It did not take long after the SPFL Premiership resumption for a controversial VAR decision to rear its head.
This time the scene was Victoria Park in Dingwall as Ross County defender Alex Iacovitti was judged to have handled the ball while challenging Celtic's Cameron Carter-Vickers for a header.
Referee Willie Collum stopped play with VAR Steven Kirkland eventually urging him to check the incident.
Collum consequently blew for a penalty, which Jota converted to put Celtic 1-0 up. It was the Portuguese winger's 12th goal of the season.
You can watch both the penalty kick and the incident in the clip below:
🍀 JOTA FROM THE SPOT!
— Sky Sports Scotland (@ScotlandSky) April 2, 2023
Celtic are 1-0 up after a VAR check for handball. Andy Walker says the penalty is 'ridiculous', do you agree? pic.twitter.com/ItNbeM8rDf
Prior to the game, Hoops manager Ange Postecoglou said both Reo Hatate and Aaron Mooy were 'close' to making the Celtic squad.
The midfield duo were rated doubtful in the build-up to the match, with Postecoglou saying at his pre-game press conference that the pair would be assessed on Saturday before the Dingwall trip a day later.
Neither man made the matchday contingent, with youngsters Ben Summers and Rocco Vata named on the bench.
"Hopefully next week," Postecoglou told Sky Sports when asked if Hatate would be back soon. "Him and Aaron were close but not quite ready. We've got a full week after this game and if everything goes well he should be available."
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