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Robbie Neilson rues VAR as Hearts boss hits out at tech element that will 'kill football'

Hearts manager Robbie Neilson has hit out at a VAR 'shambles' in their 1-1 draw with Livingston.

The Premiership clash is the last the Jambos will play until the World Cup break subsides next month and again it was packed with controversy thanks to the top flight's new technology. Kye Rowles was sent off after being deemed to have denied Joel Nouble a clear goalscoring opportunity, Craig Gordon saving Sean Kelly's resulting penalty after Stephen Kelly initially put David Martindale's men in front.

Alex Cochrane then escaped a red card after a lengthy VAR check before Josh Ginnelly struck after 97 minutes to seal a last-gasp point for the 10-man Hearts side. Neilson said things have to improve after several delays to the game: "It was a shambles, wasn't it? We've got this period now where hopefully it gets better. We don't need three or four minutes to check every single decision. It needs to be done a lot quicker.

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