(ALJAZEERA) Ten red cards were dished out in Argentina’s Champions Trophy final after Racing Club midfielder Carlos Alcaraz sparked a melee with his match-winning goal celebration in front of the Boca Juniors fans.
Tempers can flare in the heated tension of a football game, but it remains unusual to see more than one red card in a game.
Those who like to see the game finish with fewer than 22 players were in for a treat on Sunday.
Racing Club beat this year’s Argentine league and domestic cup champions Boca Juniors 2-1 in extra time with midfielder Alcaraz scoring the winning goal for Racing in the 117th minute.
But the team’s extended goal celebrations in front of opposition fans sparked a fight. Alcarez was dragged by an ear before a melee ensued.
The trouble started when Carlos ‘Charly’ Alcaraz scored a winner for Racing Club in the last minute of extra time and celebrated in front of the Boca Juniors fans completely unfazed by the hundreds of bottles thrown in his direction.