Manager Celta Brendan Rodgers has demanded blunt evidence of the SFA that Daizen Maeda's late draw in Hibs deserved to be marked after accusing Vara Alan Muir of making a game change call.
The Japanese striker had returned to the game by scoring in the middle of the second period after the key of the first half of Josh Campbell for the hosts and seemed that he had won a 2-2 draw when he broke the ball home after goalkeeper Jordan Smith. He had shed a cross of Alistair Johnston.
However, despite the fact that the main player of Stand, David Roome, had maintained his low flag, Var Muir intervened and advised the referee Steven McLean to discard the goal based on the fact that the ball has crossed the goodbye before Johnston Lo put.
“Obviously, I am disappointed with the objective that was rejected since our impulse was high at that point in the game,” Rodgers said.
Rodgers has asked the SFA to prove that the ball had left before Celtic's goal not allowed
Var officials ruled that the ball had gathered before the McGregor cross
'I hope to see conclusive evidence that (the ball) was out. The line player, on this side, had his flag enough today, but, for the goal, he clearly had one of the best views on the floor and kept his low flag, which tells me that he felt he was in.
'If this is the case, then you must go and check it with VAR, but you are taking an angle from the 18 -yard line. If you are taking the angle from the 18 -yard line, and you can tell me that you can say absolutely 100 percent (I was outside), you are having an assumption.
'These are great games to guess, especially at this time of the season. So that disappointed that, and that is what killed our impulse a bit. I felt it was hard for the team.
'The line player was in a great position, so it was disappointing to have the officer canceled at that time. We were in a great moment. We reach two and, and we still have enough time to find a winner.
Rodgers spoke with the referee McLean later, but received little breath.
“He just said that it was a decision of VAR, which was in fact, which will be interesting from the 18 -yard line, if it does not have the real images,” Rodgers said.
“I don't want to be too critical until someone produces real evidence that tells us that the ball had come out conclusively.”
Captain Callum McGregor was clear when asked if Celtic players shared the surprise of the Rodgers to which Maeda's goal was beaten from the record.
'Yes, absolutely. We have seen all the angles, '' he said. 'The bank was convinced that it was a goal. The line player did not lift his flag, so the decision in the field is an objective. From what we have seen then, it is a great decision to cancel.
'That is part of the game. People make mistakes and you have to accept it and move on.
Rodgers admitted that his players were not at the top of his game in the opening period, making three substitutes for part time, but they refused to be too critical following their demanding exhibition by pressing Bayern Munich halfway to leave the 3-2 champions League.
'Listen, these players have been brilliant. We are disappointed with our beginning of the game, “Rodgers said.
'We gave a horrible goal. That gives the crowd something to hold on. We had some good times in the first half, but not too many.
Then we grant a disappointing objective just in the part -time. We make the changes to try to regenerate the team and, in the second half, we were excellent.
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'We do not want to have excuses about fatigue, fatigue. You are in a great club. You have to play through that. Today we were not in that.
McGregor has also reiterated the need for players to return to the horse at home to Aberdeen on Tuesday night and keep the prime minister under control.
“It's a bad day in the office, but we have to dust quickly,” he said. 'We have another game on Tuesday night and then another game on the weekend too. We are disappointed with the result and performance, but we have been here before.
'We understand that you have to legislate for one of them from time to time and we don't have too many days.
'We go down after a couple of minutes and if the tails get up, it gives them energy. Then, things with the ball were a bit passive. Credit for them, they played well, had a good game plan and obtained their goals at the right time. ''