Shocking moment parents join mass brawl at Scots youth football game clash

dailyrecord.co.uk:

This is the shocking moment parents joined in on a mass brawl that unfolded on a Scots youth game football pitch. A clash between two U16 Edinburgh sides had been taking place at Dunbar Utd's Countess Park on Sunday, May 29 before violence broke out.

Video footage published by Edinburgh Live captures two players apparently suffering blows to the face - with one lad being knocked to the floor.

Onlookers are heard screaming at those storming storming the pitch - with one yelling saying: “Canna be assaulting a wee man like.”Adults are seen trying to calm the rammy but some older spectators as well as a group of youths can be spotted getting involved in the fight.Those attempting to calm the mayhem can be heard screaming: “Get back!”The referee was left with no choice but to abandon the match as there was no real expectation that they would have been able to restore order to the scene of madness.The match was tied at 2-2, when what was said to have been an accidental collision led to a Portobello player being knocked unconscious, and the game stopped as a result.Quick-thinking adults on the scene attended to the unconscious player as utter bedlam unfolded around them.Yesterday, a source that had been involved in youth football for decades claimed: “It is the worst thing I have ever seen during my time in the game.”They also added that: “Good coaches and people are leaving the game in droves because of this nonsense.

Nothing is being done about it. You’re seeing the same thing happening with referees.”When speaking yesterday, they also said: “There was a collision between the Tynie keeper and a player for Portobello which was accidental but everything stemmed from that.“There are always big crowds at these end of season cup