🎥 17 red cards: the most violent match of the year?

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·28 November 2025

🎥 17 red cards: the most violent match of the year?

Surreal scene in the Bolivian Cup. The second leg of the quarter-final between Real Oruro and Blooming turned into a brawl.

A brutal mass fight broke out during stoppage time of the match, which ended in a 2-2 draw.

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End result: 17 people were sent off, including 11 players, and the police had to intervene forcefully.

‼️ Caso total en Bolivia: 17 𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐔𝐋𝐒𝐀𝐃𝐎𝐒 (!) e intervención de la policía 😬 El encuentro entre Real Oruro y Blooming acabó en el caos total en lo que se define desde Bolivia como una "vergüenza nacional"
– Thursday, 27 November 2025

In a press conference, Real Oruro accused the opposing side of starting the brawl by using discriminatory language.

"Durante el desarrollo y finalización del partido, se habrían suscitado expresiones de carácter discriminatorio (...) referidas al origen e identidad de las personas de Oruro", aseguró Richard Vásquez, presidente de #RealOruro tras la mutua agresión con #Blooming. 📸RealOruro
– Wednesday, 26 November 2025

Despite everything, Blooming secured their qualification for the Bolivian Cup semi-finals thanks to this 2–2 draw, taking advantage of their 2–1 win in the first leg.

The team will head into the final four with seven players sent off.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here.

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