Penalty row erupts as Celtic open with win
Smith, who awarded a dubious free-kick to Celtic last season at Love Street which had ended with Shunsuke Nakamura firing in a late winner, adjudged Will Haining to have fouled Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink inside the box. After Haining was shown a red card, Barry Robson scored from the spot to give the home side a 1-0 win and all three points.
MacPherson, who admitted he had not seen a re-run of the incident, tried but failed to restrain himself after the game.
