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Boston United 1-1 Scunthorpe United: Penalty ‘disgrace’ maintains Scunthorpe’s unbeaten run

“It is one of the worst decisions I have seen in football,” declared angry Boston United boss Graham Coughlan as a controversial penalty call helped Scunthorpe United maintain their unbeaten away record.
Callum Roberts celebrates his match-saving penalty with travelling Scunthorpe fans

Pilgrims boss rages over late penalty award
By Christian James

BOSTON UNITED 1
John-Lewis 55

SCUNTHORPE UTD 1
Roberts 77 (pen)
“It is one of the worst decisions I have seen in football,” declared angry Boston United boss Graham Coughlan as a controversial penalty call helped Scunthorpe United maintain their unbeaten away record.
“League after league, club after club are asking for improvement. We have a massive problem in the game.”
Referee Matthew Scholes took a while to point to the spot after Danny Whitehall had tangled with Ben Grist while the ball flew harmlessly over for a throw....

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