Muscat was sent off for an off-the-ball elbow to Tommy Oar in the second half, and the Match Review Panel - consisting of Barry Such (Chair), Simon Micallef and Alan Davidson - deemed the incident worthy of a lengthy ban.

Muscat was found guilty of "Assault on a Player (e.g. violent conduct when not challenging for the ball)" and has until midday on Tuesday to accept the proposed sanction or refer the matter to a hearing by the FFA Disciplinary Committee.

From the same game, Wellington Phoenix have been charged with team misconduct after the "club's participants collectively showing dissent towards a match official".