Celtic penalty right, Hearts wrongly denied - SFA
The Scottish FA confirmed that Celtic's late penalty against Motherwell was correctly awarded, while Hearts were unjustly denied a penalty in their match against the same team. Referee Steven McLean reviewed the incident involving Hearts' Alexandros Kyziridis but ultimately ruled no foul. The head of refereeing, Willie Collum, expressed support for the decision regarding Celtic's penalty but noted that the Hearts incident should have resulted in a penalty kick.
- ▪Celtic's penalty against Motherwell was deemed correct by the Scottish FA.
- ▪Hearts were denied a penalty despite a VAR review that suggested a foul occurred.
- ▪Willie Collum stated that the expected decision for the Hearts incident should have been a penalty kick.
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