players vs fans brawl
Teenage football match sees mass bust up as sent off player fights with crowd as he leaves the field
Incident comes just a week after a kids match is suspended in Spain as parents fought following a bad challenge
A TEENAGE football match descended into chaos after a punch-up between players and spectators.
The violence flared after an away player was red-carded during a confrontation between the two sides at the edge of the penalty area.
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As team-mates escorted him off the pitch to make sure he got to the dressing room without causing any more problems, he was goaded by a home fan in the stands.
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Footage broadcast by Andorra TV’s website Andorra Difusio - and now on YouTube - showed him being held back as he tried to reach him - before a teammate got to him first and got involved in an extraordinary exchange of blows in which other fans also ended up participating.
The disgraceful scenes - at a match on Sunday in Andorra between FC Andorra and AE Prat from El Prat de Llobregat near Barcelona Airport - came just a week after a mass fight between parents at a children’s football match on the holiday island of Majorca.
The youngsters involved in last weekend’s match were aged 12 and 13 and those at Sunday’s game 16 to 18.
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It was not clear last night what the fan at the centre of the punch-up in Andorra said to the away player to make him see red after his sending-off.
AE Prat said on Monday it would make a formal comment on the incident at a press conference in the next few hours.
FC Andorra said in a statement it condemned Sunday’s incident, insisting it always tried to transmit the positive values of sports.
The Catalan Football Federation has launched a formal investigation and police are also thought to be probing the circumstances.
No arrests are thought to have been made.
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Spanish amateur football is still trying to pick itself up from the horrific scenes last weekend during a mass altercation between the dads watching their kids play in the inland Majorca village of Alaro.
Several parents are understood to have invaded the pitch after a bad tackle by one of the players, some to voice protests at the foul and attend to the child that was lying on the grass after being upended and others to try to calm frayed tempers.
Horrified mums could be overheard on the video shouting "shame on you, shame on you" as the dads started squaring up to each other by one of the goalmouths while another yelled "Get that boy out of here. He’s a minor.”
Seconds later the arguing erupted into a full-blown fight after one of the fathers appeared to push another - and was chased down by other dads before being punched and kicked to the ground as others jumped in to defend him.
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Several dads could be seen bear-hugging others from behind to stop them using their fists to carry on the fighting.
A mum looked to try and separate the brawlers but ended up injured and lying on the pitch and a child was left wailing on the sidelines.
Police have already interviewed several parents, who have been told to expect large fines if they are found guilty of wrongdoing.
The violence led to the match being suspended.
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