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Bojan Miovski, who had substituted in for Rangers against his former team, sent the ball into the net.

His goal would have brought the team within close range of current Scottish Premiership leaders, Hearts.

However, referee Matthew MacDermid was called to review and declared the goal void, deciding that the ball had ricocheted off Connor Barron's arm before Miovski's strike.

Despite the disruption, Rangers continued their course and ended the match with a 4-1 victory.

Contributions to the scoreboard were made by Tochi Chukwuani, Mikey Moore, and Nico Raskin, with a remarkable free-kick by James Tavernier.

Given the close competition in the title race predicted to last until the end of May, decisions like these from referees must be faultless, as one goal could tip the scales.

The goal was decided to be struck off due to Barron's supposed handball in the lead-up play by the referee.

This decision to rule out Miovski's goal has drawn attention to the effectiveness and precision of VAR-on-field referee coordination.

With the title still up for grabs, it sparked a conversation about the officials and the...

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