Rangers scored perhaps their most controversial goal of all time on Sunday when Malik Tillman netted against Partick Thistle.
With the Scottish Cup game tied at 1-1 after nearly 70 minutes, Tillman dispossessed Thistle defender Kevin Hart in the visitors' half before rounding the goalkeeper and slotting home.
The issue was that almost everyone on the field of play thought the ball was to be passed back to Rangers, who had kicked the ball out for Tillman to receive treatment for an injury.
Everyone bar Tillman himself, it appeared.
The event came in similar fashion to a goal scored by Leeds against Aston Villa in the Championship in 2019.
After the break in play, a throw was taken back to Hart, who seemed set to boot the ball back towards the Rangers penalty box to allow the hosts to regain possession.
Tillman saw things differently, though, and closed down Hart - who had his head down - winning the ball back.
Hart tried to take down his opponent but failed, and Tillman raced through, rounding Jamie Sneddon and scoring to make it 2-1.
He was bundled over immediately by a crowd of angry defenders in red and yellow, and chaos followed as several players piled in to try and organise events.
The goal, legal, was allowed to stand. But after a period of time Rangers boss Michael Beale pulled captain James Tavernier to the side and spoke to the defender.
Arguments between Holt and Tillman continued until the game restarted, and it soon became apparent Rangers were to allow their opponents to score.
Boos rang around Ibrox as Scott Tiffoney ran through the Rangers team unchallenged, and he eventually rounded Allan McGregor to square things up again.
Thistle manager Ian McCall made his way across the dugout to to shake Beale's hand, with the Rangers boss accepting the offer.
After the game, Beale suggested Tillman was unaware of the situation.
He said: 'Malik gets injured and we play the ball out, Malik is down on the floor and he doesn't see that we have played the ball out.
'So by the time Malik gets up, he sees they have a throw-in and he puts his hand up to the referee as if to say, 'how have they got a throw?' and then he presses as he has been taught.
'He is completely unaware of the situation, of what has happened. I had to speak to my bench to make sure that is what they saw as well. Malik came over and I spoke to him and he confirmed it.'
The scenes almost mirrored the Championship game four years ago when Mateusz Klich netted against Villa, with then-Leeds boss Marcelo Bielsa forcing his side to allow Villa to score.
Rangers eventually won the game 3-2 to progress to the next round of the cup.
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