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The appeal of Lithuanian national team and Edinburgh team defender Saulius Mikoliunas to the Scottish Football Federation SFA was partially accepted and the player's 8-match disqualification was reduced by two matches. Just to remind you, Mikoliunas received a red card in a match for attacking a linesman and then earned another one for arguing with the main referee H. Dallas. The committee took into account the fact that the Lithuanian defender is still very young and inexperienced, and this is his first such incident. In total, the player had already missed three team matches due to the first red card disqualification and will now have to miss three more games, including two matches against Celtic (in the league and the cup) and the Edinburgh derby against Hibernian. Ironically, the same referee H. Dallas has been appointed to officiate the upcoming matches between Hearts and Celtic. According to Hearts coach J. Robertson, the Lithuanian player will start in the lineup in the match taking place in Glasgow on Saturday. As you may have already guessed, the previously announced news that the disqualification was completely over was just an April Fools' joke.
