St Johnstone fans at Dens Park. The Dundee striker spoke of the “regrettable” incident that occurred during his side’s Premier Sports Cup quarter final defeat.
Griffiths, on loan from Celtic, faces an SFA sweat with the Hampden beaks aware of the incident and the police have also launched an investigation.
The 31-year-old said: “It was regrettable that the pyrotechnic ended up back in the stand as my intention was just to remove it from the pitch.“Having just lost a goal I was eager to get the match restarted as quickly as possible and I would like to apologise for any distress caused by this action.” The Tayside club aded in their statement: “Dundee Football Club and Leigh Griffiths would like to address a regrettable incident which.
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