Mark Clattenburg in agreement as slow-mo Rangers footage assessed after controversy vs Kilmarnock
Mark Clattenburg has given a "perfect" assessment of Kevin Kelsy's Rangers goal against Kilmarnock on Saturday.
Controversy has surrounded the Gers' second strike of the game on 10 October, with suggestions that the striker might've handled the ball before scoring.
The goal was given, with Matthew MacDermid's on-field decision standing.
VAR didn't advise the referee to review Kelsy's goal at Ibrox.
Ryan Naderi also scored a brace in the first half and the Light Blues went into the break with a substantial lead.
Despite winning 3-1, the Govan side were fortunate to get the three points by such a margin considering the number of chances the Killie attackers wasted throughout the 90 minutes.
Should Kevin Kelsy's goal in Rangers vs Kilmarnock have been disallowed?
Kelsy was impressive against Kilmarnock, with his hold-up play and strength catching the eye.
In the build-up to the Venezuela international's goal, Dan Neil won the ball from a Killie player, then immediately played it into the striker, who chested it at the edge of the box.
The 22-year-old subsequently fell to the floor, with the ball coming off an opposition defender and falling near the forward's arms as he was down.
Kelsy stood up and scored, but Neil McCann was adamant post-match that it should've been disallowed.
Speaking on So Near, Yet So VAR on 11 October, former referee Bobby Madden said, "I waited to see the images and I have gone through them in super slow-motion.
"You see the ball come on. Kelsy takes the contact on his chest. The next contact comes off the foot of the Kilmarnock defender and then the spin on the ball forces it to drop directly in front of Kelsy, and his arms are out.
"For me, I actually don't believe that it does strike his arm. Even if it does strike the arm, there's no clear footage to show that it does. So there's no way VAR can intervene.
Clattenburg responded, "You've just summed it up perfect. If there's no clear evidence... stay with the on-field decision. If there's no clear evidence here, keep with the on-field decision."
Were Derek McInnes' side lucky to get win vs Kilmarnock?
Derek McInnes wasn't entirely pleased after the game as Rangers continued their winning run.
The Gers have now won seven in a row, but they showed signs of frailty against Kilmarnock.
McCann's team left a lot of space at the back, which the Light Blues' attackers exploited, but the visitors had plenty of opportunities going forward.
Had the Killie players been a bit more clinical, the scoreline on the day could certainly have been different.
McInnes will surely have identified several defensive and midfield weaknesses that could've potentially been detrimental on the Govan side's return after the international break.