A Hibs vlogger has posted the best available footage of the controversial incident at Easter Road yesterday afternoon when the VAR Alan Muir overruled the on-field decision to disallow a Daizen Maeda goal that would have given Celtic an equaliser by making a ‘factual decision’ that the ball was out of play when Alistair Johnston crossed from the Hibs bye-line.
This new evidence, while not being 100% conclusive, doesn’t look good for Muir who as we now know based his decision on evidence from a camera on the 18 yard line. The Hibs vlogger footage from the byeline doesn’t give a conclusive answer so there is no chance that Alan Muir on VAR was able to make any sort of factual call to over-rule the on-field decisions of both the linesman and the referee.
Brendan Rodgers. Hibs v Celtic. 22 February 2025.Photo: Vagelis Georgariou (The Celtic Star)
The linesman incidentally was a few metres behind play and did NOT raise his flag, while the match referee Steven McLean initially awarded the goal.
Celtic must now ask for the audio to be released as a matter of urgency. Even with this latest footage it can’t be determined factually that the ball was out of play and as a result Alan Muir could not have overruled that on-field decision. That is as far as you can really say.
Have a look at this and judge for yourselves…
This is the best angle I’ve seen. The picture of the yellow ball in the second tweet shows what is considered to be in-play – it only needs to be touching the line. To have a goal overturned by VAR on this basis is incredible. pic.twitter.com/DH0GFlw841
— David 🍀 (@thedavidcurrie) February 23, 2025
Footage from a Hibs Vlogger. A slither of the ball is in. #celticfc https://t.co/9uITkCcNAa pic.twitter.com/ctJ9Z36l7L
— A Grand Old Tee (@AGrandOldTee) February 23, 2025
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🗣️ "Alan Muir has to come out & explain that"Reaction to Celtic's defeat at Easter Road & analysis of their disallowed goal ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/uOMPHAwjYT
— Sky Sports Scotland (@ScotlandSky) February 23, 2025
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