Celtic’s 2-1 Scottish Premiership defeat to Hibernian at Easter Road took a controversial turn last weekend following the disallowing of Daizen Maeda’s potential equaliser in the 83rd minute.
The Japanese forward thought he had secured a dramatic leveller for the Hoops, but his goal was ruled out by VAR after it was judged that the ball had gone out of play prior to Alistair Johnston’s cross.
However, after a review by the Scottish Football Association’s (SFA) key match incident panel, the decision has been deemed incorrect.
The panel concluded that Maeda’s strike should have been allowed to stand, throwing further scrutiny on the VAR decision-making process during the match.
The disallowed goal could have changed the outcome for Celtic, who ultimately suffered a narrow loss in Edinburgh.
Celtic still remain 13 points clear at the league summit and look on course to win yet another title.
