Ryan Edwards has escaped retrospective action for his challenge on Alfredo Morelos – but fellow Dundee United defender Mark Connolly is facing a disciplinary charge for alleged breaches of coronavirus protocols.
It is understood that Scottish Football Association compliance officer Clare Whyte referred Edwards’ challenge to three former referees but they could not reach the required unanimous decision that it warranted further action.
A notice of complaint could have been raised by Whyte before 3pm on Tuesday if the incident was deemed serious foul play of an “exceptional” variety and was not seen in full by referee Kevin Clancy and his fellow match officials.
An act can be deemed exceptional if the level of force was “very high”; or if the challenge was malicious or designed to cause injury; or there was a “very high” level of danger; or if the challenge caused a “significant injury”.
A club statement read: “Dundee United confirms it has received a notice of complaint from the compliance officer in relation to an alleged breach of rules 24 and 77 by defender Mark Connolly.
“The club is co-operating fully with the Scottish FA on this matter and will make no further comment at this time.”
