Queen of the South 1-1 Dunfermline

Mar 16 2008 Colin Paterson Reports

QUEENS gaffer Gordon Chisholm was left fuming after his side had THREE penalty claims turned down.

Scott Morrison's stunning equaliser had brought the Scottish Cup semi-finalists back down to earth with a bang.

The ex-Scotland Under-21 star curled in a superb free-kick to cancel Bob Harris' early opener - and spoil a perfect week for Chisholm's troops.

But the Doonhamers boss was more frustrated with whistler Crawford Allan after he refused to award a spot-kick when Alex Burke bundled over Sean O'Connor.

Morrison and Callum Woods also appeared to handle crosses in the area late on - but Allan refused to budge.

Raging Chisholm said: "There were a couple of penalty shouts towards the end.

"But the one I wanted an explanation for was when Sean got decked and the ref said he didn't see it."

Pars gaffer Jim McIntyre said: "It was a real battle and it felt like a cup tie at times.

"We didn't deserve to lose and in the end a draw was a fair result. They put us under a bit of pressure but our back four defended well."

MoM: O'Connor (Queens)