s spot-kick.

According to The Courier, Dundee’s footage offers an alternative angle showing Sylla’s shirt being pulled.

We have the footage form the incident here:

Watching the incident back on Celtic TV, you can see why Dundee are frustrated. It could be a foul from Engels, but the referee looks to have a clear view of the alleged foul and doesn’t think it is. The reaction from Sylla looks to be exaggerated, going over quite easily.

VAR will probably have looked at the referee’s view, heard what he thought in real time and judged it not to be a clear and obvious error.

8 COMMENTS

  1. More sour grapes from the dundee manager, on the subject of Mo sylla, he was on a yellow card, yet he committed foul after foul yet he doesn’t receive a second yellow card which would’ve resulted in a red card.

    Funny there’s no mention of his consistent fouling, it’s not as if the fouls were spread wide and far, the fouls happened sometimes every 4 or 5 minutes, the referees was very lenient in his dealing of the Dundee defender.

  3. The referee dealt with this correctly. It looks as though Sylla dived. His jersey was certainly NOT pulled. The referee had a clear view.

    You made a good pount about Sylla and his constant fouling Paul. He should havre received a second yellow at some point.

  4. The site does not submit your comment immediately Paul, which leads you to think it has not been submitted and tempts you to tap the comment button again. Hence the duplication. I have had this before, so for my comment above, I waited until I saw the comment submitted this time.

    It is disappointing that this was not pointed out to you by the site organiser, but it had never been pointed out to me either. Your comment made me wait this time, so thanks are due to you.

  5. If I’m honest I was in section 108 and clearly saw the Dundee player getting his top pulled it was really clear and everyone sitting around me didn’t overly celebrate the penalty as we thought var would pull it back for a foul. These thing go for and against you we defo have had worse decisions against us but to be fair they have a right to grumble about it

  7. I thought it was a foul at the time and I expected the penalty to be cancelled and a foul given.
    A couple of us were debating if VAR can go back and award a foul for a penalty. We know it can for a goal but can it track back for what is essentially another foul even though it is a penalty. I honestly don’t know.
    Dundee were also initially claiming it wasn’t even a penalty. It was very similar to the one at Fir Park at the weekend: both Celtic players get in front of the defenders and one was pushed and the other pulled. One was given and the other not given.
    I said at the game that they would look at the Scales incident as soon as it happened.
    His arm was up but I was unsure where it hit him. If his arm was directly in front of his body it couldn’t be given. If it was protecting his face, ala Goldson, then it couldn’t be given. If it was headed on to his arm then it also couldn’t be given but I haven’t seen that incident slowed down to be able to make a judgement.

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