East Bengal's Justin banned for 6 matches

The All India Football Federation's (AIFF) disciplinary committee on Tuesday banned East Bengal forward Jobby Justin and Aizawl FC defender Kareem Omolaja for six matches while Gokulam Kerala FC midfielder Guilherme Castro was suspended for a year.

Justin and Omolaja were fined Rs 1 lakh for spitting on each other during their I-League clash while Castro was fined Rs 2 lakh for spitting on the referee.

In the match between East Bengal and Aizawl, Justin and Omolaja clashed against each other and the referee showed two yellow cards in succession to the defender and sent

him off.

The first was for a rash tackle on Justin and the second for dissent.

Later, Aizawl submitted video evidence to AIFF trying to show that Justin had spat on Omolaja.

"The video evidence was carefully examined and the disciplinary committee decided on the bans," I-League CEO Sunando Dhar said.

Meanwhile, Brazilian Castro spat on the referee and was sent off in the 81st minute against Shillong Lajong. East Bengal are still in the title race and would be missing the services of Justin who is their top scorer with nine goals.