Michael Stewart has blasted referee Nick Walsh for sending off Alex Cochrane and branded the call 'utter garbage'.
The Jambos were reduced to ten men after the Jambos defender tugged oncoming Celtic forward Daizen Maeda with VAR checking for a potential denial of a goalscoring opportunity. On-field official Walsh initially dished out a yellow before a VAR review saw that decision cancelled out and a straight red given.
Former Hearts man Stewart filleted the officials on air with Willie Collum in the VAR hot-seat. The BBC man branded the decision 'utter garbage' and said it was an 'absolute shambles' for Cochrane to be ordered off.
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He told BBC Sportsound: "There's no malice...did you see any Celtic players complaining? No.
"Garbage, utter garbage. What an absolute shambles. By the way, see how Nick Walsh strolls back on to the park, it's so dramatic. Like it's part of a show.
"Not a single player was disputing the original decision.
"This isn't solely on Willie Collum, although he shouldn't have got involved. Nick Walsh has watched it again and he has the ability to stick with his original decision.
"It's good play from Maeda, he cuts across the defender, there's nothing Cochrane can do. For me, he hasn't pulled him down and there's plenty of defenders there."
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