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Former Everton and Sheffield United midfielder John Lundstram was shown a straight red card for Rangers vs Hibernian.

It's not violent conduct, it's not a red card." That looks incredibly harsh, doesn’t it? 🎙️"That to me is not serious foul play. [Borussia Dortmund](https://www.givemesport.com/borussia-dortmund) in the UEFA Europa League. In the second half of Rangers’ trip to Hibernian, Lundstram was shown a straight red card for one of the most cynical fouls you’re ever likely to see in a professional setting. [Rangers](https://www.givemesport.com/rangers).

Josh Campbell scored a dramatic stoppage-time equaliser as Hibernian denied nine-man Rangers victory in a dramatic Premiership showdown.

But Rangers restored their advantage in the 58th minute when Lawrence powered home a header from a Barisic cross at the end of an excellent flowing attack. The visitors started to crank up the pressure towards half-time and Tavernier flashed a half-volley just wide from the edge of the box in the 42nd minute. The hosts furiously protested at the decision but Tavernier kept his cool to slot home the spot-kick and give the visitors the lead.

NINE man Rangers were held to a 2-2 draw at Easter Road this afternoon in the Scottish Premiership.

It all began in midfield with Jack spraying a super ball wide for Kent. But rather than going to 2-0, the scores went to 1-1 with Hibs claiming an equaliser on 51 minutes. Then, on the stroke of half-time, Rangers were awarded a penalty. Boyle looked to bring the ball away from the Gers goal for Hibs, and while Lundstram definitely brought him down cynically, there was no malice, albeit referee Collum was in no doubt as to the colour of the card. Colak shot over on the end of a Matondo cross as Gers looked to hit back – and hit back they did on 58 minutes with a super piece of football. Kent had the first big opening of the game when he ghosted away from Chris Cadden on the edge of the box to get in for a shot, but he dallied and Hibs were able to nip in and clear.

"If you're going to give that then there will be 100 penalties a week in the SPFL," Johnson told Sky Sports. "It was a very general grab of the waist. Whether ...

"You need a little big of magic or quality to get that equaliser. But Hibs were unfortunate not to be awarded a penalty in the first half when Gers captain Tavernier had his hands on Bushiri and [ Johnson ](https://www.footballscotland.co.uk/all-about/lee-johnson)questioned the inconsistent decision-making. "We had a penalty shout with Bushiri in the first half. In my opinion, the Lundstram one is a yellow card. It's a tactical foul really, it wasn't necessarily malicious." The

Legends Wim Kieft and Ernie Brandts speak about fears over the Dutch side's defence ahead of the return in Eindhoven after a 2-2 draw at Ibrox.

They need to defend from the front. He escaped this time which I was very surprised at because it seemed very obvious it was a handball and a penalty on the television replays. We hardly had any break at all after the World Cup. Hopefully, PSV don't make the same mistake this week. We had pretty much played continuously all the way through. And Kieft’s former team-mate and fellow legend Brandts has warned the current team not to make the same mistake as he did by underestimating Rangers after the first leg...44 years after one of the Ibrox club's finest European away wins. We were all very confident we would beat Rangers especially after Harry Lubse had scored such an early goal for us. They had also never lost a European game in their Philips Stadion. However Kieft - who won Euro 88 with the Netherlands and is a former European Golden Boot winner - is far from convinced at his former club's rearguard. "What I would say though is that I am not worried about PSV goalkeeper Walter Benitez, even though he made that terrible mistake at Ibrox. The Eindhoven side were the UEFA Cup holders and featured six Dutch players who had just reached the World Cup Final a few months previously. I know Teze was recently called up by our national coach Louis van Gaal, but he is a wild player, sloppy in possession and unreliable as a defender.

Every word James Tavernier said on Rangers TV after the 2-2 draw with Hibs at Easter Road.

We defended the best we could but we have to put this behind us and focus on Wednesday. We want to bring Champions League football back to Ibrox. Second half we conceded a sloppy goal then put ourselves ahead only to see a decision to be made on us which we thought was a challenge in the first half. We tried to do everything possible but we obviously leave here with a point. But happy to see the character of the boys to the situation that happened. We put ourselves on the back foot and I thought the character we have shown (was good).

The Ibrox side take on the Dutch side at a sold-out Philips Stadium on August 24 for a winner takes all clash to reach the Champions League group stage.

Rangers have never lost in the southern Dutch city, famously winning 3-2 in 1978 in the European Cup after a 0-0 draw at Ibrox, inflicting a first home defeat in European competition on PSV. The Dutch side went on to defeat the Ligue 1 outfit after extra time to go through to a winner-takes-all clash with Rangers in the play-off round. Hardcore fans of the Dutch side have a longstanding reputation. Sign up to our daily sport newsletter Only last summer PSV and Galatasaray fans were seen fighting in the stands during their sides' clash in a video that emerged on social media. In another incident the Dutch side's fans were condemned by Spanish authorities after images broadcast by Spanish media showed them laughing while seated on the terrace of a bar in the Plaza Mayor ahead of a clash with Atletico Madrid, throwing coins on the ground to force beggars to scramble to collect them.

And what about the Jake Doyle-Hayes challenge? Rangers boss van Bronckhorst cited that as he rued the "harsh" decision to give Lundstram his marching orders.

Boyd: "I think that one from Doyle-Hayes is actually worse than the Lundstram one. It's a red card all day long and that's one that Willie Collum did get right." There's no debate that it's a penalty, the next debate is whether if it's a red card or not. Stewart: "Alfredo Morelos' sending off - that is the one Willie Collum has got right. It's a bit of a blur, even Porto maybe playing the ball back to Marsh isn't the best possible pass but I'm just a bit confused as to what Rocky was doing there. The IFAB man is here to clear it all up." But if you give one you have to give the other. I think if you just take that incident on it's own it's a penalty. The Irishman received a caution for hauling down Lundstram in the first period. Referee Willie Collum pointed to the spot after Rocky Bushiri looked to have put his hands on Antonio Colak inside the box. And the Dutchman had an ally in Hibs manager Lee Johnson, as he reckoned the Collum got that one wrong. And the Ibrox side couldn't hold on as Josh Campbell netted a last-gasp leveller.

Giovanni van Bronckhorst was already a man in favour of VAR, but in the wake of two debatable red cards and a couple of contentious penalty decisions, ...

“He was caught in a bad tackle and twisted his ankle a little bit so we took him off,” confirmed Van Bronckhorst. “It was a game where a lot of things happened,” added Van Bronckhorst. “I saw that the ball went back to the goalie.

But the 41-year-old is adamant that Willie Collum revels in making 'big decisions'. The experienced whistler pointed to the spot on 44 minutes when Rocky ...

The experienced whistler pointed to the spot on 44 minutes when Rocky Bushiri put his hands on Antonio Colak in the box and Collum didn't hesitate to blow his whistle. The ball was rolling back to David Marshall and Bushiri clearly put his hands on Colak's back, albeit momentarily. The former Hearts midfielder 'wasn't convinced' but he accepted that Bushiri gave Collum a decision to make. [Stewart ](https://www.footballscotland.co.uk/all-about/michael-stewart)admitted it was 'madness' from the [Hibs](https://www.footballscotland.co.uk/all-about/hibernian-fc) defender but he questioned if there was enough contact for it to be a penalty. "I'm not sure he physically impedes him, which is why I'm not sure it's a penalty, but it's absolutely madness to give Collum the chance to point to the spot - it's crazy." "From the angles that I've seen, I'm not convinced that that there is that much of a pull, if there even is a pull.

Giovanni van Bronckhorst's men took the lead just before half-time at Easter Road thanks to a James Tavernier penalty. Martin Boyle levelled the score shortly ...

But the midfielder appeared to suffer a knock after being on the receiving end of a tough tackle and subsequently had to be taken off. [Giovanni van Bronckhorst](https://www.footballscotland.co.uk/all-about/giovanni-van-bronckhorst)'s men took the lead just before half-time at Easter Road thanks to a James Tavernier penalty. Martin Boyle levelled the score shortly after the game got back underway before [Lawrence](https://www.footballscotland.co.uk/all-about/tom-lawrence) headed Rangers back into the lead after getting on the end of a cross from Borna Barisic. He said: "Yeah, I've said it before. From the cinch Premiership and League 2, to the Champions League and the Europa Conference League, we have every blade of grass covered. And speaking after the match, Van Bronckhorst admitted it now remains to be determined whether Lawrence will be fit in time for the trip to the Netherlands in the coming days.

RANGERS B Team claimed a well deserved three points this afternoon after a 5-2 victory against Dalbeattie Star at Islecroft Stadium in the Lowland League.

It was Dalbeattie who carried the early threat in the opening minutes of the second 45 as they looked to close the gap. Lindsay stood up to execute the spot kick and calmly slotted it past the keeper to give Rangers a 5-2 victory away from home. McCallum’s squad looked to rectify the score line and found space to work their way closer toward McCready in goals. He managed to find some space to slide a low strike past Pazikas into the bottom left corner from within a congested Rangers box. It was an impressive first-half performance from the youngster as the Gers headed in for the half-time break with a strong lead. The relentless desire from the squad did not diminish as they continued to create a few more chances and lovely build-up play in the Dalbeattie half. Twelve minutes later, the home side reduced the deficit further after finding some space to break past the Rangers' defence. The home side reacted to this early breakthrough as they managed to break past the Gers defending line and pushed towards Pazikas in goals. The youngster took an excellent first-touch volley that sailed past McCready to give his side a three-goal lead. Less than ten minutes after the initial goal, Lovelace was again on the scoresheet as he doubled the lead for McCallum’s side. The attacking front three continued to cause problems and create pressure in Dalbeattie’s box as they looked to secure the advantage in the opening minutes of the match, and it was that man Lovelace who was first to break the deadlock as he sent a brisk close ranged effort past the keeper from within the Dalbeattie box. Rangers looked bright in the opening five minutes and were clearly focussed on delivering a positive start, and it was Lovelace who sent an early effort towards the Dalbeattie goal, but McCready was on hand to collect the close-range strike.

A player, substitute or substituted player who commits any of the following offences is sent off: denying the opposing team a goal or an obvious goal-scoring ...

It's hard to agree when watching the replays that can be seen in the video above. From this, it's clear that Lundstram's challenge doesn't fall into the violent conduct category. Any player who lunges at an opponent in challenging for the ball from the front, from the side or from behind using one or both legs, with excessive force or endangers the safety of an opponent is guilty of serious foul play.

Rangers took the lead thanks to a penalty from captain James Tavernier · Hibs hit back through a goal from Martin Boyle to level the game ...

Afield for less than a quarter of an hour the Colombian can’t have been personally wound up. Still well within the Hibs half, the tackle was certainly not sanctionable as a clear goalscoring opportunity. The decision to turn back and play the ball to David Marshall sowed a seed of doubt in Rocky Bushiri’s mind and, as Colak moved to close down, the officials deemed the Belgian’s tug sufficient to merit a penalty. The news that the captain had signed a new contract last week was undoubtedly good for Rangers. Patently overweight and yet to start a game this season, this latest misdemeanour will only cement Antonio Colak’s status as the starting forward for the foreseeable future. To do it again was a clear sign of intent.

Scottish Premiership match Hibernian vs Rangers 20.08.2022. Preview and stats followed by live commentary, video highlights and match report.

The Colombian was sent off just 13 minutes after Giovanni van Bronckhorst introduced him as a second-half substitute at Easter Road. Morelos can have few ...

Second half we conceded a sloppy goal then put ourselves ahead only to see a decision to be made on us which we thought was a challenge in the first half. Disappointed, but we have to look forward to Wednesday now. We tried to do everything possible but we obviously leave here with a point. "We take the lead in the first half and created some chances. Some of the decision-making in the game maybe cost us. [ Rangers](https://www.footballscotland.co.uk/all-about/rangers-fc) reduced to nine men after John Lundstram had been dismissed just nine minutes before Morelos' red as the Englishman scythed down Hibs star Martin Boyle.

Hibs and Rangers played out a four-goal thriller, packed with controversial incidents at Easter Road. Four goals, two red cards and plenty of talking points ...

Lundstram's red card was harsh. From the cinch Premiership and League 2, to the Champions League and the Europa Conference League, we have every blade of grass covered. They host Hearts at Parkhead and they can go two points clear at the top of the Premiership table with a win. But the 41-year-old is no shrinking violet and he seems to relish the challenge of managing Hibs. Rangers' penalty was contentious, but correct by the letter of the law but Hibs fans will point to a similar incident involving Tavernier in the other box. The whistler enjoys being the star of the show and he was involved in some major talking points this afternoon.

Hibs' goalscorer Josh Campbell was livid with his team-mates as they piled on him to celebrate his stoppage time equaliser.

It was good to come out second half and get a goal straight away.” “It was crazy. “I actually didn’t catch the shot that cleanly, it came off a bit slicey,” said Campbell.

The 21-year-old gave a candid assessment of his own display as Accies failed to turn up against Raith Rovers.

Look over what we did wrong and try to fix it. "As a back four we need to be more solid - and we can't be conceding that early either. "I think we barely had a shot on target, but we need to be better at the back as well.

It's a definite red card for my old team-mate qand I think it's a culmination of a few different things going on.

With Rangers 2-1 up at that point, it had a huge impact on the game. And for the next two weeks, the manager won’t be able to get him the game time he needs due to suspension. Gio alluded to that in the build-up to the PSV Champions League first leg. He clearly felt he wasn’t physically up to doing the job he needed him to do. He looked, he meant it and swung his arm in the boy’s face. I had a bad feeling that if Rangers’ league performances didn’t improve quickly, they’d leave themselves open to a game like yesterday’s. He didn’t help his team yesterday but the referee had a massive impact on the outcome. But then he had a proper swing and was in full control. Let’s be clear, [Willie Collum](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/all-about/willie-collum) had a shocker yesterday in the 2-2 draw and played a huge part in [Rangers](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/all-about/rangers-fc) not beating Hibs. But for a lot of that time, he’s had things his own way. He had a wee go at Marijan Cabraja initially with his arm but it was more to get himself set and protect the ball. When Gio looks at both the red cards, I’ve no doubt they’ll appeal John Lundstram’s earlier in the game and it will be – and should be – rescinded.