St Johnstone are assembly the Scottish FA on Monday afternoon in search of a proof for the award of Rangers’ first purpose in Saturday’s Premier Cup defeat at Hampden.
The Perth membership are sad Cyriel Dessers’ 61st-minute effort was allowed to face, with referee Matthew MacDermid initially signalling for a foul towards the striker then reversing his choice following a VAR intervention.
St Johnstone thought play had been halted, however the SFA later launched steerage saying McDermid had blown his whistle after Dessers had put the ball within the internet.
The last-16 tie ended 2-0, with Ross McCausland including a second purpose in added time.
St Johnstone are on the lookout for clarification and affirmation from the governing physique that the right protocol was carried out.
“All people stopped due to one or two issues,” mentioned Saints supervisor Craig Levein after the sport. “Both they’ve stopped as a result of they heard the whistle or they’ve seen the referee giving us a free-kick.
“I believe the referee’s made a mistake. And I’d love him to come back out afterwards and simply say, ‘look I’ve received that one incorrect’.”