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Monday, October 8, 2012
Birighitti hit with one-game A-League ban
Newcastle Jets goalkeeper Mark Birighitti will miss this Saturday's A-League blockbuster against Sydney FC after being suspended for one match.The 21-year-old was shown a red card midway through the second half of their clash on Sunday against his old club, Adelaide United, for using his hands outside the box.Birighitti blocked a shot by Reds playmaker Dario Vidosic, who scored a goal in Adelaide's 2-0 win at Hunter Stadium.The A-League's match review panel confirmed on Monday that Birighitti won't be available for the highly-anticipated clash against the Sky Blues.Sydney FC are hoping Italian striker Alessandro Del Piero's first home game for the club and Emile Heskey's second appearance for the Jets will attract a record crowd at Allianz Stadium.The Sky Blues' biggest crowd for a home game is 33,458 when they faced Melbourne Victory in 2008.A record 93,800 fans filled the five stadiums during the opening week of the new A-League season to beat the single-round record of 87,000 achieved in round three last season.