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