Referee told McGinn penalty denied as ball going out of playFigure caption, Big decisions went against ScotlandByClive LindsayBBC Sport ScotlandPublished1 hour agoReferee Ilgiz Tantashev told John McGinn he turned down his claim for a penalty against Morocco because the ball was going out of play as he was challenged by Neil el Aynaoui, the Scotland midfielder’s brother, Stephen, mentioned.Scott McTominay also claimed for penalty under a challenge from midfielder El Aynaoui as Scotland suffered a 1-0 defeat in Boston, but it was his brother’s claim that the Falkirk first-team coach thought had more credibility.”The McTominay one, my gut reaction was he was playing for it,” Stephen McGinn told BBC Radio Scotland’s Sportsound.
“The John one, I genuinely thought at the time this is the one. Having seen it back, absolutely a penalty. No doubt in my mind.
“On the pitch, the referee told John, because the ball’s going out of play, it wasn’t a foul.
“When has that ever been the case? It doesn’t make sense.”
