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DUNDEE UNITED star Nadir Ciftic has won his appeal against a two-match suspension as a panel ruled he did not kick Celtic skipper Scott Brown in the head at Tannadice on Sunday.

The Turkish striker was successful as he put his case forward to a tribunal on this afternoon at Hampden.

Paul Paton has been cleared to play in Sunday’s QTS Scottish League Cup Final against Celtic after his red card was overturned.

But Ciftci was already banned having picked up two bookings earlier in the competition.

He was issued with a notice of complaint by SFA compliance officer Tony McGlennan for violent conduct during the explosive Scottish Cup quarter-final tie which ended 1-1 and saw Celtic defender Virgil van Dijk and United's Northern Irish international Paton dismissed.

He will now be free to play in Scottish Cup quarter-final replay against Celtic on 18 March, as well as the following Premiership league match against the same opponents.

Earlier in the day Dutch defender van Dijk won his appeal against a violent conduct red card and had his two-game suspension quashed which means he can play for the Hoops on Sunday.