Nico Raskin Rangers ghost goal gets KMI panel verdict with one member claiming VAR was right to keep out of it
Nick Walsh and VAr were let off the hook by one but most members felt Raskin did score against Hibs and VAR should have said so
Nico Raskin's Rangers goal that wasn't against Hibs should have been checked and awared by VAR...accoring to MOST of the KMI panel.
Raskin and his Gers teammates were left incensed after the Belgian appeared to force the ball over the line at Easter Road before Rocky Bushiri cleared.
Hibs then went up the pitch and equalised through Kieron Bowie
Everyone in blue was expecting ref Nick Walsh to signal a VAR review andn confirm Raskin that had scored to put the visitors 2-0 up and chalk off the Hibees' equaliser.
But it never came and Bowie's leveller was allowed to stand.
SFA guidance claimed that there was no conclusive evidence or angle that conclusively proved the ball had crossed the line, despite replays appearing to show the ball well over.
Rangers themselves questioned the effectiveness of VAR after the game, with a statement reading: "Incidents like this again bring into question the effectiveness of VAR and also highlight the need to introduce goal-line technology in Scottish football.
Now the independent KMI panel has reviewed the incident, with one of the 5 panel members insisting the officials did everything correctly.
The rpeort read: "The panel discussed this decision at length with the majority (4:1) deeming the on-field decision incorrect.
"The majority (4:1) believed that VAR should have intervened and recommended a factual award of the goal.
"One member of the panel highlighted that they didn't think there was conclusive evidence and a VAR intervention should not take place."
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