The footballing world has been left talking over a huge Celtic penalty that directly impacts Hearts’ chances of winning the title.
A 3-0 victory for the Jambos over Falkirk would have been enough to clinch Premiership glory for the first time since 1960 if second-placed Celtic lost at Motherwell. They were drawing 2-2 at over the allotted amount of second half stoppage time when VAR official Andrew Dallas called referee John Beaton to the monitor for a look at a Sam Nicholson challenge on Auston Trusty.
It was deemed handball but several pundits and fans have been left aghast as Kelechi Iheanacho stepped up to win the game for Celtic. It now means instead of needing to avoid defeat by a three-goal margin, Hearts now have to avoid defeat entirely, changing the dynamics of Saturday’s title shootout at Parkhead between the pair. Here’s how 17 pundits reacted to the controversial incident.
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17. Michael Stewart (X)
"Andrew Dallas checked and cleared this at Tynecastle last Monday because he thought it hit Sterling's shoulder. Willie Collum then gave guidance to referees this should not have been given because it was a challenge for the ball in a natural playing manner. Hearts were then denying a stonewall handball at Fir Park a few days later perhaps due to this bizarre guidance. However the same VAR (Andrew Dallas) now makes a decision with unfathomable consequences, which some describe as the worst VAR decision ever." | SNS Group