{"id":605868,"date":"2025-12-01T19:29:22","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T19:29:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/605868\/"},"modified":"2025-12-01T19:29:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T19:29:22","slug":"ex-fifa-referee-mark-clattenburgs-verdict-on-whether-celtic-should-have-had-a-penalty-vs-hibs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/605868\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-FIFA referee Mark Clattenburg&#8217;s verdict on whether Celtic should have had a penalty vs Hibs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Celtic\u2019s win at Hibs certainly wasn\u2019t without its controversies.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Martin O\u2019Neill saw out his second-to-last game as he watched <a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/match\/celtic-player-ratings-vs-hibs-as-8-10-produces-surprise-man-of-the-match-display\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Celtic beat Hibs<\/a> at Easter Road to close the gap to Hearts to two points.<\/p>\n<p>The Celtic boss also had to watch the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/news\/mark-clattenburg-weighs-in-on-controversial-liam-scales-penalty-decision-in-hibs-vs-celtic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bhoys concede a ridiculous penalty<\/a> that made the win in the capital a lot closer than it really should have been.<\/p>\n<p>And then there was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/match\/mark-clattenburg-on-celtics-colby-donovan-tackle-vs-hibs-clamps-rangers-hearts-and-hibs-fan-tears\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Celtic defender Colby Donovan\u2019s tackle on Hibs\u2019 Jordan Obita<\/a> which was seen as a yellow card offence and not a red, according to the amateur referees from the Rangers, Hearts and Hibs fan bases.<\/p>\n<p> And now, with many Celtic fans arguing that the Hoops should have had a penalty against Hibs for the challenge on Hyunjun Yang, ex-FIFA referee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/tag\/mark-clattenburg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mark Clattenburg<\/a> delivers his verdict.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2248604329-1-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"Hibernian v Celtic - William Hill Premiership\" class=\"wp-image-341897\" \/>Photo by WM Sport Media\/Getty ImagesMark Clattenburg\u2019s \u2018correct\u2019 verdict on Hyunjun Yang Celtic penalty call vs Hibs<\/p>\n<p>There is an argument from Celtic supporters online that a penalty should have been awarded for the collision between Hyunjun Yang and Hibs\u2019 Rocky Bushiri.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately though, that argument was upheld by Clattenburg, who says VAR and the match referee Nick Walsh made the correct call.<\/p>\n<p>Clattenburg told <strong>67 Hail Hail<\/strong>, \u201cThere was a call for a penalty kick when Celtic\u2019s Yang had a collision inside the penalty area with Rocky Bushiri.<\/p>\n<p>         \u201cThe correct decision not to award a penalty is correct.\u201d Thoughts?         <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe defender plays the ball with the head and there is a clash of heads as Yang comes into the challenge. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe decision not to award a penalty is correct.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Celtic\u2019s next fixture is far more important than Hearts<\/p>\n<p>Celtic\u2019s next fixture is against Dundee at Parkhead in the Scottish Premiership.<\/p>\n<p>Win it, and Martin O\u2019Neill heaps all the pressure back onto Hearts ahead of the big Celtic Park clash next Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Resuming their position at the top of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/premiership-table\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scottish Premiership table<\/a> will be a huge psychological boost to Celtic and a hammer blow to Derek McInnes\u2019 side.<\/p>\n<p>Because, after all, Hearts will have gone from a seven-point advantage to then chasing a four-point lead which not many teams outside of Glasgow can cope with.<\/p>\n<p>  Join Our Newsletter <\/p>\n<p>Receive a digest of our best Celtic content each week direct to your mailbox<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Celtic\u2019s win at Hibs certainly wasn\u2019t without its controversies. 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