Celtic were denied a penalty in the first half against Livingston which appeared to be a clear foul on Kyogo Furuhashi.
With the Japanese striker picking up the ball from an Alistair Johnston cross along the Livingston box, Michael Devlin fouled Kyogo from behind without making any contact with the ball.
Don Robertson failed to give a penalty in real time, and the expectation would have been an intervention from VAR, but surprisingly, there was none.
Put simply, if Kyogo is not fouled, he has a chance to get a shot off on goal in the box.
❌ Should Celtic have had a penalty against Livingston for this challenge on Kyogo? VAR didn't think so.
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With the inconsistency of refereeing and VAR, in particular, this season in Scottish football, today’s incident is yet another example of poor officiating on the pitch and from VAR.
At times, questionable penalties have been given this season, while stonewall penalties haven’t.
The definition of a clear and obvious error from the official leading to VAR intervention has changed significantly since its inception, with video technology scrutinizing every possible error, even if not clear and obvious at first glance.
