Leanne Crichton makes honest Rangers penalty admission after Celtic Women’s cup win

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Rangers supporters may feel aggrieved by the late penalty appeal that dominated discussion after Celtic Women’s Scottish Cup final victory, but Leeann Crichton’s reaction tells a different story.

During BBC’s coverage of the incident, the immediate response was emphatic. “That’s got to be a penalty!” came the verdict as Rangers pushed for a late equaliser.

However, Crichton was far less certain when reflecting on the incident afterwards as Celtic Women celebrated winning the Scottish Cup.

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Leeann Crichton refused to call it a clear Rangers penalty vs Celtic

Speaking on Sportsound after Celtic’s Scottish Cup triumph, Crichton declined to suggest Rangers had been denied an obvious penalty in the defeat to Celtic.

She said: “No, I’m not sure. I’ve not seen it back. I thought at the time it was probably one of those ones.

“It’s 50-50, so we’ll get a look back at it. But again, it’s spilt milk. There’s no point in us complaining about it now.

“The referees had the opportunity to have VAR, and I’m sure if there was something there to be seen, I would have the expectancy that she would have been directed towards the monitor. So just one of those moments.”

Those are not the comments of someone convinced Rangers were denied a stonewall penalty. Instead, Crichton acknowledged there was room for debate while accepting the decision reached by the officials.

Crichton’s Celtic VAR point is difficult to ignore

The most revealing part of Crichton’s assessment was her reference to VAR. Rather than accusing officials of getting it wrong, she pointed out that the technology was available and that an on-field review would likely have followed if a clear error had been identified.

That does not prove the decision was correct. It simply underlines why describing the incident as an obvious injustice is difficult when one of the game’s most respected pundits viewed it as a 50-50 call.

Ultimately, Celtic’s Scottish Cup final victory over Rangers should remain the headline story.

Crichton’s measured reaction suggests the penalty debate is far less clear-cut than some of the immediate post-match outrage would have people believe.