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Referee told McGinn penalty denied as ball going out of play
Key takeaways
- Figure caption, Big decisions went against Scotland
- "The McTominay one, my gut reaction was he was playing for it," Stephen McGinn told BBC Radio Scotland's Sportsound.
- "The John one, I genuinely thought at the time this is the one.
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Figure caption, Big decisions went against Scotland
Referee Ilgiz Tantashev told John Mc Ginn he turned down his claim for a penalty against Morocco because the ball was going out of play as he was challenged by Neil el Aynaoui, the Scotland midfielder's brother, Stephen, said.
Scott Mc Tominay also claimed for penalty under a challenge from midfielder El Aynaoui as Scotland suffered a 1-0 defeat in Boston, but it was his brother's claim that the Falkirk first-team coach thought had more credibility.
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