The Wellington Phoenix are "disturbed" with the disciplinary process of Football Federation Australia and are seeking an explanation.

The club issued a statement on Sunday morning, saying they were concerned with aspects of the reduction in sanction for Melbourne Victory player Besart Berisha after he was sent off against the Phoenix in Wellington earlier this month.

Berisha was suspended for two matches by the A-League match review panel for lashing out at Wellington skipper Durante from the ground while receiving treatment during Victory's 4-1 win.

But Football Federation Australia's independent disciplinary committee reduced that ban to one match after a two-and-a-half-hour hearing on Tuesday, ruling that Berisha had been sanctioned sufficiently after serving a one-match ban.

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He played and scored for the Victory in Friday's night's playoff match against the Brisbane Roar, but won't be in action again after the Victory were beaten 2-1.

Durante was livid that the ban had been reduced, writing on his Twitter account that "I won't have my name tarnished by lies."

Berisha told the committee that as he lay on the ground in a "dizzy" and sore state receiving a concussion test by the club doctor, Durante approached him and moved his boot onto his hip and his hand to his throat.

"He moved close to my hip with his boot and he said `You have nothing wrong, stand up', and he kept pushing at my hip," Berisha said.

"He was pushing down on my throat and I couldn't even talk to the doctor."

While unable to confirm any contact with Berisha's throat, the committee agreed it was Durante's intention to bait Berisha into reacting, which they said was out of order.

The statement from the Phoenix said the club has reviewed the video evidence made available to the Disciplinary Committee.

"The Wellington Phoenix is most disturbed that the overwhelming video evidence in this case was ignored in favour of two still photographs, along with testimony by employees of Melbourne Victory, which has subsequently called into question the reputation and character of our club captain Andrew Durante," the statement said.

"Andrew Durante has played over 200 A-League games and has had an excellent disciplinary record in that time. Durante is an outstanding ambassador for our club and the A-League, and the Wellington Phoenix is concerned unfounded comments about his actions in the incident have been made public."

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