Furious Kasper Schmeichel confronted referee Nick Walsh after Celtic's Scottish Cup win over Kilmarnock.
The Celtic No1 had been left furious over the decision to allow Kilmanrock's equaliser late in the first half amid huge appeals for a handball.
Fraser Murray's cross into the box appeared to strike Robbie Deas on the arm and deflect for Bobby Wales to fire home from close range.
Kasper Schmeichel usually epitomises the idiom "cool, calm & collected" but he was visibly upset as he remonstrated with ref Nick Walsh after the Scottish Cup tie between Celtic & Kilmarnock, before being ushered away by Brendan. Heartening to see this display of passion, though pic.twitter.com/3n5rd6KLDg
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Schmeichel was adamant a free-kick should have been given and the goal chopped off. However, after a VAR review the goal was given.
In previous years, the goal may still have been ruled out but IFAB Laws of the Game were altered in 2021 to provide clarity on similar incidents.
It was decided that accidental handball that leads to a team-mate scoring would NOT be considered as an offence and therefore play should continue uninterrupted.
Explaining the change in a statement, IFAB correspondence read: "Accidental handball that leads to a team-mate scoring a goal or having a goal-scoring opportunity will no longer be considered an offence."
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Clearly, still upset over the major incident, Schmeichel was seen in a discussion with referee Walsh after the final whistle.
The goalkeeper could be seen motioning with his arm in reference to the handball decision.
Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers then shook the hands of the officials as he led Schmeichel away while discussing the talking point.
