East Bengal's Justin handed 6-match ban, to miss Gokulam match

The AIFF’s disciplinary committee imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh on Jobby Justin, along with the six-match suspension.

Published : Mar 05, 2019 22:33 IST , New Delhi

Jobby Justin has nine league goals this season.
Jobby Justin has nine league goals this season.
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Jobby Justin has nine league goals this season.

East Bengal on Tuesday suffered a blow as its striker Jobby Justin has been suspended for six matches for an ugly spat with Aizawl FC defender Kareem Nurain in a previous match, ruling him out of its I-League title-deciding tie against Gokulam Kerala on Saturday.

The AIFF’s disciplinary committee also imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh on Justin, along with the six-match suspension. Nurain was also handed the same punishment of six-match ban, along with a fine of Rs 1 lakh.

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Both were serving interim suspensions, before the AIFF Disciplinary Committee took the decision of six-match ban and fine.

Justin, hailing from Kerala, was found spitting on Nurain after an ugly second-half tackle in their I-League match in Kolkata on February 25. The referee showed two yellow cards in succession to Nurain and sent him off.

“Both Justin and Kareem have been handed six-match ban and Rs 1 lakh fine each. The disciplinary panel took it as a serious offence committed by both of them,” a source in the AIFF told PTI on condition of anonymity.

Justin, who is reportedly leaving East Bengal after this season for Indian Super League side ATK, is currently the highest Indian goal-scorer this I-League season with nine strikes from 17 matches. He is the joint highest goal-scorer for East Bengal with Enrique Esqueda.

Gokulam Kerala midfielder Guilherme Castro has also been suspended for a year, besides imposing a fine of Rs 2 lakh.

Brazilian Castro had clashed with the referee following his sending off in the 81st minute against Shillong Lajong.

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