In Brazil, a soccer referee showed 53 red cards in one match. It's a world record The game between the youth teams Oberlandia and Murr in the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil ended in a mass brawl. It started in overtime after Murr took a 3-1 lead. As a result, the referee showed 53 red cards. Of these, 43 are football players, eight are members of the coaching staff and two are members of the Overlandia Board of Directors. In terms of erasures, as well as the result, from the previous statement - 29:24. The previous record was 36 red cards. It was installed in 2011 in a match in the fifth division between Atletico Claypool and Victoriano Arenas in Argentina.