How confusion reigned in Spain as Scott McTominay's wonder goal was ruled out and Scotland's winning run in Euro 2024 qualifying was halted.
The two giant screens inside Seville's Estadio de La Cartuja, a pair of roja harbingers of doom, flashed up 'VAR check in progress'.
Yet, referee Serdar Gozubuyuk and his VAR team had other ideas. As soon as the Dutch official trotted to the pitchside monitor, Scotland's luck, which had been wielded with some sorcery all evening, eventually deserted them. "The referee decides it's a foul. During the game he changes his mind to say it's an offside. Not sure how clear that is. That's the thing that stings really. We get the big moment, we score. Jack's right leg is offside, but it's very, very harsh."
"And then it seems to be disallowed for interfering from an offside position. Jack Hendry is in an offside position, and he does make contact with the goalkeeper so technically he is interfering.Sadly for the Scots, it triggered a downward spiral of disappointment that grew as the game went on.
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