Willie Collum reveals what VAR won't look at going forward as head ref goes in deep on Kukharevych Hibs red card

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Willie Collum believes that VAR was wrong to intervene and award Dundee United a penalty in their 1-1 draw with Hibs that also saw Mykola Kukharevych shown a sending off in a dramatic finish at Easter Road.With David Gray's side leading 1-0 in the final minute of the game on November 3, Tangerines defender Emmanuel Adegboyega went down in the box claiming he had his shirt tugged by forward Kukharevych.

The incident had not been spotted by on-field referee Colin Steven but VAR official Greg Aitken reviewed the footage and recommended the whistler consult the monitor.Following a lengthy delay, Steven pointed to the spot and sent off Ukrainian Kukharevych for a second yellow card before United striker Sam Dalby levelled things up from the penalty spot as the beleaguered Hibees dropped points right at the death once again.

Days later, the incident was flagged up again by the SFA's Key Match Incident panel, with a majority of three of the five man team arguing that the on-field decision should have stood and that no punishment should have been issued against Hibs.And on the SFA's monthly VAR Review show on Youtube, head of refereeing Collum concurred with the panel's verdict that the wrong decision was made and says similar scenarios will not even be looked at VAR in the future.

He said: "Before we start, I think it's important to acknowledge that the (VAR) check takes far too long. We want to reduce our timings when we are looking at incidents and this is a case where we would try and make improvements in this area by making it quicker."Can we say that the Hibs player pulls the Dundee United player?