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Referee hands out record 53 red cards after chaos at under-20s game in Brazil
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Referee hands out record 53 red cards after chaos at under-20s game in Brazil

The Guardian Football about 3 hours 1 mins read
  • Sendings-off include 43 players and two board members

  • Goal celebration is said to have sparked brawl

An under-20s match in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais descended into chaos, with the referee handing out a record 53 red cards after a brawl.

The incident took place during the first leg of a state ⁠championship semi-final match between ⁠Uberlandia and ​Mamore. In his report the referee, Fernando Patrick Drosghic Modesto, said the trouble began early in the second half, ⁠when a number of Uberlandia officials invaded the field after one of their players was sent off.

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