Vrancken furious as VAR denies Hearts in Kilmarnock draw

Hearts boss Wouter Vrancken slammed the officials after VAR ruled out what he called a 'clear' first-half goal in a 1-1 draw at Kilmarnock.

What happened. Hearts had an 11th-minute goal ruled out when VAR spotted a handball by Laurent Mendy in the build-up, after Cathal McCarthy had headed into his own net. Kilmarnock had taken the lead through Jamie McCart's early own goal, and the game finished 1-1.

• Vrancken insisted the original effort was going wide before McCarthy's intervention and should have stood under this season's guidelines.
• Killie boss Neil McCann praised his players' steel and discipline after leading for so long.
• McCann felt his side showed togetherness and fight to earn a point.

“The rules are clear about it. It's strange that VAR comes in between and rules wrong.”

— Wouter Vrancken

The dropped points leave both sides reflecting on a contentious night as VAR again takes centre stage in the Scottish Premiership.

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