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Aberdeen penalty against Rangers splits VAR panel as three key moments assessed
The decision to award Aberdeen a penalty against Rangers in the Dons' 2-1 victory at Pittodrie has left the SPFL's VAR review panel split.
The Key Match Incident Review Panel assessed three big decisions from the Premiership clash, with their report on incidents across the top flight in the last midweek published on Friday.
And in the latest release, the panel were split on the decision to give a penalty for a handball by Gers defender John Souttar to Jimmy Thelin's side.
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Referee John Beaton was called to the pitchside monitor to review the incident, and he awarded the penalty after a brief review, but Jamie McGrath's tame effort was easily saved by Jack Butland.
Aberdeen in the end went on to secure the three points, with Shayden Morris netting a dramatic winner in front of a raucous Pittodrie crowd.
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While the majority of the panel believed VAR was correct to intervene and give the Dons a penalty, one member felt that the video assistant referee was incorrect.
Don Robertson was on VAR duties that night, with two other incidents assessed by the panel, and here's what was said on each major call.
Balogun foul on Sokler
In the first-half, Dons fans were left furious when Leon Balogun brought down Ester Sokler in a last man challenge that looked to be a clumsy mistake from the Gers defender.
However, it was deemed he got the vital touch on the ball despite leaving Sokler in a heap, and the panel backed up Beaton's decision.
They said: "The on-field decision was unanimously supported. The panel highlighted that the Referee was in a credible position to make the correct call in what was a very tight decision."
McCausland strike ruled out
Ross McCausland thought he'd given his side a much needed boost when he scored in front of the Red Shed, but VAR was quick to intervene after the assistant referee called for offside.
He was deemed to be in a credible position to get his call correct, with VAR confirming was proved to be a tight offside call when the lines were drawn.
The panel noted: "The on-field offside decision was unanimously supported. The panel highlighted that the Assistant Referee was in a credible position to make the correct call in what was a very tight decision."
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Souttar handball
The decision to award a penalty to Aberdeen didn't go down well with the travelling Rangers supporters, and one panellist also felt it was the wrong decision on the night.
Beaton awarded the penalty after a pitchside review, and the majority of the panel felt he had made the correct call on the night.
On the handball incident, the report states: "The panel discussed this decision at length with the majority (4:1) deeming the on field decision incorrect.
"The majority (4:1) believed VAR was correct to intervene and award a penalty for handball.
"One panelist believed that a penalty should not have been awarded and VAR was incorrect to intervene.
