It looks like Sakala is offside- Motherwell boss calls out Andrew Dallas over dubious VAR call

Stuart Kettklewell has called out Andrew Dallas over a very dubious offside call that saw his side fall 3-2 behind soon after equalising against Micky Beake’s outfit at lunchtime today.

Fashion Sakala looked to be in an offside position on the left wing as the ball was played wide, the ball was delivered into the penalty box and finally put into the net by Todd Cantwell.

On Sky Sports it looked like a clear offside, the goal was given after an offside and handball check with the momentum taken from Kettlewell’s side.

A few minutes later some dodgy Etcha-sketch style lines were broadcast to justify the decision to allow the goal to stand.

I thought the last 10 minutes were harsh on us and I need some clarity on the big calls in the game. The Sakala one is a massive moment. And I also need clarity on Callum’s second yellow card. There’s contact there but he’s trying to protect the ball and he’s not aware of Cantwell behind him. The contact is made on Cantwell’s shoulder. That was really frustrating.

I’m not calling anyone out – I just need clarity. For the third goal, it looks like our player Dan Casey is the blue line which is behind the red line of Sakala, from the pictures I’ve seen. It looks like Sakala is offside. I’m not hammering the system but it’s a big goal at an important time.

There’s a degree of frustration there. I have faith in VAR but I’ve always said there can’t be an opinion on offside calls. They have to be crystal clear, there can be no grey areas. But coming away from that game, I think there is a grey area today. That third goal has planted a seed of doubt in my head.

Today was the eighth time this season that Nick Walsh has refereed a match involving the club that he works with on a daily basis at Boclair Academy in Bearsden.