Denis Bastick's black card against Kerry has been downgraded to a yellow card offence.

Bastick's participation in the 1-10 to 0-15 defeat to Kerry in Killarney was cut short after he was issued with a black card by referee Eddie Kinsella following an altercation with Kieran Donaghy.

The Dublin midfielder appealed the decision and, after watching video evidence, the GAA Central Hearings Committee has ruled that he didn't deliberately pull down an opponent.

He was, however, found guilty of rough play which is a yellow card offence.

A statement released by the CHC explains: 'The Hearings Committee found that the video evidence provided was sufficiently compelling to prove that the Defending Party did not deliberately pull down an opponent; however, it found that a lesser infraction of rough play had occurred.

'The Committee directed that the original fixed penalty for the cynical behaviour infraction be set aside'.

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