Referee sets world record by showing 36 red cards in a single game (one for all the players, subs and coaches)

Referee sets world record by showing 36 red cards in a single game (one for all the players, subs and coaches) - It was a game of football that would make even the most heated of Premier League clashes look relatively genteel.

A referee has set a soccer record by whipping out a staggering 36 red cards in a single game.

Argentinian official Damian Rubino sent off all 22 players plus the substitutes, team coaches and technical staff in the chaotic game last Tuesday.

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Argy bargy: Official Damian Rubino dismissed all 22 players in the Argentine fifth division game between Claypole and Victoriano Arenas last Tuesday

The tense game between rival teams Claypole and Victoriano Arenas in the Argentine fifth division started messily with players pushing and shoving.

By the start of the second half, two players had already been dismissed including one for bad behaviour during the interval.

With Claypole winning 2-0, tempers flared and players began lunging in to tackles and squaring up to each other, not unlike English players in their games.

But what followed next was a scene unlikely ever to be witnessed on the highlights of Match of the Day.

Seeing red: Claypole were beating their rivals 2-0 but in the late stages of the second half a mass brawl erupted in which the teams managers and technical staff dashed onto the pitch

Foul play: Fans raced from the stands to join in with the dispute. The Victoriana Arenas manager said he begged police to lock rival players in the dressing room

A mass brawl erupted that saw managers and coaches race on to the pitch with their fists flying.

Before long, spectators had even joined in with one jumping over barriers in the stand and elbowing one unsuspecting player in the face.

The shaken boss of one of the teams told how he begged police to lock raging opposition players in their dressing room.

Hopeless: Ref Rubino desperately tries to regain control of the game but by now it is too late as the players' anger has boiled over

Chaos: Some players flee legions of furious fans who have bombarded the pitch while others continue the argument in the tunnel

Victoriano Arenas manager Domingo Sganga said: 'They wanted to kill me'.

Opposition coach Sergio Micielli accused the referee of over-reacting to the brawl in Buenos Aires

'Most players were trying to separate people. The ref was confused,' he said.

Referee Rubino filled out his match report in which he stated that 36 people had all been served with red cards for their part in the chaos.

But the local Football Association is reportedly discussing overruling Rubino's red cards, claiming that 'it sets a dangerous precedent moving forward'.

The previous world record for the number of red cards was held by a 1993 game in Paraguay in which 20 players were dismissed. ( dailymail.co.uk )

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