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United States and Bahrain U19's teams in brawl at COTIF Tournament

The United States and Bahrain under-19 men's national teams were involved in a violent brawl at the end of a match at the COTIF Tournament in Spain on Monday.

The United States were 3-1 down to the Gulf nation when the incident occurred. U.S. striker Pierre Da Silva fell to the ground after a challenge from one of the Bahrain defenders before a second Bahrain player kicked the ball into the forward's head, sparking the fracas.

Both Bahrain and U.S. benches emptied in the brawl, which lasted a number of minutes before match officials could get the situation under control.

The loss sees the U.S., coached by Brad Friedel, eliminated from the tournament.

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