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Matthew Fulton

Michael Beale 'feels' for referees over VAR handball call as Malik Tillman madness moment explained

Michael Beale admits he has nothing but sympathy for referees when it comes to applying the handball rule.

It was a wild afternoon at Ibrox as Rangers edged past Partick Thistle to book their place in the last eight of the Scottish Cup in a dramatic five-goal thriller. The Jags went ahead when Antonio Colak was penalised for a handball by referee David Munro after the whistler consulted VAR. Rangers got a penalty of their own amidst the madness which James Tavernier could not convert.

But by far the biggest moment of madness came when Malik Tillman capitalised on Partick's plan to give the ball back to Rangers which sparked a huge fracas when the USA international scored. Beale then instructed his team to allow Ian McCall's men to score unopposed before an own goal settled the tie in the home side's favour.

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