Montreal Alouettes management has met with the intention of considering filing a complaint with the Canadian Football League considering a contentious play that negated a touchdown the team scored in a 19-12 loss to the B.C. Lions on Friday, sources told sportsnet.ca.

Als general manager Jim Popp confirmed the possibility a complaint will be lodged, but refused to comment beyond that.

CFL teams have 72 hours from the start of a game to file a complaint with the league office.

The Als scored a touchdown late in the game, but the play was negated because the league supervisor and replay official felt there was an error in the time remaining and attempted to convey that to the on-field officials via an electronic buzzer. CFL director of officiating Tom Higgins told Sportsnet.ca that the supervisor and replay official erred in thinking the time remaining in the game should have been 1:05 instead of one minute, but that the officials attempted to stop the play before or just after the snap.

"There was a mistake made by the Supervisor and Command Centre in stopping the play, but had we stopped it without the ball being snapped, we don’t have any controversy, so that’s where it all comes in," Higgins said. "We still take responsibility that we’re in control and there was lots of miscommunication on that play and we’d hope we learned some lessons in the process here."

Higgins claimed that whistles blown by the on-field officials could not be heard above the din of crowd noise inside B.C. Place.

The Als were stopped short on their next attempt to advance the chains and B.C. ran out the time remaining on their possession after the turnover on downs.

If the Als go forward with a complaint, it could force a decision by the league office, in particular Commissioner Mark Cohon, to make a ruling that could have immediate ramifications. The Als play host to the Lions a week today in Montreal.

It is believed the controversial play has never happened before in the CFL or at least in some time.