HIBERNIAN’s Fraser Fyvie has been given a two-match ban for pretending he had been headbutted by Rangers’ Andy Halliday in Monday’s match between the sides at Ibrox. Halliday was red-carded for the incident which saw him respond to a foul on him by Fyvie by appearing to aim a kick and then a shoulder charge at the Hibs midfielder. Referee Bobby Madden saw Fyvie holding his face immediately afterwards and sent Halliday off.

The Scottish FA’s compliance officer, however, has decided that Fyvie had feigned injury and offered the 22 year-old a two-game suspension that has been accepted. The former Aberdeen player will now miss two matches against Raith Rovers, the first in the Ladbrokes Championship and the second in the William Hill Scottish Cup, for causing the referee to make “an error of judgement”.

A statement from the SFA revealed Fyvie had breached Disciplinary Role 201 “in that at the above match you committed an act of simulation in that you feigned that you had received a blow to the face or head from Andrew Halliday of Rangers FC. That this act of simulation supported an error of judgement by the Match Referee that Andrew Halliday had head-butted you upon the face or head, and caused the Match Referee to make an incorrect decision to dismiss Andrew Halliday for the offence of violent conduct.”

Rangers have appealed Halliday’s red card and his claim of wrongful dismissal will now be considered by an independent tribunal on January 7. He will now be free to play in Rangers’ match away to Dumbarton on Saturday.

Alan Stubbs, the Hibernian manager, had previously stated he hoped Halliday would succeed in his appeal while revealing he did not want his players to indulge in acts of gamesmanship.

“I want us to do things right on and off the pitch and if there’s no contact then I hope Andrew gets off with it,” he said.