Celtic managed to pick up an unglamorous but important win over Kilmarnock on Sunday. A first-half goal from Liam Scales was enough for the Hoops to pick up all three points, but it could and should have been more comfortable.
Martin O'Neill's men largely controlled the game and rarely looked under threat, but they would have likely to have taken a bigger lead into the final minutes.
Benjamin Nygren missed a penalty late on, but Celtic had the ball in the net before Scales scored his goal in the first half. It looked to be a nice team goal, which resulted in Kasper Hogh sweeping home from close range, a goal that would have ended his three-month goal drought.
But VAR spotted a foul in the build-up from Mika Baur that fans won't be happy with. Baur reached into a tackle from behind, and the very least, it was debatable whether it was a foul, with the German seemingly getting the ball.
Simon Donnelly on Celtic “At the time I thought he had won the ball, but he might get a touch on the Kilmarnock player’s foot. I thought he had won the ball back brilliantly, it’s soft. It’s a fantastic team goal. I thought Baur had done brilliantly.”
Speaking on BBC Sportsound, James McFadden added: “I mean it looked like he didn’t even get to the monitor, maybe he didn’t have to.
"When watching it live, it looked like a clean challenge and good play by Mika Baur. But it must have been pretty clear.”
It was a frustrating moment for Hogh, who had celebrated ending his long goal drought, but in reality his goalless run will continue, and as of Monday, that drought has officially reached three months, stretching back to the hat-trick he scored against Kilmarnock the first time these two sides met.
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