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Rangers Earn 2-2 Draw at Dundee United With 98th-Minute Penalty After Earlier Handball Let Go

Non-reviews have renewed scrutiny of VAR thresholds in Scotland’s handball interpretations.

Overview

  • Referee David Dickinson awarded a stoppage-time penalty for Will Ferry’s challenge on Max Aarons, and VAR official Don Robertson did not send him to the monitor.
  • Nedim Bajrami converted from 12 yards in the 98th minute to secure a point for Rangers at Tannadice.
  • Earlier, a long throw struck Emmanuel Fernandez’s arm in the Rangers box, yet play continued without a pitchside review after a VAR check.
  • Dundee United manager Jim Goodwin accepted the non-penalty for handball and said the threshold for such calls has been raised, while pundits and former referees offered conflicting judgments on both incidents.
  • The Fernandez decision drew comparisons to recent handball rulings and followed a separate incident less than two weeks ago against Livingston, when their manager said the VAR referee later phoned to apologise.