'Almost like a goalkeeper' - Collum on VAR penalty blunder

St Mirren defender Jayden Richardson was acting like a goalkeeper when stopped a last-gasp shot away to Hibernian and the handball should have resulted in a penalty, according to Scottish FA head of referees Willie Collum.

Richardson blocked a goal-bound shot from Thibault Klidje in the last action of a 1-1 draw at Easter Road on 31 August.

The SFA's key match incident review panel have already confirmed, by a unanimous decision, that the officials were wrong not to award a spot-kick.

And Collum expressed further disappointment in the first of this season's monthly TV reviews.

Analysing the incident on Sky Sports, he referenced "a saving motion" from Richardson.

He said: "The St Mirren player has one intention, it's to stop the shot, to block it almost in the actions like a goalkeeper. And for us this is clearly punishable.

"Yes, the ball hits the chest, then onto the arm, but that's irrelevant for us. People need to understand that every time the ball hits a part of the body and onto the arm, doesn't mean that it's not punishable.

"And the same about proximity as well. You can be close and still be punished in terms of a handball."

Referee Matthew MacDermid was in close proximity but missed the handball, while video assistant referee (VAR) Ryan Lee and assistant VAR Kevin Clancy watched several replays before indicating the full-time whistle could be blown.