The Russian Cup Devolved Into An On-Field Brawl

Ah, the magic of a cup final! The pageantry! The ceremony! The joy and glory in the beautiful game!

You know, or not.

Ben je even het einde van Russische bekerfinale aan het kijken en dan deze knokpartij Lokomotiv Moskou - Ural Yekatarinenburg 2-0 pic.twitter.com/QK8WLKvrMj

— Hippe uut Zutphen (@Hippezutphen) May 2, 2017

Russia did not get your memos about childlike wonder and skill. Lokomotiv Moscow and Ural Yekaterinburg are here to beat each other senseless, and if soccer occasionally breaks out well they guess that's fine, as long as it doesn't interfere with the punching.

Both teams finished the match with nine men, and the four red card recipients walked off the pitch chatting like old friends. Lokomotive Moscow won the match 2-0. We will have to wait for the judges to finish tabulating the scores to know who won the fight.

(H/T Sports Illustrated)

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