Posted by: cowboy July 4, 2005
A big brawl
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Dallas n Minnesota Brawl: A Fiasco in umpiring n rules enforcement by ANA Sports Committee. Pre-Brawl Status: Dallas ( 0 Yellow Card) ; Minnesota ( 2 Yellow Cards) Minnesota players pushes Dallas players at two different times. However, the pushes get overlooked just by yellow card citations. Brawl Progress(Scene by Scene): 1) Minnesota player(14) pushes Dallas player(10) for the third time. The bullying nature of Minnesota players( perhaps coz of their size) reaches to a new height. 2) There is a standoff between the two for 10 seconds. One Dallas player reaches them to end the hostility but MN player(14) swings at him. He gets hit. 3) Now the brawl has started. Dallas players run towards the scene n exchange a few blows. 6-8 total players seem to get engaged in the 30 second brawl. No. 14(MN) is hurt. He backs off seeking medical attention. 4) No. 14(MN) and No. 10(Dallas) receive red cards. 5) The police interferes. Asks the two to leave the property. They note down the names and no. of the players involved in the brawl and prepare a report. 6) The game is dismissed with the score: Minnesota 2, Dallas 1 and 23 minutes remaining in the second half.
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