A VAR review determined that the ball had left play prior to Alistair Johnston’s cross, nullifying Daizen Maeda’s goal, which would have tied the score at Easter Road at 2-2. After the game, Celtics manager Brendan Rodgers furiously claimed that the referees had “guessed.”
Collum said that the officials’ team lacked solid proof and that the goal ought to have been upheld.
Additionally, the referees chief stated that Sam Dalby of Dundee United was wrongfully penalized for a handball when he scored against Hibernian and that Celtic should have given up a penalty to St Mirren during their 5-2 victory in Paisley last Saturday.
Collum discussed the decision-making procedure from the audio recording while watching back the replay of Maeda’s goal on the Scottish FA’s VAR Review Show.
“To disallow the goal here and prove that the ball is over the goal line, you need 100% conclusive evidence, and that is not achievable in this circumstance,” he stated.
“It is impossible to definitively demonstrate that the ball has completely passed the goal line.
This time, we anticipate that the on-field call will be upheld and a goal will be given.
Let us consider the beginning point. The decision made on the field is the first step. An on-field goal is scored when the assistant referee maintains the flag down. Therefore, in the assistant referee’s opinion, the ball is still in play. Naturally, the VAR and AVAR enter a check, as they are supposed to. If the ball is out of play, they must evaluate using the cameras and the available footage.
“You hear the VAR at one point say that it looks like it’s gone out of play from a particular angle, and then AVAR correctly says ‘I don’t think you can be conclusive there’. Then an angle appears from the main camera and you hear a reaction, the VAR and AVAR both think at that point that’s evidence to say the ball is out of play.
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