Giant brawl erupts during Ukrainian soccer match

Dynamo Kiev and Shakhtar Donetsk engaged in a giant brawl toward the end of their match in Ukraine on Tuesday, which included punches and vicious wind-up tripping.

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Dynamo Kiev and Shakhtar Donetsk engaged in a giant brawl toward the end of their match in Ukraine on Tuesday, which included punches and vicious wind-up tripping.

Shakhtar Donetsk was down 3–0 in the 79th minute when the two teams came to blows. The fight lasted a minute before three players left for the locker room and referees calmed the situation.

One Donetsk player gave his jersey to a Kiev attacker, but he left it on the ground.

Kiev leads Shakhtar in the Ukrainian Premier League standings by four points.

– Kenny Ducey