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A youth football match in Brazil saw 53 people sent off after a mass brawl, surpassing the record for the most dismissals in a single game, Brazilian media reported, according to Anadolu Agency.
The incident took place on Sunday at Parque do Sabia Stadium in Uberlandia, during the first leg of a semifinal in the second division of the Minas Gerais state under-20 championship between Uberlandia and Mamore.
According to referee Fernando Patrick Drosghic Modesto’s match report, 43 players, eight members of coaching staff and two Uberlandia board members were sent off.
The previous record recognized by “Guinness World Records” was 36 red cards, shown in a fifth-division match between Argentine teams Atletico Claypole and Victoriano Arenas in February 2011. “Guinness World Records” has not publicly confirmed the new record.
The brawl began in stoppage time after Mamore scored to take a 3-1 lead. Brazilian media reported that a Mamore player taunted the Uberlandia bench while celebrating the goal.
Modesto said in his report that the disorder made it impossible to show the red cards on the pitch. He ended the match because of a lack of security and said a police report was filed over threats made against him.
Uberlandia later said it would forfeit the second leg, sending Mamore to the final.
