Al Ain striker Asamoah Gyan has been suspended for two matches by the Asian Football Confederation after they reviewed the Ghana captain�s horror tackle on an Al Hilal�s player during an Asian Champions League semi-finals.
Gyan was sent off with 20 minutes left in the September 30 game following a two-footed lunge at Salem Al Dawsari, the Saudi Arabian winger.
The incident sparked strong words and some shoving between the teams, with Gyan involved in a brief skirmish before having to be ushered from the pitch by teammates.
The Black Stars captain claimed afterwards he reacted to a derogatory remark from Mihai Pintilii, Hilal�s Romanian midfielder.
However, Gyan has been slapped with a two-game ban and will now miss Al Ain's cracker against Al Wahda at the Hazza bin Zayed Stadium on Wednesday.
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