It seems that Celtic got away with one yesterday at Motherwell.
Shortly after Bevis Mugabe put in a horror attack on David Turnbull the ball was bouncing around the Celtic penalty box. Without doubt Boli Bolingoli raised his left arm to the ball as it bounced favourably allowing Celtic to clear through Cameron Carter-Vickers.
That was good enough for Graham Alexander and a variety of pundits to jump on. A refereeing mistake had saved Celtic, Ange Postecoglou’s side had away with one, again.
Closer inspection reveals a slightly different story, like the recent Nicky Clark penalty claim in the 1-1 draw with Dundee United the referee had missed a clear foul before the highlighted Celtic incident.
I took still from video. It definitely hits strikers hand. https://t.co/hcXjPTCktJ
— Good Guy Barry (@Goodguybarry) October 17, 2021
Lot of fuss over the supposed penalty Motherwell were denied. Bolingoli handled ball but the Motherwell forward clearly handles ball first to control it. pic.twitter.com/eG0QxuvJ90
— Good Guy Barry (@Goodguybarry) October 16, 2021
As the ball comes in from the right Kevin van Veen raises his left arm to control the ball, from his arm the ball changes direction and strikes Bolingoli.
Yes, Celtic got away with one but only because stand-in ref Craig Fordyce failed to see the handball from van Veen immediately before Bolingoli handled.
Motherwell boss Graham Alexander in ‘we don’t get them’ dig at officials as he blasts ‘blatant’ penalty not called against Celtic’s Bolingolihttps://t.co/ggWXmeG62b pic.twitter.com/0AkvJtHL6u
— Scottish Sun Sport (@scotsunsport) October 16, 2021
? “I’m learning very quickly that it’s easy to give a penalty against us, it’s very difficult to give one for us…”
Motherwell boss Graham Alexander less than impressed after being denied a penalty against Celtic. pic.twitter.com/2S1NSXkYdq
— Clyde 1 Superscoreboard (@ClydeSSB) October 16, 2021
Pundits in unanimous penalty verdict as Motherwell boss Graham Alexander offered sympathy over Celtic callhttps://t.co/zUCUJoeMmj pic.twitter.com/oNItrHx1xb
— Scottish Sun Sport (@scotsunsport) October 16, 2021
?? “I definitely think VAR would have helped us. It would have given us a 1-0 win away to Rangers, would have given us a penalty here today.”
Graham Alexander bemoans key decisions in loss to Celtic | @sked21 https://t.co/6G6iym9wrh
— Scotsman Sport (@ScotsmanSport) October 16, 2021
As a Celtic fan I thought it was a Motherwell penalty until I seen the footage of the Motherwell player handball it first, I was mistaken maybe the Motherwell manager with apologies once he’s seen it. Naw!!! Don’t think so.