Referee brandishes 36 red cards in one match

A referee has set a record by showing 36 red cards in a single game, dismissing all the players, substitutes and coaches.

The crazy scenes occurred in the fifth tier of Argentinean football between rival teams Claypole and Victoriano Arenas.

With two players already dismissed in the first half, the second descended into chaos when players went lunging into tackles and there were repeated stand-offs between them. It boiled over when a mass brawl erupted that saw the managers and coaches enter the pitch with their fists flying. Some fans were also seen joining in.

Referee Damian Rubino would later file his match report, in which he saw fit to serve every player with a red card, along with a further 14 people, a mixture of subs and coaches.

Victoriano Arenas manager Domingo Sganga, discussing the manic scenes in Buenos Aires, was quoted as saying: "They wanted to kill me". Meanwhile his opposite number Sergio Micielli says the referee overreacted to the brawl: "Most players were trying to separate people. The ref was confused".

/popcorn haha

Lolll football quality looked decent though for the 5th tier...

But what a mess....

South Americain are alway passionate, so this doesn't really surprise me, whats more surprising is that this kind of fight doesn't happen more.

Lolll football quality looked decent though for the 5th tier...

Musn't forget that Argentina is a massive football country, no doubt there are passionate and talented players numbering in the thousands and maybe in the ten of thousands. Quite enough to fill quite a few divisions with good enough player who hope to make it big or failed to do so but still enjoy playing.

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@Footy_watch Well, it is fifth division in argentina, don't expect much quality in term of filming.