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Highlights – Sone Aluko penalty incident<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Rangers have failed to successfully challenge a two-match suspension handed to Sone Aluko by the Scottish Football Association for simulation.<\/p>\n

An SFA fast-track tribunal decided that Aluko had dived to win a penalty in Rangers’ 2-1 win against Dunfermline at Ibrox on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Rangers contested that there had been sufficient contact with the winger.<\/p>\n

Aluko will now miss Rangers’ next two league matches away to Hibernian and at home to Inverness.<\/p>\n

Rangers manager Ally McCoist insisted that the Nigerian midfielder was adamant he had been fouled when Dunfermline’s Martin Hardie challenged him inside the box in the 28th minute.<\/p>\n

Referee Steve Conroy pointed to the penalty spot, with the home side already leading 1-0.<\/p>\n

Nikica Jelavic netted the subsequent spot-kick, but Joe Cardle pulled one back for Dunfermline to set up a tense second half.<\/p>\n

Following the match, Dunfermline boss Jim McIntyre was critical of referee Conroy during his post-match interview and is also in trouble with the SFA, with a hearing set for 22 December to examine his remarks.<\/p>\n

“For the second goal, the ref has had a nightmare,” said McIntyre.<\/p>\n

“I’ve just watched it on video and it was never a penalty. It was a really, really poor decision.”<\/p>\n

Aluko later replied: “I felt there was contact and then I fell over.<\/p>\n

“I’m not one who normally dives. I thought it was a penalty and obviously the ref did as well.”<\/p>\n

The same punishment was given to Hibernian striker Garry O’Connor in October, after he was accused of having dived to win a penalty during his team’s 3-2 win over St Johnstone, with Conroy the referee on that occasion also.<\/p>\n

O’Connor chose to contest the decision, which was referred to a fast-track tribunal, who upheld the referee’s original decision<\/a>.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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