Watch the Celtic penalty call at Tannadice that VAR overturned
Celtic were on the wrong end of a VAR call at Tannadice as they tried to break down the blanket defending of Dundee United.
Five minutes from the break a cross was pitched into the centre of the penalty box towards Kyogo Furuhashi.
United keeper Mark Birighitti came out to punch the ball clear- wiping out the Celtic forward with both players falling to the ground.
Referee Don Robertson hesitated for a moment, pointed to the spot with Birighitti getting treatment in the goal mouth.
Kyogo sandwiched between two players, taken out the game, but not a penalty ?
Pushed by the defender & clattered into by the keeper.
What’s the point in VAR pic.twitter.com/1P6bOJD2EP
— Fitzy (@Fitzy__07) January 29, 2023
After checking for a possible offside VAR official Euan Anderson told Robertson to check the incident on the pitchside monitor.
A few moments later the referee was restarting the match with the game goal-less. At half-time with the match goal-less Celtic had 81% possession.