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Josh McCafferty

'It's very clear': Stephen Robinson reacts to St Mirren penalty claim vs Celtic

St Mirren manager Stephen Robinson thinks his side should have had a penalty against Celtic last night.

The Paisley side eventually lost by five goals to two despite drawing themselves level twice in the game.

When Celtic were 3-2 up in the second half, St Mirren had a major appeal for a spot-kick as Alistair Johnston went to ground in the box with a forceful challenge.

Play carried on, though, as referee Matthew McDermid dismissed the penalty claims.


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St Mirren boss Robinson, though, thinks his team should have had a chance to level things up once more from 12 yards: "It's a penalty," he said (BBC).

"It's very clear. The Celtic bench were very clear on it as well, they've got better technology than we do.

"It's not given. The ball goes a completely different direction where Alistair [Johnston] gets his touch to it - he gets a slight touch and then follows through.

'It wasn't given; they go up the other end and score, and football is cruel at times."

Asked about a potential VAR intervention in the incident, Robinson remained tight-lipped: "There's no certainty what VAR is going to do, to be honest with you, so I don't really have an opinion on it," he said.

Celtic eventually scored three goals in the final 22 minutes of the game as they took another significant step towards their fourth consecutive Scottish Premiership title.

Brendan Rodgers' men are now just three league victories away from securing what would be the 55th league championship in the club's history.

It was by no means easy for the Parkead side in Paisley last night, with a well-organised St Mirren side making them work for the three points.

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