Roar wait on spit penalty

BRISBANE Roar defender Avraam Papadopoulos faces a nervous wait to discover the length of his suspension for spitting at Sydney FC striker Matt Simon, with the A-League match review panel referring the incident to an independent disciplinary and ethics committee.

Papadopoulos is certain to miss at least six matches, with the mandatory ban under A-League regulations for such an offence being five games added to the automatic one-match ban for being sent off.