One red and record 15 yellow cards in South Darfur soccer match

25/11/2013 14:31

A referee issued one red card and 15 yellow cards during a match between the teams of Karari en Hay El Wadi in South Darfur.During the match on Sunday in Nyala, the capital of South Darfur, when a referee sent-off one player presenting him a red card, the angry player started to beat the referee.After the player left for the public tribune, he continued fighting with some supporters. After the break, the referee tried to keep order between the two teams using 15 yellow cards, the sports newspaper El Koona reported today.Guinness World Records recognise a record of 14 yellow cards issued in a FIFA World Cup championship. This occurred during Spain’s 1-0 victory over the Netherlands in Johannesburg, South Africa, on 11 July 2010.File photo: Soccer tournament in El Salam, South Darfur (Oliver Chassot/Unamid)

A referee issued one red card and 15 yellow cards during a match between the teams of Karari en Hay El Wadi in South Darfur.

During the match on Sunday in Nyala, the capital of South Darfur, when a referee sent-off one player presenting him a red card, the angry player started to beat the referee.

After the player left for the public tribune, he continued fighting with some supporters. After the break, the referee tried to keep order between the two teams using 15 yellow cards, the sports newspaper El Koona reported today.

Guinness World Records recognise a record of 14 yellow cards issued in a FIFA World Cup championship. This occurred during Spain’s 1-0 victory over the Netherlands in Johannesburg, South Africa, on 11 July 2010.

File photo: Soccer tournament in El Salam, South Darfur (Oliver Chassot/Unamid)