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Your Weekly WTF’s in the World of Football

– By Pedro –

Red Card Extravaganza

“The Derby of the Peace”.

Ya right…it was nothing close to peaceful…and it was a pay per view boxing extravaganza ??

A Brazilian derby match between Vitoria and Bahia was abandoned with 11 minutes remaining on Sunday in a game marked by a mass punch-up between players from both sides.

It all started after a Bahia goal was scored and it was celebrated with a provocative dance in front of the Vitoria supporters. This led to fury from the home players.

Punches were thrown and five men were sent off; three from Bahia and two from Vitoria.

Two more players, one from each side, were sent off a couple of minutes later, as tempers frayed and trouble spread to the terraces.

With 13 minutes left, a fourth Vitoria player was sent off, prompting Bispo to kick the ball away and force the referee into awarding him his second yellow and a match-ending red.

With teams requiring a minimum of seven players, the referee was forced to end the game.

I would hate to be the referee in this game…absolute chaos !!

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This story is from the Wednesday, February 21, 2018 newsletter.

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