Peter Haring red card appeal successful as Hearts…

Peter Haring red card appeal successful as Hearts midfielder free to face Aberdeen

Peter Haring will be free to face Aberdeen this weekend after Hearts' bid to overturn his red card from the 2-2 draw with St Mirren was successful.

The Austrian midfielder was given his marching orders by referee David Dickinson after a sliding challenge on Mark O'Hara shortly after Josh Ginnelly pulled the Jambos back into the game with his strike in the 73rd minute.

A late Lawrence Shankland penalty kept Steven Naismith's side in the race for third as they match the Dons' draw with Hibs, and Haring's downgraded sanction comes as a welcome boost ahead of this weekend.

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Hearts currently sit five points behind Barry Robson's Aberdeen side knowing they must win against them at Tynecastle to stand any chance of sealing a second consecutive third place finish.

Defeat on Saturday would confirm the Dons as best of the rest and leave them battling it out with Hibs for fourth to secure a place in the Europa Conference League qualifiers this summer.

A fast track tribunal hearing saw Haring's sending off reduced to a caution on Wednesday (May 17), with the red card coming just a week after Alex Cochrane was dismissed for pulling back Celtic's Daizen Maeda in a last man challenge, with the Hoops going on to win 2-0 in Gorgie.

A statement on Hearts' Twitter page read: "The club can confirm that Peter Haring's red card has been reduced to a caution following a Hampden hearing.

"Peter will be available for selection for Saturday's cinch Premiership match with Aberdeen at Tynecastle."

The club can confirm that Peter Haring's red card has been reduced to a caution following a Hampden hearing.

Peter will be available for selection for Saturday's cinch Premiership match with Aberdeen at Tynecastle. pic.twitter.com/N9WM6GElO8

— Heart of Midlothian FC (@JamTarts)