US and Mexico players brawl, chaos in CONCACAF Nations League semi-final

The second semi-final match of the CONCACAF Nations League between the United States and Mexico at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on the morning of June 16 (local time) did not end after 90 minutes even though the host country, the United States, scored three goals against Mexico in a completely dominant match.

Captain Christian Pulisic scored 2 goals in 46 minutes for the US team

"Captain America" ​​Christian Pulisic put his disappointing Chelsea season behind him and exploded in his first appearance - both for club and country - since April 15. He opened the scoring in the 37th minute and doubled the lead for the US just seconds into the second half. Ricardo Pepi added the third in the 78th minute, securing a 3-0 win for the US and a place in the final against Canada on the morning of June 19.

"Captain America" ​​shines with a double in the match

The great battle between two "arch-rival" teams would have ended well if the Mexican fans had not sung sexist songs throughout the match.

In the 69th minute, César Montes fouled new US player Folarin Balogun and received a red card. Players from both sides got into a fierce brawl and Weston McKennie had his shirt torn and received a red card.

McKennie strangled Jorge Sanchez

McKennie got his shirt ripped and received a red card.

Red cards don't cool hot heads

Clip: Chaos in CONCACAF Nations League semi-final

Two chaotic scenes resulted in four red cards and a series of yellow cards.

After things calmed down, the two sides resumed the match and Mexico conceded a third goal in the 78th minute. Eight minutes later, from a throw-in situation, Sergino Dest got angry and pushed Gerardo Arteaga and the chaos continued. El Salvadoran referee Ivan Cisneros immediately showed red cards to both Sergino Dest and Gerardo Arteaga but could not restore order, so he stopped the match 4 minutes early after consulting with the monitoring team and the match organizing committee.

Sergino Dest and Gerardo Arteaga clashed and both received red cards.

Mexican fans held responsible for inciting violence

The two teams left the field with only nine players each, and nine players (four from the US) received yellow cards. Both the US and Mexican teams will certainly face severe punishment from the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF). After the 2022 World Cup, Mexico was fined more than $100,000 by FIFA for allowing fans to chant homophobic chants. Similar behavior by Mexican fans in the match against the US this time will surely be punished more severely.

Dong Linh - Van Kiet (according to DM, Telegraphh)

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