Melbourne City will be without Awer Mabil for its next two A-League Men fixtures.
The Socceroos winger received a straight red card in the 65th minute of City’s 2-1 win over Western Sydney Wanderers on Saturday night.
Football Australia’s independent Match Review Panel has since reviewed the incident, determining that Mabil committed the offence of ‘Assault on a Player (e.g. violent conduct when not challenging for the ball)’ under the A-Leagues Disciplinary Regulations.
Mabil has been handed a two-match suspension, the minimum sanction for the offence, and will be eligible to return for City’s Melbourne Derby against Victory on Saturday 19 December.
