Borda was given his marching orders on 30 minutes after he lifted his forearm to block Fornaroli. City won the match 1-0.

The Spaniard will now miss Saturday's Sydney derby against the Sky Blues at Allianz Stadium and won't be available for selection until February 4 when the Wanderers travel across the ditch to take on Wellington Phoenix.

The Match Review Panel ruled Borda had committed the offence of “assault on a player (e.g. violent conduct when not challenging for the ball), including an attempted assault on a player”.

The minimum sanction for the offence is two matches (the mandatory match suspension plus an additional match), however the MRP proposed a three-game sanction.

The 32-year-old decided not to appeal the ban.