Hearts keeper Craig Gordon should have been sent off, rages Motherwell boss

Motherwell boss Stevie Hammell insists Hearts keeper Craig Gordon ought to have been despatched off for his problem on Louis Moult that led to his aspect being handed a penalty lifeline of their 3-2 defeat.

Hearts had been 2-0 up at Tynecastle, due to Andy Halliday's double both aspect of the interval, and regardless of Jorge Grant's straight pink card for a crude problem on Calum Slattery 38 minute into the sport.

Gordon, who was already on a reserving for protesting Grant's pink card, wiped substitute Louis Moult out, who then picked himself up and scored the penalty, with Blair Spittal levelling for Motherwell, just for Lawrence Shankland to internet a penalty winner for the Jambos.

Hammell stated: "It was an eventful recreation, a recreation we put so much into.

"Though we misplaced, I should not be sitting right here talking a few loss, in my view we had sufficient of the sport, and on the very least we must be sitting right here with a degree.

Hammell says his aspect had just a few selections go in opposition to them of their 3-2 defeat in opposition to Hearts (Picture: SNS Group)

"I am surprised that Hearts did not go right down to 9 males. I do not wish to sit right here and make it sound like I am making excuses, however I feel whenever you convey somebody down after they're going by means of on objective it is a clear foul and a simple yellow card.

"I do not wish to make excuses, we should always have been higher right now, by way of the end result of the match.

"However I feel that is clear for anybody to see that it is a yellow card which might have been the second pink within the recreation.

"I feel a few selections went in opposition to us right now.

"The whole lot that might have gone mistaken did."

The Motherwell boss felt his aspect deserved at the very least a degree from Tynecastle (Picture: SNS Group)

Hammell additionally had a difficulty with Hearts' last-gasp penalty not going to VAR.

"They are saying all the things will get checked," he stated. "It is tough as a result of we really feel we want readability with a number of the issues. Louis Moult hit a shot that was blocked by a hand, and we had been informed final week that any shot going in the direction of the objective that will get blocked with an arm is a penalty.

"We really feel that is one thing that went in opposition to us additionally, and there is a little little bit of confusion."

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