adminThe Premiership champions had two goals ruled out in their 2-1 victory over St Mirren in Paisley.
Pundit Richard Foster has expressed doubts over the VAR decision that denied Celtic a goal during their action-packed 2-1 win against St Mirren.
Camilo Duran believed he had brought the Premiership champions level in the opening half, but the goal was reviewed by video assistant Don Robertson and deemed offside by the narrowest of margins.
Referee Ryan Lee was at the centre of a chaotic evening after experiencing a technical issue that severed his connection with the VAR officials at Clydesdale House. The second half was delayed before Sky told viewers that Lee had reconnected after play had already restarted.
Celtic were left frustrated by VAR once more late in the match when Shim Mhueka’s first goal in Hoops was disallowed after Lee was summoned by Robertson to review the Chelsea man’s effort because it was too close to confidently draw the lines.
Foster has now spoken out about his concerns regarding the margin of error involved when the lines are drawn, with Celtic boss Martin O’Neill left stunned by the decision.
Foster, speaking to Sportsound, said: “It’s a tight one (Duran), you’ll see the other one (Mheuka). I’m still not sure, I’m not sure those lines, cameras, are that accurate, because it is so tight, you are talking a couple of inches there, milliseconds.”
O’Neill was outspoken after the final whistle as he criticised the decision to rule out Duran’s goal and addressed the VAR problems that affected the match officials.
The 74-year-old – who watched Liam Scales and Yang score to complete the turnaround in Paisley – said: “I would probably be more unhappy about it if we had not won the game. Is that right? It wasn’t working properly? It was the same last season as well, I’ve never seen so many crooked lines in my life.
“You just cannot celebrate. It’s the first thing you think. I thought that when we scored, or thought we’d scored the goal in the first half, I thought well, it felt as if Yang, when he’s had the shot, that if it’s coming off it must be somebody rushing in to put the ball in the net.
“And even I thought that must be a goal. And then for it to be ruled offside. So you cannot celebrate. That goes for every manager, every coaching staff. You just can’t do it until it’s finally decided.”
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