Lee Johnson blasted his Hibs side for serving up a 20-minute video nasty as VAR made it’s debut in their 2-1 defeat to St Johnstone on Friday night.
The Hibees were coasting towards three points to cement their position in third before Kyle Magennis was needlessly sent off on 70 minutes - sparking a 20-minute capitulation. Goals from Nicky Clark and Stevie May turned the game on it’s head after Mykola Kuharevich’s opener to end Saints ’ three game losing run and make it three defeats on the spin for the Hibees.
All eyes had been on the new video assistant referee technology on an historic night for Scottish football. But while Johnson had no issue with the tech he labelled the flop in front of a capacity crowd “soul destroying”. He said: “It’s a hard one to take. Games last 96 minutes and you have to make good decisions for 96 minutes.
