Rangers receive new VAR verdict after Djeidi Gassama penalty controversy against Dundee.

The winger won a late penalty kick at Ibrox, which James Tavernier converted to make it 1-1.

Rangers have been told that VAR should have intervened after Djeidi Gassama earned a penalty during a late rescue mission against Dundee.

The winger cut inside Drey Wright late in the Scottish Premiership match and went down in the box under pressure from the full-back, allowing James Tavernier to cancel out Ryan Astley’s 12-yard header.

The home side had already been reduced to ten men after Nasser Djiga brought on Fin Robertson as he closed in on Jack Butland’s goal, and Cyriel Dessers’ final goal was chalked off by the team in Clydesdale House.

And the Sportscene panel believes referee Don Robertson should have been sent to the pitchside monitor to review the challenge on the 21-year-old. Former Rangers striker Stephen Thompson stated, “I’m not having it.

I do not believe it is. I believe Gassama plays for it; he feels contact and throws himself. “Yes, there is some contact, as expected, but he feels it and throws himself to the ground. I’m surprised the VAR agreed it was a penalty kick.”

Gordon Smith went on to say, “If VAR had intervened, I believe it would have been disallowed.” However, Ian McCall believes that the flashpoint began before Wright came into contact with the Rangers’ attacker’s boot. In defending whistler Robertson and the VAR team, he stated:

“Our view from here is that he certainly looked like he clipped him, and it looked like there may have been a wee incident before it – a shirt pull.” Former Light Blues striker Smith also defended Djiga, insisting that the Wolves loanee did not intend to sign the last-ditch contract before seeing the ref.

“He wasn’t complaining about being sent off which was a bit of a surprise, because I think he did make contact with him but I don’t think he was trying to bring him down.” Thompson brought up:

“No, he wasn’t trying to bring him down but he makes contact and he’s last man, denying a goalscoring opportunity.” However, he was less forgiving of Dessers after the striker was denied a late winner in injury time by the offside flag.

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