Notts County head coach Ian Burchnall claimed a first-half penalty decision changed the course of the game as his side crashed to a disappointing 3-1 defeat at fourth-bottom Aldershot Town.
Victory secured the Shots’ National League survival but dealt what could be a fatal blow to the Magpies’ hopes of securing third place and a home play-off semi-final.
In fact defeat left Notts with work still to do just to secure their place in the play-offs, and Burchnall was left frustrated by a controversial decision by referee Gary Parsons which denied his team a second spot-kick of the game and the chance to go 2-1 up.
