MLS’s disciplinary committee has suspended Tampa Bay goalkeeper Thomas Ravelli a total of six games and fined the former Swedish national team star $5,000 for an incident that occurred during the Mutiny’s 3-2 loss at home to the New England Revolution on July 4. Following New England forward Raul Diaz Arce’s conversion of a penalty kick in the 75th minute, Ravelli ran directly towards referee Ruben Rodhas, kicking the ball and striking him in the legs. Ravelli was immediately sent off by Rodhas for the infraction. The games for which Ravelli is suspended are as follows: July 8, 1998 – Tampa Bay vs. Worcester Wildfire (U.S. Open Cup) July 11, 1998 – Tampa Bay @ MetroStars July 15, 1998 – Tampa Bay vs. Los Angeles Galaxy July 18, 1998 – Tampa Bay @ San Jose Clash July 22, 1998 – Tampa Bay vs. MetroStars at Chattanooga, Tenn. (U.S. Open Cup) July 25, 1998 – Tampa Bay vs. Colorado Rapids With first-year keeper Doug Petras in goal for the first game without Ravelli, the Mutiny defeated the Worcester Wildfire, 3-2, in a penalty-kick shootout July 8 at the University of Central Florida in U.S. Open Cup play. Ravelli will also miss the Mutiny’s next Open Cup contest, July 22 in Chattanooga, Tenn., as well as four MLS regular-season games. He will be eligible to return to the Tampa Bay lineup July 29 at Washington. The Mutiny has called up David Allred of the A-League’s Raleigh Flyers to serve as Petras’ backup.