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Hibs penalty incident goes under microscope as corner kick decision leaves Partick baffled Wilson quizzed on key incident in cup tie Hibs fell on right side of VAR in Sunday’s Premier Sports Cup win over Partick Thistle - and Jags manager Mark Wilson had no complaints about a controversial call during the match. Hibs progressed to the quarter-finals thanks to a 1-0 victory over the Championship leaders at Easter Road, with Owen Elding’s 12th-minute goal the difference between the two teams. However, there was a heart-in-mouth moment for Hibs when Joe Newell was originally penalised for a handball midway through the second half. Referee Duncan Nicolson immediately pointed the spot after a Seb Drozd shot hit the Hibs skipper’s hand, but the official was advised by VAR to review the decision and while the ball clearly struck Newell’s arm, it was deemed to be in a natural position and the award was overturned. Wilson was magnanimous in his post-match interview and offered little complaints on the matter. “I know managers say this all the time,” said Wilson, “but our footage was that far behind, I don't even know what I was looking at! I was looking about 10 minutes before so I didn't quite see it, I've been shown the footage again I can only have to believe that they got it right. VAR's there for that reason so I've no complaints about that, that they took their time “To be fair to the referee at the time, I think we all thought it was a handball so nah, that's fine for me.” Hibs were given possession after the restart, which did perplex Wilson given the ball had gone out for a corner kick when it hit Newell. “I’m a bit confused why we were only given a corner after that though,” added Wilson, “which is wild but that's the crazy bit, that we're punished. It was a great opportunity and now we have to defend our goalkeeper getting a dropped ball so I don't know if that's in the rules or whatever, but the ball definitely went out. “So no issue with the penalty, they looked at it and just VAR hasn't been kind to us, has it?”