Scottish Premiership: Cvancara and VAR controversy helps Celtic win to put pressure on Hearts

Celtic recover to defeat 10-man Motherwell 3-1Cvancara scores penalty after Longelo red card Tomas Cvancara converted another crucial penalty as a major intervention by the video assistant referee helped second-placed Celtic come from behind to beat Motherwell 3-1. The Czech striker followed up his Scottish Cup penalty shootout winner at Ibrox with Celtic’s second goal in the 72nd minute after Emmanuel Longelo had been dismissed for a challenge on Daizen Maeda.The referee, John Beaton, had initially given a goal kick, but a lengthy look at the VAR monitor at the behest of Kevin Clancy changed the complexion of the game.This story will be updated