CONTROVERSIAL Melbourne Victory striker Besart Berisha could find himself in strife after appearing to make obscene gestures to Sydney FC fans as he left the field at Allianz Stadium on Saturday night.

Sydney FC and Victory played out a dramatic 3-3 draw and Berisha had a hand in two of his side’s goals.

But the fiery striker did himself no favours when he appeared to make offensive gestures, including grabbing his crotch and ‘flipping the bird’ in the direction of fans in the western grandstand at the end of the game.

Several FFA officials saw his actions, which the Match Review Panel are likely to discuss today, even if the incident wasn’t recorded in the referee’s notes.

While there is no precedent to follow for behaviour which could be seen as bringing the game into disrepute, Berisha has been punished for making provocative gestures in the past.

When he was still playing for the Brisbane Roar in 2012, the Albanian was involved in an altercation with the Sky Blues’ Pascal Bosschaart. Berisha ended that match with his shirt off, encouraging Bosschaart to settle their disagreement outside of the playing field.

He copped a one-match ban after being found to be in breach of three provisions of the national code of conduct, including offensive behaviour/provocative gestures and provocation or incitement of hatred or violence.

media_camera Sydney FC striker Bernie Ibini (L) is held back as he confronts Victory forward Besart Berisha.

Saturday’s Big Blue was a typically heated encounter and Berisha was once again in the middle of it when he and Bernie Ibini were involved in an altercation.

But it was the Victory who had every right to feel aggrieved after referee Strebre Delovski awarded the home side a dubious penalty.

Replays clearly showed that Seb Ryall tripped over his own feet in the box before tumbling down and the controversial decision to award a “non-existent penalty” left Victory coach Kevin Muscat seething after the game.

“If we just start giving away (penalties), making decisions and claiming it’s an advert for the A-League then we’re going down the wrong path,” he said.

“We’re heading severely down the wrong path. It just seems at the moment the two sets of teams are not deciding the outcome of a game.”

Sydney FC remain fifth on the A-League ladder 26 points after Saturday night’s draw.

The Sky Blues are the only NSW side seemingly in finals contention. The Central Coast, Newcastle and Western Sydney Wanderers are all languishing in the bottom three places on the table.

Sydney FC are at home to the Mariners on Saturday before a highly anticipated match-up with bitter rivals the Wanderers at Pirtek Stadium the week after.