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Celtic blast 'VAR intervention', confirm appeal for Auston Trusty's dismissal
Celtic defender Auston Trusty will serve a three-match suspension after the Scottish Football Association dismissed his appeal against a VAR-reviewed red card.
- On Tuesday, the Scottish Football Association rejected Celtic's appeal over Auston Trusty's red card, which was lodged on Monday.
- During Sunday's match at Celtic Park, Trusty forcefully batted Jamie McGrath's arm at a corner, prompting VAR official Grant Irvine to call Referee Matthew MacDermid to the pitchside monitor, who then issued a straight red.
- Martin O'Neill said, `'Well, I've just had a word with the referee, and he said that he was going to just have a word with the two players, first of all, then I think VAR intervened and said that it was violent conduct'`, defending Trusty after Celtic argued the decision was harsh.
- That ban begins with the crucial Glasgow Derby against Rangers at Ibrox on Sunday and forced Celtic to consider Benjamin Arthur, Dane Murray and Kieran Tierney as replacements after they conceded a late goal.
- VAR's intervention patterns have drawn scrutiny after pitchside reviews, as St Mirren overturned Richard King's red card on Saturday, exposing serious deployment issues awaiting written judgements.
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CelticnewsnowCeltic issue statement after SFA dismiss Auston Trusty appeal
Celtic have issued a strong statement in the wake of the SFA’s decision to reject the club’s appeal against Auston Trusty’s red card. With around 19 minutes to play, Trusty was shown red for slapping away Jamie McGrath’s hands as the players prepared for a Celtic corner. Referee Matthew MacDermid was on hand and appeared to be readying himself to speak with both players before it flashed up that VAR was looking at a possible red card for violent…
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