THE Scottish FA have admitted a VAR bungle in Celtic’s win over Motherwell as the relevant 18-yard camera did not capture the controversial offside incident.
Jota had netted for the visitors at Fir Park before a VAR review where he was adjudged to have been offside.
Footage used to make the decision came from a camera situated capturing a wider view of the park from the opposite half of the field.
However, referee operations have defended the decision insisting Hawk-Eye technology is “designed to calibrate an accurate offside decision” from either 18-yard line camera position.
In a statement, it’s stated that the host broadcaster has been given feedback over the incident as part of “our regular review of the system operation”.
A statement released by the Scottish FA referee operations read: “Referee Operations can confirm that during a VAR review at Motherwell v Celtic, the footage from the relevant 18-yard line camera did not capture an appropriate view of the incident.
“While the broadcast footage was only able to show a wider camera angle for viewers, Hawk-Eye technology is designed to calibrate an accurate offside decision from either of the two 18-yard line camera positions, with the subsequent VAR review determining that the Celtic player had received the ball in an offside position.
“We have provided feedback to the host broadcaster on the incident as part of our regular review of the system operation.”
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