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Thu Jul 31, 2014, 10:28 PM Jul 2014

Milk Cup Soccer: Northern Ireland game with Mexico marred by violence

Ugly scenes marred Wednesday's Milk Cup Elite match between Northern Ireland and Mexico U20s in Coleraine as brawls saw four players sent off.

The trouble happened in the second half as Northern Ireland took a 2-1 win.

One of the Mexicans aimed a kick at the head of a Northern Ireland player lying on the ground during the disturbances.

Mexicans Raul Monala Gudino, Carlos Arreola and Kevin Gutierrez were sent off with Northern Ireland's Robbie McDaid also dismissed.

The first brawl led to Gudino, Arreola and McDaid being dismissed while Gutierrez was then red-carded by referee Tim Marshall in the closing stages.

The second brawl broke out with some three or four minutes of normal time left and the referee opted to blow the final whistle when order was finally restored.
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