Motherwell's Cedric Kipre wins red card appeal over Scott Brown clash

Motherwell defender Cedric Kipre has won his appeal over his sending off in the 0-0 draw with Celtic after clashing with Scott Brown.
Cedric Kipre, seen here with Scott Brown at the moment of the incident, has won his appeal. Picture: SNS GroupCedric Kipre, seen here with Scott Brown at the moment of the incident, has won his appeal. Picture: SNS Group
Cedric Kipre, seen here with Scott Brown at the moment of the incident, has won his appeal. Picture: SNS Group

The Ivorian defender has had his punishment downgraded to a caution, and will be available for Motherwell’s next home match against Rangers.

A statement on the Steelmen’s website read: “Cédric Kipré has won his appeal against the red card shown to him against Celtic.

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“A claim of wrongful dismissal was accepted by a judicial panel at Hampden Park on Thursday, overturning the decision and cancelling a resulting two-game suspension.

“A yellow card will instead be added to the player’s record for the incident.”

The judicial panel reached a conclusion that the Paris-born defender’s actions did not constitute excessive force or brutality against Brown.

Kipre claimed after the event that he had been trying to stand up, after a challenge from the Celtic captain caused him to lose his footing.

He told MotherwellTV: “I tried to win the ball. He slide-tackled and passed it. So I fell down. I wanted to stand up then he pushed me away.

“So my first reaction was, I don’t know. I tried to push him as well but with my foot. I don’t think I did a bad thing. I just wanted to stand up and keep playing.

“When I got the red card I thought, ‘I’ve let everyone down. Maybe they’re going to lose now because 10 vs 11 is harder.’”

‘Well boss Stephen Robinson said: “We are pleased that the panel ruled in Cedric’s favour. It is a sensible outcome, something that all parties agree with.

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“Cedric is now available for our upcoming games, which are hugely important as we try and reach the top six.

“We can now draw a line under things and move on.”

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