Dumbarton gaffer Stevie Farrell believes a dodgy penalty decision killed off their hopes of giving Rangers a fright. His League Two side eventually lost 4-1 to the Glasgow giants in their Scottish Cup fourth round tie.
At 2-0 down, Farrell felt his side were still in the game. But when ref Alan Muir gifted Gers a spot kick for a foul on Rabbi Matondo in the box, James Tavernier converted to kill off Sons.
Farrell’s team then scored through ex-Ibrox kid Matthew Shiels before Scott Wright clinched it for Philippe Clement’s side. The Dumbarton boss was proud of his players’ performance but insisted the penalty award was a key moment in the 90 minutes.
He said: “I thought we gave a very good account of ourselves against a good side. I’m disappointed in the goals we lost. The first one was from a second phase at a corner and for the second we didn’t defend a cross which isn’t like us.