Ref admits Hibs mistake
02 Oct 2007 - 10:36:42
Referee Stuart Dougal has admitted he made an error in awarding Hibernian a penalty during their 4-1 victory over Kilmarnock on Saturday.
Dougal awarded the Edinburgh club two spot-kicks during the match at Easter Road, but has since revealed he make a mistake with the first following a tackle from Killie defender Frazer Wright.
In-form striker Clayton Donaldson helped himself to a hat-trick after scoring both spot-kicks.
"I was approaching play from behind and saw Mr Wright slide tackle his opponent," he told the Scottish Football Association's official website.
"From my angle, it appeared as if he had played through the opponent, thus fouling him, to win the ball and I was sure of my thoughts.
"However, after viewing the incident on TV, I can see that Mr Wright played the ball cleanly first just before there was contact with the attacker.
"People will question why the stand side assistant referee didn't get involved, but he could not see if there had been initial illegal contact.
"We were using radio communication equipment with immediate contact."