In an attempt to clarify VAR’s ruling, Bobby Madden tried to deny Rangers a penalty against Celtic at Parkhead.

The debate and controversy surrounding the Hoops’ 2-1 victory against their opponents on Saturday afternoon continue, and the former official offered his opinion.Under pressure from Abdullah Sima, Alistair Johnston handled the ball inside the box, but referee Nick Walsh declined to point to the spot. After an assessment, Willie Collum in the technology truck concluded there was no case to answer for, so the game went on.

The fact that an offside had also been observed in the build-up to the alleged handball in the second half infuriated the Gers, who were also furious at the call and the lack of communication. Madden, meanwhile, maintains that Collum did not believe the handball should have been called a spot-kick in the first place because if he had, there would have been an on-field review. Following that, the offside would have resulted in the penalty being reversed.

Madden posted on his Instagram page, “This is a clear punishable handball offence, in my opinion.” “Hard for the referee to notice, and VAR will continue to review all decisions made in the penalty area.

“If the penalty was awarded on field it would have been disallowed when the VAR checked the APP (Attacking Phase Possession).”Since it wasn’t given, VAR would have examined it. In addition to checking the APP, VAR would determine the offside if he thought it was a penalty.

“To prevent any misunderstandings, the referee will be consulted for an on-field review before determining whether to call a penalty. Play would recommence if the referee determined that it was an offside and called a penalty.

“The game would resume as if the referee hadn’t stopped it for a penalty. Although this procedure can be a little onerous, its purpose is to guarantee that the decision-making process is comprehensible to all.

In other words, VAR did not consider it to be a penalty. Several minutes later, an image of an offside was only released to demonstrate why a penalty would have been the incorrect call and to justify not intervening. Ultimately, the right choice was made.

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