Pembroke Hamilton Club have come good with a promise to impose sanctions on those responsible for verbally and racially abusing top local referee Martin Wyer at a match last February.

After a probe into the incident that occurred during the FA Cup quarter-final between Flanagan’s Onions and PHC Zebras at Goose Gosling Field, the spectator has been punished by the Warwick club, who had vowed to impose sanctions on any supporter found guilty of committing the “outrageous act”.

However, club officials have opted not to name the culprit whose actions prompted the resignation of Wyer.

“PHC is aware that racial language was uttered by a spectator in a match on February 8, 2015,” Jonathan Ball, the PHC president, said.

“As a result of the club’s investigation, we have levied, punished and offered support services for the individual as follows:

• Four-match ban of all Premier Division Football games at PHC Stadium

• Probation for a 12-month period

• Support services from CURB (Citizens Uprooting Racism in Bermuda)

• Reduction of ban to two games upon satisfactory completion of services offered by CURB.

“PHC condemn any and all forms of racism as it goes against the very foundation of the club.

“We will use the game of football to help educate society and to continue to be a positive impact on our community.”

Ball also dismissed claims that PHC had been reprimanded by Concacaf for the spectator’s alleged unruly behaviour as “inaccurate”.

Wyer was verbally and racially abused by sections of the crowd at the FA Cup quarter-final between Onions and PHC.

During the heated match, which Onions won 2-0, the Englishman booked five players and sent off Robert Bean, the PHC assistant coach, who launched a outburst at the referee from the bench, although there was no inference that his invective was of a racist nature.

Wyer, who claimed it was the second time he had been racially abused at a local football match, decided enough was enough and informed the BFA that he would be resigning as a referee later the same day.

The Bermuda Football Association also launched an inquiry into allegations of racist abuse that led to the resignation of one of the Island’s top referees.

The findings of the BFA’s inquiry, however, remained unknown as of yesterday.