Steve Clarke spots ANOTHER VAR error in Scotland defeat as boss deems defeat in Spain harsh outcome

Steve Clarke kept head amid the Scotland no goal debacle - as he insisted all his disappointment is with the players

Scott McTominay looked to have fired the Hampden boss' side ahead in a crucial Euro 2024 qualifiers, with a point enough to seal qualification for the major tournament in Germany. Initially, VAR and referee Serdar Gozubuyuk penalised Jack Hendry for a foul on Unai Simon but then it was given as offside later in the game.

Speaking to Viaplay, Clarke reckoned he didn't think his side deserved to lose, and admitted there's no point complaining about the McTominay strike now. He said: "I am disappointed for the players, really good performance. Spain knew they were in a game. The game turned on a small margin. If it's a foul or offside, I don't know what he gave it for to be honest. I think because he's offside, then he steps towards the goalkeeper, maybe because he makes contact they give it as offside.

"But small margins. Instead of being 1-0 up, 15 minutes later we are 1-0 down. Then it's a tough night but we created some really good chance in the game. We are still in a good position.

"It's always going to be difficult when you think you've scored a goal and someone takes it off you. I thought the players reacted ok, quite well. You can show the Scott McTominay goal as much times as you want, we are not getting it. It's gone so you ned to try and move on, and the second goal is really unfortunate. It puts a bit of an unfair shine on the game as I don't think we deserved to lose 2-0. I don't think we deserved to lose to be fair."

Clarke also pointed out another incident VAR missed towards the end of the game, when Che Adams went tumbling in the box late on under a Spanish challenge. While it wouldn't have