Disciplinary Updates
This Disciplinary Updates section details selected Notices of Complaint issued by the Compliance Officer and Claims lodged and dealt with under the Judicial Panel Procotol.
This section will also be regularly updated with the outcomes of cases.
Notice of Claim | Kofi Balmer, Player, Motherwell FC
Player: Kofi Balmer (Motherwell FC)
Match: Kilmarnock FC v Motherwell FC on Saturday, 5 April 2025
Competition: Scottish Premiership
Offence: A1 - Serious Foul Play
Claim: Wrongful Dismissal
Fast Track Tribunal Hearing: Tuesday, 8 April 2025
Outcome: Claim Upheld. Original sanction of a red card for A1 – Serious Foul Play is
rescinded with immediate effect.
Notice of Claim | Kyle Benedictus, Player, Dunfermline Athletic FC
Player: Kyle Benedictus (Dunfermline Athletic FC)
Match: Dunfermline Athletic FC v Greenock Morton FC on Saturday, 1 March 2025
Competition: Scottish Championship
Offence: A4 - Denying the opposing team or an opponent a goal or an obvious goal scoring opportunity as defined by Law 12.
Claim: Wrongful Dismissal
Fast Track Tribunal Hearing: Tuesday, 4 March 2025
Outcome: Claim Upheld. Red card for A4 – Denying the opposing team or an opponent a
goal or an obvious goal scoring opportunity as defined by Law 12;
is rescinded with immediate effect.
Notice of Claim | Mohamed Diomande, Player, Rangers FC
Player: Mohamed Diomande (Rangers FC)
Match: Dundee United FC v Rangers FC on Sunday, 26 January 2025
Competition: Scottish Premiership
Offence: A2 - Violent Conduct
Claim: Wrongful Dismissal
Fast Track Tribunal Hearing: Tuesday, 28 January 2025
Outcome: Claim Upheld. Original sanction of a red card for A2 – Violent Conduct is
rescinded with immediate effect.
Notice of Claim | Dan Casey, Player, Motherwell FC
Player: Dan Casey (Motherwell)
Match: Motherwell FC v Kilmarnock FC on Friday, 20 December 2024
Competition: Scottish Premiership
Offence: A2 - Violent Conduct
Claim: Wrongful Dismissal
Fast Track Tribunal Hearing: Tuesday, 24 December 2024
Outcome: Claim Partially Upheld. Original sanction of a red card for A2 – Violent Conduct is rescinded with immediate effect, and replaced with a caution for cautionable offence B1f – Holds or pushes an opponent.
Notice of Claim | Marcus Fraser, Player, St Mirren FC
Player: Marcus Fraser (St Mirren)
Match: Dundee United FC v St Mirren FC on Saturday 30 November, 2024
Competition: Scottish Premiership
Offence: A4 - Denying the opposing team or an opponent a goal or an obvious
goal scoring opportunity as defined by law 12
Claim: Wrongful Dismissal
Fast Track Tribunal Hearing: Wednesday, 4 December, 2024
Outcome: Claim is Upheld. A4 - Denying the opposing team or an opponent a goal or an obvious goal scoring opportunity as defined by law 12 is rescinded.