Watch the Liel Abada ‘goal’ that was mysteriously disallowed by Euan Anderson
Soccer Football - Scottish Premiership - Celtic v Livingston - Celtic Park, Glasgow, Scotland, Britain - December 21, 2022 Referee Euan Anderson looks at the VAR monitor and later disallows Celtic's third goal scored by Liel Abada REUTERS/Russell Cheyne
The fans inside the stadium and the thousands watching worldwide on Celtic TV were left in the dark over the decision to disallow a second half ‘goal’ from Liel Abada.
David Turnbull was pushed into a clearance knocking the ball forward, a Livingston defender got a despairing head onto the ball before the winger netted for what looked like Celtic’s third goal of the game.
The standard VAR check took longer than expected, the screen in the stadium announced a possible offside but it seems that VAR Steven Kirkland was unable to get a Hawkeye image to clear the confusion.
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Incredibly match referee Euan Anderson was called on to have a look on the pitchside monitor, after a delay of four minutes the match restarted with a free kick to Livingston.
Seven minutes of stoppage time were added, Celtic held on to a 2-1 victory but fans watching on Celtic TV weren’t provided with a Hawkeye image to explain the decision to disallow the ‘goal’.