Rangers fans are split over Michael Beale’s incredible act of sportsmanship against Partick Thistle, with many believing Malik Tillman did nothing wrong in chasing down the ball to score a controversial goal in a chaotic Scottish Cup tie at Ibrox.
Tillman had been down injured when the ball was put out and the Jags were planning on gifting possession back to their hosts. Beale said it was a misunderstanding and that his player was unaware of what had gone on as he lay on the turf following a challenge.
And, in order to protect the on-loan Bayern Munich man, he let Partick Thistle score. That put Beale in the same bracket as Marcelo Bielsa who did the same thing for Leeds United against Aston Villa, Arsene Wenger who offered to replay an FA Cup tie against Sheffield United (there wasn’t enough time to give the Blades a ‘free’ goal after Kanu’s controversial strike) and Gary Johnson who allowed former Scotland striker Stevie Crawford to score a walk through goal for Plymouth against Yeovil. But teams aren’t always so ethical when it comes to doing the right thing. Here, Record Sport looks at some examples where ‘unsporting’ goals were scored.
