Celtic star should've conceded penalty says Aberdeen ace as he admits referee decisions are 'killing' Dons

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Aberdeen midfielder Lewis Ferguson says refereeing decisions are costing his Dons teammates after a defeat to Celtic.The star from Hamilton scored against the Hoops but it wasn't enough as Celtic emerged from the five-goal Premiership thriller at Pittodrie 3-2.Stephen Glass' side are without a league win in 2022 and take on Motherwell in Scottish Cup fifth round action on Saturday.The Dons were annoyed that Jota's winning goal stood, with Liel Abada looking to have blocked David Bates' covering run from an offside position.They also thought they could've had a penalty after Matt O'Riley's challenge on Ferguson.It's something that's left the Hamilton man heads in hands, Ferguson saying: “It was a tough one to take."I think we were excellent in the second half and deserved a point but to get done with a goal like that..

it looks like he is offside and it looks as if there is a foul on Bates to me. It is harsh on the boys.“I felt as if the boy wasn’t really looking at the ball or making an attempt to play the ball (O’Riley penalty incident in the second half)."He was trying to put his body into me.

If it is anywhere else on the park it is probably a foul, if it is in the penalty area it is not a foul.“At the weekend we got done by a referee’s decision and they are killing us at the minute.

When you are not on a good run these things don’t go your way.“Celtic are on a good run and it went their way and that is just the way it works.