The Dane thought he had opened the scoring at Celtic Park before the VAR team stepped in

Luckless Kasper Hogh has been told the VAR call to chop off his Celtic goal against Kilmarnock was "soft".

And referee John Beaton has been flagged for taking a quick-fire look at the foul by Mika Baur that saw the strike chopped off.

The Dane thought he had ended his 15-game goal drought when he slotted the ball beyond Killie goalkeeper Nico Mantl in the first half of the narrow 1-0 win, but Grant Irvine and the VAR team would send the man in the middle to the pitchside monitor.

German international Baur was adjudged to have fouled Rugby Park skipper Greg Kiltie in the middle of the park, before slipping the ball forward to Camilo Duran - who teed up his teammate Hogh to score.

Simon Donnelly on Celtic TV that it was a harsh call, stating: “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 flagged the response to the flashpoint from whistler Beaton as he examined the incident: “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.”

Peter Grant, however, told Celtic TV the match officials got the call right: “Everything was excellent about it. All the players were involved, Hogh was delighted - then it’s here.

"It’s a free-kick, he has not got the ball. I have got to be honest, if you don’t get the ball then it’s a free-kick - and it is a free-kick. We would be complaining if it was anyone else, but Baur does it that well I didn’t notice it at the time. It’s only when you see it in the replay.”

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