The 31-year-old turned and bundled the Derry sub to the ground and referee Conor Lane issued a red card after consulting with linesman David Coldrick, though video evidence suggested it was more a push than a striking offence and it many expected that Fenton would get off.
Brian Fenton will miss Dublin’s Championship opener against Meath on Sunday after having his one-match ban upheld.
But having brought the matter to the Central Hearings Committee, the red card was endorsed, meaning that the player will serve a one-match ban as things stand, with the Category III offence of “behaving in any way which is dangerous to an opponent” ultimately proven at his hearing.
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