3 mammoth Aberdeen vs Rangers ref calls with penalty Beaton 'didn't want to call' as Madden wades into a storm
dailyrecord.co.ukIt was a thriller at Pittodrie - and referee John Beaton certainly had a busy evening in the Granite City.Aberdeen continued their unbeaten run as Jimmy Thelin's flying start to life as Dons boss saw off Rangers to keep pace with Celtic at the top of the table as Nedim Bajrami's second half equaliser cancelled out Nicky Devlin's opener But the Swede introduced Shayden Morris off the bench to net the winner and pile the pressure on the man in the opposition dugout with the visiting support erupting at Philippe Clement after the full-time whistle.
Amid the cauldron whistler Beaton and Don Robertson in the VAR room had plenty to deal with eight yellow cards, a penalty and a goal chalked off to deal with during a stormy clash between the rivals.
But what are the big talking points coming out of the game? Record Sport takes a look. The Aberdeen striker was closing in on goal before Leon Balgoun flew in with a last-ditch tackle to deny Solker a clean run through at Jack Butland’s goal.
The raging forward saw his claims waved away and was booked for his angry reaction towards ref Beaton - but VAR would back up the man in the middle.On BBC Sportsound, Billy Dodds felt that Beaton wasn’t sure about the call: “I tell you just by his body language, John Beaton wasn’t sure.
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