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Kingston In Hot Water

Last updated : 12 March 2007 By Ed_ScottishFitba
Hot head reaction may not have been ehelpful
Hearts midfielder Laryea Kingston could be in for a bit of free time thanks to the SFA amid claims he called referee Steve Conroy a racist after being sent off at Pittodrie on Saturday. The Ghana international was shown the red card midway through the second half following his second bookable offence. Kingston had been shown a yellow card for persistent fouling before being ordered off after a high challenge. However, Kingston decided to protest on a nose-to-nose basis with Conway and had to be dragged away by team-mate Christophe Berra. It is understood Kingston was later shown a second red card by Conroy amid claims he accused the official of being racist. The SFA are likely to dish out to Kingston an extended suspension or call him before a disciplinary hearing to explain his actions after they receive Conroy's report on the game.

Kingston, who is on loan at Tynecastle from Russian side Terek Grozny, is no stranger to disciplinary procedures. He was ruled out of the World Cup last summer after being given a four-game ban by FIFA following his sending-off in the African Nations Cup in January last year. The midfielder was also dismissed during Ghana's 1-0 win over Senegal after an off-the-ball altercation. Hearts skipper Craig Gordon was unhappy with referee Conroy's performance after he cautioned four other Jambos players on top of Kingston, while Aberdeen had no-one booked. The Scotland keeper said: "Indiscipline isn't helping us but you would have to ask the referee about some of the bookings. Maybe one or two Aberdeen players could have been booked as well but there's a difference when you're at home. I just said to the referee what I thought. I was annoyed but I was controlled and got my point across."
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