The bizarre Aberdeen 'handball' against Hearts that everyone missed as Arsenal example explains why VAR ignored it
dailyrecord.co.ukAnte Palaversa was the hero for Aberdeen against Hearts - but he might have turned the villain had ref John Beaton spotted a bizarre 'handball' late on.
The Dons continued their astonishing 100 per cent start to the season with a 3-2 win at Pittodrie but were made to work for it by the struggling Jambos.
The visitors came from behind to lead, before Nicky Devlin equalised and Palaversa struck late on, sparking wild scenes of celebration.Hearts also lost Jorge Grant to a second booking in a fiery game that left ref Beaton with his hands full.
And in the aftermath, Hearts fans have pointed to an alleged handball the whistler overlooked late on. It came deep into stoppage time after Dons keeper Dimitar Mitov came to claim a cross.With just seconds remaining of the six added minutes, it was celebrated like a goal, and Palaversa was over to congratulate his keeper as the penalty box cleared.
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