No injuries after fight at soccer match
Brawl began after dispute between coach, high-school aged player
Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies and California Highway Patrol officers responded to a soccer field at College of the Canyons just after 1 p.m. Sunday, after reports of an alleged fight at a youth soccer match.
The incident began with a dispute between a coach and a high school-aged player sitting on the bench, according to Miguel Rodriguez, who witnessed the altercation.
“The coach punched one of the players that was sitting down on the sideline and all of
Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies and California Highway Patrol officers responded to a soccer field at College of the Canyons just after 1 p.m. Sunday, after reports of an alleged fight at a youth soccer match.
The incident began with a dispute between a coach
and a high school-aged player sitting on the bench, according to Miguel Rodriguez, who witnessed the altercation.
“The coach punched one of the players that was sitting down on the sideline and all of the parents rushed in,” said Rodriguez.
The fight lasted for around 10 minutes and caused distress to some of the children who witnessed it, Rodriguez added. “One of the little girls from the teams was traumatized – she was crying,
she was scared.”
FC Valencia soccer club coach Andrew Tusaazemajja said in a statement sent to The Signal that the incident was instigated by a visiting coach who struck two FC Valencia players in an altercation at the end of a game.
Tusaazemajja said he, as well as FC Valencia families, players and at least one player from the other team “were doing everything possible to de-escalate this situation along with the referees. The referees have