Carrick Rangers manager Stephen Baxter said he had “nothing to say” after an incident in his side’s defeat by Cliftonville involving his goalkeeper Jack McIntyre and a ball boy.
The incident occurred in the first half as McIntyre went to retrieve the ball from a ball boy for a goal kick in an attempt to restart play quickly.
The referee did not caution McIntyre after the incident, but Cliftonville fans voiced their displeasure by booing the goalkeeper throughout the game.
Baxter did not want to comment on the incident as he did not see it at the time and had not had a chance to watch back.
“I honestly didn’t see it, I heard the crowd roaring, but I didn’t see any push, so I have nothing to say,” he told BBC Sport NI.
Cliftonville boss Magilton also said that he did not witness the incident at the time or had a chance to look at it again.
“If he has done that then he is lucky and only he will know,” he said.
“I haven’t seen it back so I can’t comment, but if he has put hands on the ball boy and that is the rule then he was lucky not to be sent off.
“You’ll have to ask Jack McIntyre whether he laid hands on the boy or not.”
The Northern Ireland Football League has been approached for comment.
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