Glass furious Dutchman didn’t receive red

STEPHEN GLASS claimed Kevin van Veen should have been sent off in Aberdeen’s defeat at Fir Park.

The Dutch striker scored the opener and set up his team’s second in a deserved victory for Motherwell.

But Dons boss Glass was furious that referee John Beaton did not show a second yellow card to Van Veen in the final stages for a clash with Ross McCrorie.

Glass was booked by Beaton for ‘unacceptable behaviour’ while Aberdeen assistant boss Allan Russell was sent off after the final whistle.

Asked if Van Veen should have been dismissed,

Glass said: ‘Yes. I am not asking for players to be sent off but you saw the incident we complained about at the time.

‘I think the referee takes the easy option. The guy has two kicks at Ross — pretty blatant — and the ball goes out for a thrown in, so the referee doesn’t have to give a foul and a second yellow.

‘He (Van Veen) probably should have got it in the first half but the referee chose not to give one then as well. But that’s one of the top refs in Scotland, so who am I to question him?’

However, Motherwell boss Graham Alexander rubbished suggestions his player should have seen red.

‘No chance,’ he stated. ‘There wasn’t a booking in there. I felt his yellow was harsh, although I can understand the ref telling him to calm down.

‘There was nothing malicious out there, it was two competitive teams. Anyone who says Kevin deserved a red card is wrong. No chance.’

Glass, whose side are now winless in six matches in all competitions, was equally bemused by the cards flashed in his direction as well as Russell’s.

‘I can’t really explain what happened because they don’t talk to you,’ he added. ‘He (Beaton) walked over and gave me a yellow. I asked him after: “Why?”. He said it was for unacceptable behaviour.

‘At that point, I hadn’t said anything to him. I don’t know. They’ve got their reasons.

‘I would presume Allan’s red was for dissent but I don’t care to ask the ref or the fourth official who don’t want to speak to me.’