FURIOUS Morton manager Dougie Imrie says that VAR killed any hope of his team pulling off a giant-killing at Celtic Park, as he slammed the decision to award a penalty to the home side for an apparent handball by Efe Ambrose.
Morton had started the game brightly, but Celtic were gifted an opportunity to open the scoring as the ball cannoned off Ambrose’s arm from close range after a Liel Abada shot had ricocheted off of Jack Baird.
There was nothing the defender could have done to avoid the contact, and as his arm was down by his side, Imrie firmly believes that the penalty should never have been awarded. After a lengthy VAR check though, referee Kevin Clancy pointed to the spot, and Celtic went on to run out easy winners.
