SOCCER - THREE STANDARD LIEGE PLAYERS BANNED , CLUB FINED .
GENEVA 1996-08-30
UEFA came down heavily on Belgian club Standard Liege on Friday for " disgraceful behaviour " in an Intertoto final match against Karlsruhe of Germany .
The Belgian club were fined 25,000 Swiss francs ( $ 20,850 ) for unsporting conduct and captain Guy Hellers banned for seven games .
He was sent off for insulting the referee and then urged his team mates to protest .
Roberto Bisconti will be sidelined for six Euro ties after pushing the referee in the back as he protested about a Karlsruhe goal , while Didier Ernst was banned for four matches for a verbal attack soon after Bisconti was also dismissed .
Karlsruhe won the August 20 match 3-1 thanks to two late goals .
They took the tie 3-2 on aggregate and qualified for the UEFA Cup .