Brazilian football match turns into a massive brawl! The referee was furious and broke the world record by issuing "51 red cards"

On the 1st of this month, a U20 second division league match was held at a Brazilian football stadium. As a result, a large-scale violent fight broke out, and the referee issued 51 red cards. (Picture taken from social platform "X")

The smell of gunpowder is super strong! Brazil recently held a U20 second division league. At first, the two teams were back and forth and the scores were even. However, after the visiting team's players scored to open the score in the second half, they made provocative gestures towards the home team. As a result, the two sides broke out into fierce conflicts and even turned into an indiscriminate fight, causing the situation to completely get out of control. The video of this epic brawl is currently going viral on the Internet. The referee handed out an unprecedented 51 red cards, which also shocked the global football world.

According to comprehensive foreign media reports, the conflict occurred on the 1st of this month when the Parque do Sabiá in Minas Gerais, Brazil, hosted the U20 Second Division Championship. The home team Uberlândia faced the visiting team Mamoré. In the second half, Mamoré led 3-1. A Mamoré player made a provocative move toward the home team's bench, causing a conflict between the two sides.

Videos posted online showed that in addition to fierce and violent fights between players from the two teams, benches, coaching staff, staff, and ball boys, they also threw drinks, food, benches and other items at each other on the court. The entire melee lasted for 40 minutes, and the game was forced to be interrupted. According to the post-match disciplinary report, after the referee expelled all those involved in the conflict from the field, he also issued a total of 51 red cards to 43 players and 8 members of the coaching staff.

The Guinness World Record certified "Most red cards in a football match" occurred on February 27, 2011 in Argentina's fifth tier league, when a total of 36 people were expelled. According to a report from Sky Sports Football, the record has been officially confirmed by Guinness World Records and was broken by 51 red cards in the Brazilian U20 Second Division League.

According to the referee, relevant personnel of the home team broke into the stadium to protest the verdict. Some people were even suspected of intimidating the referee and threatening to kill him. They reported the case to the police afterwards. The stadium manager pointed out that on the day of the incident, not only were there conflicts on the field, but 14 doors, sinks, faucets, showers, toilets, lockers, wooden benches and electrical equipment were damaged. Even the medical stretcher and jacuzzi were damaged, and the police were asked to intervene.