US U-19 team involved in brawl in tournament game vs. Bahrain

THUMBNAIL ONLY - US U-19 - Bahrain - brawl footage

The US Under-19 national team played their final game in the COTIF tournament in Spain on Monday, but that's not the talking point likely to come from the game.


The US, which lost 3-1 to Bahrain in the match, were involved in a full-team brawl with their opponents late in the game, after a US player was tripped by a Bahraini player and then had another player kick a ball off his head while he was lying on the ground.


The reaction was swift, as both teams quickly stopped play and became involved in the fracas.



The US, coached by Brad Friedelwere eliminated from the COTIF tournament with the loss, having also lost to Venezuela but beating Spain and Mauritania.