Football Federation Australia advises the outcome of the Disciplinary Committee hearing convened on the matter in relation to Round 15 incident involving Gold Coast United FC player Sebastiaan Van Den Brink.

The Disciplinary Committee determined that the Player's conduct in relation to the match referee in the 33rd minute of Gold Coast United FC match against Adelaide United FC on Friday, 20 November 2009, was a breach of the Hyundai A-League Disciplinary Regulations.

The Disciplinary Committee imposed a two (2) match suspension with one (1) match suspended until the end of the 2009/10 Hyundai A-League season including Final Series matches and will be triggered in the event that the player commits an offence involving a match official.