SFA issues verdict on Celtic’s match-winning penalty against Motherwell

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe Scottish Football Association's key match incident (KMI) panel ruled that Celtic's match-winning penalty against Motherwell was incorrectly awarded, a decision that significantly impacted Hearts' title hopes. The KMI panel also confirmed that a previous decision, where Hearts were denied a penalty against Motherwell, was incorrect, with these two calls ultimately affecting the title race where Hearts finished two points behind Celtic. The Scottish Senior Football Referees Association has condemned the 'entirely disproportionate' scrutiny and abuse directed at match officials, including threats and the leaking of personal details, following recent controversial decisions. Match referee John Beaton was placed under police protection after his personal details were leaked online following the controversial penalty decision in the Celtic-Motherwell game. The Scottish Professional Football League has launched a disciplinary investigation into five matches from the end of the season, including the Celtic versus Hearts title decider, due to incidents of unacceptable conduct such as pitch invasions. In fullCeltic’s controversial penalty at Motherwell should not have been given, SFA rulesThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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