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| Brazilian football match abandoned after mass brawl and nine red cards | Brazilian football match abandoned after mass brawl and nine red cards |
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| A Brazilian football match between Vitoria and Bahia was abandoned with 11 minutes remaining on Sunday after the hosts had six men sent off in a game marked by a mass punch-up between players from both sides. | A Brazilian football match between Vitoria and Bahia was abandoned with 11 minutes remaining on Sunday after the hosts had six men sent off in a game marked by a mass punch-up between players from both sides. |
| The score in the Bahia state championship clash between the two local rivals was 1-1 when Bruno Bispo became the ninth player in all, and the fifth from Vitoria, to be shown the red card. | The score in the Bahia state championship clash between the two local rivals was 1-1 when Bruno Bispo became the ninth player in all, and the fifth from Vitoria, to be shown the red card. |
| With teams requiring a minimum of seven players, the referee was forced to end the game. | With teams requiring a minimum of seven players, the referee was forced to end the game. |
| Denilson opened the scoring for Vitoria after 33 minutes but Vinicius levelled with a penalty four minutes into the second half. | Denilson opened the scoring for Vitoria after 33 minutes but Vinicius levelled with a penalty four minutes into the second half. |
| He celebrated with a provocative dance in front of the Vitoria supporters, which led to fury from the home players. | He celebrated with a provocative dance in front of the Vitoria supporters, which led to fury from the home players. |
| Punches were thrown from both sides and five men were sent off, three from Bahia and two from Vitoria. | Punches were thrown from both sides 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. | 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 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. |
| Brazil’s sporting court will now decide what action to take over the indiscipline and the result. | Brazil’s sporting court will now decide what action to take over the indiscipline and the result. |
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