Whether it be on the field or in the video assistant referee chair – there was little chance Tuesday's powderkeg fixture between Aberdeen and Rangers was going to pass without incident.
And so it proved as Scott Arfield netted twice in the dying embers to secure an improbable 3-2 win for Michael Beale's men after sweet strikes from Duk Lopes and Leighton Clarkson had the Red Army dreaming of a first home win over the fierce rivals in six-and-a-half years.
But that's not to say there wasn't big calls before for Willie Collum. The widely-agreed opinion was he handled the flow of the game well but perhaps his decision to dish out 10 yellow cards was excessive in a fixture which only truly erupted once when Aberdeen stars had John Lundstram in their cross hairs after an industrial challenge on Marley Watkins. And there were three big penalty cries from punters with two for Aberdeen and one for Rangers. Ibrox boss Beale reckons the non-call on Ross McCrorie could have gone the other way. While followers of the Dons were appealing for a spot kick on Ibrox skipper James Tavernier and against Connor Goldson seconds before Arfield turned home the winner.
