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Celtic win with late penalty, Scottish fourth-place race kept alive

sportsMay 13, 202618108

Celtic beat Motherwell when the referee awarded a stoppage-time penalty after a VAR handball review, producing a last-gasp winner. The result keeps Celtic’s push for fourth place alive and sets up a season-deciding match against Hearts. The VAR review concluded the ball struck a raised hand, a costly ruling that decided the match in the closing seconds and will affect how handball is applied in crucial situations.

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