{"id":587517,"date":"2026-05-16T15:56:33","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T15:56:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/587517\/"},"modified":"2026-05-16T15:56:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T15:56:33","slug":"daizen-maeda-celtic-offside-goal-vs-hearts-clarified-as-expert-shuts-down-ignorant-fans-with-basic-rule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/587517\/","title":{"rendered":"Daizen Maeda Celtic ‘offside’ goal vs Hearts clarified as expert shuts down ‘ignorant’ fans with basic rule"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Hoops’ were awarded the crucial goal late on following VAR intervention<\/p>\n

16:09, 16 May 2026Updated 16:11, 16 May 2026<\/p>\n

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The angle of the offside VAR decision shown by Sky Sports<\/p>\n

The decision to overturn the offside ruling against Daizen Maeda<\/a> for Celtic as they saw off Hearts has been clarified.<\/p>\n

With five minutes remaining on the clock,<\/a> Maeda slotted the ball into the net to break Jambos’ hearts – but David Roome’s offside flag went up to give the visitors some hope.<\/p>\n

However, Kevin Clancy in the VAR<\/a> room drew the lines and judged that there had been no offside in the build-up to give the goal to Celtic.<\/p>\n

Sky Sports showed the angle which appeared to show goalscorer Maeda in an offside position when Marcelo Saracchi played the ball down the left flank in the build-up.<\/p>\n

However, despite the image gathering traction on social media – it was Callum Osmand <\/a>who the ball was slipped to before he pulled the ball back to Maeda in the centre of the box.<\/p>\n

Osmand – who later scored to round off the 3-1 victory and seal the title with the last kick of the ball – was onside at the time.<\/p>\n

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Callum Osmand (circled) is the player who receives the ball<\/p>\n

Referees Steve Conroy and Des Roache heaped praise on referee Don Robertson and the match officials following the game.<\/p>\n

Posting on The Ref’s View podcast X account, they stated: “Congratulations to Celtic on winning the title. Commiserations to Hearts on a very valiant effort.<\/p>\n

“Very good performance from Don and his team today, under massive pressure. They got the big calls right and kept control. Absolutely despicable scenes at the end of the game.”<\/p>\n

Responding to punters who noted the controversial angle, the referees said: “He is not interfering with play as the ball was not passed to him.<\/p>\n

“That, sadly, shows your ignorance of the Laws of The Game. Basic.”<\/p>\n

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