Scotland handed soft penalty in 5-1 win over Malta

Scotland were awarded a penalty in their World Cup qualifier against Malta that even left the commentators perplexed

Scotland were awarded a penalty in their World Cup Qualifier against Malta that even left the commentators perplexed.

Jonathan Caruana was penalised with the scores at 2-1 in Malta, despite getting nowhere near Chris Martin as he slid through on goal, resulting in a red card and a penalty.

Martin did not appeal for the penalty, which was converted by Robert Snodgrass, leaving the ground and commentators confused at Ukrainian referee Evgen Aranovskiy's decision.

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Scotland dominated proceedings, however, seeing off their opponents 5-1, thanks to Snodgrass' hat-trick and additional goals from Martin and Steven Fletcher.

Caruana will now miss the Group F fixture at Wembley against England, as will his team-mate and Barnet midfielder Luke Gambin following his dismissal for kicking Snodgrass in the final moments.

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