9 big VAR calls as Celtic penalty award leads to wry confession and Tony Watt red card sparks stooshie
dailyrecord.co.ukAnge Postecoglou is the man who seems the least fussed in Scottish football at the introduction of VAR. But you would think his opinion might have changed after the technology helped award Celtic their first penalty in almost seven months.
Willie Collum couldn't get a clear view of Andrew Shinnie's handball late on in the Hoops comfortable win over Livingston but Alan Muir drew the whistler's attention to the incident and after checking it on the monitor, the man in black pointed to the spot.
Giorgos Giakoumakis - exactly a year on from missing a spot kick against the Lions at Parkhead - fluffed his effort from 12 yards but nevertheless it was a first penalty award for the champions since Andrew Dallas pointed to the spot during a 7-0 rout of St Johnstone way back on April 9.
And it came just a week after there was a huge debate around a penalty many Celtic should have got - or should at least have been checked on the monitor - against Hearts at Tynecastle.
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