By Mark Pirie

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It was another tough night for Rangers and Russell Martin as they slumped to defeat to Genk. The Europa League opener was decided by the goal from former Celtic man Oh Hyeon-gyu – but there was plenty of involvement from the match officials. Referee Matej Jug had a busy night under the Ibrox lights with plenty having plenty to do in both boxes – with the home side also finishing the game with 10 men as the misery ramped up for under-fire Martin. But the Slovenian and his VAR team get the big calls right? Record Sport takes a look. The night burst into life when the Rangers players protested that the Genk man had handled the ball in the box. Ibrox captain James Tavernier headed the ball down towards goal – as the ball struck a jumping Kayembe at close range. IFAB rules suggest that if the header was going towards goal the penalty should have been awarded – but the man in the middle opted to punish the Rangers man for a shove on his defensive counter-part. Alan Hutton reckons that the referee didn’t want to give the big call, telling TNT Sports: “I just think as players we all put our hands in, just to feel where the defender is. There isn’t a lot of force in it, and I think the referee has just got a little bit nervous and doesn’t want to give it.” And Ally McCoist went further – branding it a “cop out” from the whistle in an explosive commentary rant. Things quickly went from bad to worse for Russell Martin as the midfielder flew into a tackle on Zakaria El Ouahdi – catching the Genk defender high on the ankle. There was little defending the Rangers’ man from the pundits with raging Derek Ferguson telling BBC Sportsound: “It’s not wild, it’s just stupit. It’s stupit, that’s not brave, that is stupidity. No argument.” Kris Boyd failed to mount a defence on Sky Sports, stating: “I have no idea what he is doing. El Ouahdi is going away from goal, he is on the halfway line, and he catches him well up the let. It’s a red card all day long, terrible tackle.” The Ibrox captain was penalised for a foul on Yaimar Medina. The attacker was initially clipped by Tavernier before tumbling into the body of John Souttar – and after the VAR check the man in the middle gave Oh the chance to open the scoring from 12 yards. Hutton conceded it was the right call, stating: “At first I was thinking it was for the tug, but when you slow it down it was for the little click of the heels.” Steven Thompson told BBC Sportsound: “There is contact from James Tavernier, which disrupts his stride and causes him to trip.” But the former Celtic striker would be denied from the spot by Jack Butland – before netting in the second half. It was a night of drama for the South Korean on his return to Glasgow – having missed from the spot before finding the net. He was denied his second of the night at Ibrox after sliding into the box to tap the ball in – after teammate Patrik Hrosovsky and Oh had wandered offside in the build up, having crossed it in for the frontman. McCoist added: “He is a mile offside. Hrosovsky is just offside as well. I think he might just be off.”