Watch the Celtic penalty claim at Ibrox that John Beaton and Willie Collum denied
Celtic appeared to be the victims of another baffling VAR decision during their 2-2 draw at Ibrox.
In the 52nd minute John Beaton had no hesitation over awarding the home side a penalty when Fashion Sakala clashed with a grounded Carl Starfelt. After a VAR check the decision stood, James Tavernier scored to put the home side 2-1 in front.
This is a stonewall penalty pic.twitter.com/avJelFOlJy
— David ? (@thedavidcurrie) January 2, 2023
Should Celtic demand an explanation on Ibrox penalty decisions?
Yes, time for accountability and transparency
No, just teething problems, take it on the chin
Twelve minutes later Celtic were pushing for an equaliser when Carl Starfelt had a swipe at goal. The Swede isn’t the most prolific around goal but quite clearly Connor Goldson raised both hands with contact made with the ball.
Beaton paused the game, Collum reviewed the incident and decided that no offence had been committed. In 20 SPFL matches this season the Ibrox side have yet to concede a penalty, Celtic have now had five awarded against them since VAR was introduced in October.
With two minutes of standard time left to play Kyogo Furuhashi equalised for Celtic, seven minutes were added without any further goals or penalty incidents.