Furious Falkirk boss Yogi Hughes blasted whistler Charlie Richmond after felt that his side had been denied a victory by a dodgy penalty decision.
Furious Falkirk boss Yogi Hughes blasted whistler Charlie Richmond after he felt that his side had been denied a victory by a dodgy penalty decision.
The Bairns were leading thanks to Alan Gow's early strike when Kris Boyd appeared to be barged in the back by Tiago Rodrigues. Boyd fell and grabbed the ball and would have been booked himself had the ref not given the spot kick.
Hughes said: "I think it was a soft decision. Boydy conned him and by handling the ball he made him make a decision which went against us. I don't think that football players and referees are compatible." Boyd converted to rub salt into the wound.
Killie boss Jim Jefferies complained that he couldn't see the incident from the dug-out. "There were so many players between me and the far corner of the box that I just saw Kris go down," he said. When told of Yogi's displeasure, he shrugged: "He would say that, wouldn't he?"
In the end, a draw was a fair result after Hughes' side had enjoyed the better of the opening exchanges but tired badly after the break, although neither side were able to pressurise their opponents for long.
Falkirk took the lead in the eleventh minute thanks to an error that Peter Leven will never want to see again. He turned into trouble 30 yards from goal and tried a pass-back which never reached his box inviting Alan Gow to roll the ball past Alan Combe and into the corner.
The Bairns looked comfortable until Boyd's tumble, and his well-hit spot-kick was just out of the reach of Matt Glennon.