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Efe Ambrose Celtic handball earns unanimous pundit verdict as VAR call leaves Shaun Maloney 'feeling sorry' for Morton

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A full house of pundits have insisted Morton defender Efe Ambrose should not have been punished for a handball against Celtic.

The Championship side faced a tough task as they looked to pull off a major Scottish Cup shock against Ange Postecoglou's side, but luck wasn't on Dougie Imrie's men when they faced off against the Premiership leaders.

Liel Abada's shot cannoned off the foot of Jack Baird in the penalty box, and hit the hand of Ambrose in the box as he lunged to block the drive from the Celtic winger.

Referee Kevin Clancy initially did not award the spot kick, but following a lengthy VAR check Craig Napier sent the man in the middle to the monitor.

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