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Matthew Fulton

Celtic Morton VAR penalty verdict as Kevin Clancy slammed with pundit's 'farcical' claim

Referee Kevin Clancy couldn't escape a scathing review by Richard Foster after his decision to award a penalty during Celtic vs Morton gained major scrutiny.

The experienced whistler was called over to the monitor early on in Celtic's 5-0 hammering of the Scottish Championship outfit and upon review awarded a penalty for a handball by Efe Ambrose. VAR official Craig Napier was also questioned strongly by pundits after the former Hoops man was deemed to have been harshly penalised inside the area.

Ange Postecoglou's men would go on to convert only Celtic's third domestic spot-kick this season through Aaron Mooy before goals from Kyogo Furuhashi and David Turnbull sealed progression in the Scottish Cup. The early decision irked Ton boss Dougie Imrie and also received the same verdict from former Rangers defender Foster who lay the blame solely upon the referee.

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