Reo Hatate should have been sent off in Celtic’s 2-0 victory over Kilmarnock on Sunday, according to the Scottish FA’s key match incident review panel.
The Celtic midfielder was booked for catching Liam Donnelly with his studs, and video assistant referee Don Robertson agreed with on-field official Nick Walsh’s decision.
However, by a 3-2 majority, the KMI panel has deemed that the offence was serious foul play that “endangered the safety of the opponent” and VAR should have intervened to recommend a red card review.
The incident occurred in the closing stages when Celtic were 2-0 up and Hatate was substituted five minutes from time.
In the same game, the panel unanimously agreed that a yellow card and no VAR intervention was the correct call for Joe Wright’s challenge on Adam Idah where the Kilmarnock defender caught the Celtic striker with an elbow.
