Unbelievable scenes unfolded during an Under-20 football match in Brazil, where a massive on-field brawl resulted in 51 red cards being issued before the game was abandoned. The unprecedented incident occurred during the second half of the Campeonato Mineiro Under-20 Second Division semi-final between Uberlandia and Mamore at Estadio Parque do Sabia in Minas Gerais.
The situation spiralled out of control in the 54th minute, shortly after Mamore extended their lead to 3-1. What began as a heated exchange between players quickly turned into a massive confrontation involving footballers, substitutes, coaching staff and club officials. The chaos reportedly took officials nearly 40 minutes to bring under control.
According to the referee’s official report, the trouble started when Mamore forward Davi celebrated his team’s third goal by running towards the Uberlandia dugout and taunting the home side’s substitutes and staff. His actions angered Uberlandia goalkeeping coach Paulo Sergio Dias Dos Santos, who rushed onto the pitch to confront the forward. The confrontation soon escalated into a mass brawl.
The situation became increasingly difficult to manage as members of both teams’ support staff, substitutes and club management joined the altercation. Even the match officials struggled to restore order as the violence spread across the field.
Referee Fernando Patrick Drosghic Modesto also mentioned in his report that six ball boys became involved in the incident. They allegedly attacked members of the Mamore contingent using various objects, chairs and stretchers. With the situation getting out of hand, military police were summoned to the stadium to bring the confrontation under control.
GUINNESS WORLD RECORD HAS BEEN BROKEN IN BRAZIL IN A FOOTBALL GAME. A Guinness World Record was broken for the number of red cards in a single game, the Minas Gerais Under-20 Championship clash between Uberlândia and Mamoré saw 51 sendings off, including 43 players and eight members of coaching staff 🤯🟥 A mass brawl that began in the 54th minute saw the referee break a record that had stood since 2011 for the most expulsions in a single fixture, according to reports from O Tempo 😭 The referee’s report indicated that the chaos wasn’t limited to the players. Six ball boys reportedly participated in the aggression, throwing punches, kicks, and objects at players and members of the Mamoré coaching staff. Stretchers and chairs were also used in the fighting that took close to 40 minutes to subside, while local military police were forced to attend to assess the vandalism inside the stadium after the air had cooled 🇧🇷
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The aftermath of the violence reportedly extended beyond the pitch. Allegations emerged that Uberlandia officials damaged equipment belonging to Mamore’s team, while members of the visiting side allegedly retaliated by vandalising the home team’s dressing room.
51 Red Cards Issued In One Football Match
Three players had already received their marching orders before the mass confrontation erupted. Following the incident, referee Modesto recorded another 48 dismissals in his official report, taking the total number of red cards to an astonishing 51.
The disciplinary action covered 43 players, eight members of the support staff and two club board members. The unprecedented tally established a new record for the highest number of red cards issued during a single football match.
Argentina Previously Held Record
Before the incident in Brazil, the record for the most red cards in a single football match stood at 36. That extraordinary figure was recorded in 2011 during a fifth-division encounter in Argentina between Claypole and Victoriano Arenas.
However, the Brazilian Under-20 fixture surpassed that mark by a considerable margin, producing one of the most extraordinary disciplinary incidents ever witnessed in football.
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