'He blew a fuse': Football star sparks wild all-in brawl with provocative act
Freiburg's home Bundesliga win over Eintracht Frankfurt ended in chaos and red cards after visiting captain David Abraham was sent off for knocking over the hosts' coach Christian Streich.
The 1-0 victory lifted Freiburg to fourth as Frankfurt the game with nine men.
Nils Petersen scored the winner for Freiburg in the 77th minute against a Frankfurt side down to 10 men shortly before halftime when Fernandes was sent off for a second booking.
Frankfurt then ended the match with nine after Abraham was shown a red card in stoppage time for barging over Streich on the touchline.
The incident led to a melee on the pitch near the touchline involving several players and coaching staff before Abraham, who had shortly before been booked for a tackle from behind, was dismissed.
David Angel Abraham of Eintracht Frankfurt before he pulled down the coach Twitter
After a video review on a touchline monitor, Freiburg's Vincenzo Grifo, who had earlier been substituted, was also shown a red card for grabbing Abraham in the face in the confrontation.
Streich told Sky TV that Abraham "was just so charged up and blew a fuse because he wanted to win the game and was emotional, that's all."
He said he saw the player coming "but I couldn't get out the way, he just ran me over."
Frankfurt sports director Fredi Bobic said Abraham felt provoked as he ran to collect the ball which had run out of play and past Streich standing on the touchline.
Teammembers of SC Freiburg trying to confront David Angel Abraham (L) of Eintracht Frankfurt during the Bundesliga match Getty
"He felt provoked but that shouldn't happen, he knows that," Bobic told Sky.
"There will be consequences for all involved."
Frankfurt, who had beaten champions Bayern Munich 5-1 last week, slip to ninth.
Elsewhere, Patrick Herrmann scored twice as Borussia Moenchegladbach downed visitors Werder Bremen 3-1 to go four points clear at the top while Bayer Leverkusen enjoyed a 2-0 win at Wolfsburg.
At Moenchengladbach, Herrmann netted in the 22nd and 59th minutes after Ramy Bensebaini headed them in front in the 20th.
Bremen missed a chance to get back into the game with a penalty in the 53rd minute but Davy Klaasen's shot was too central and keeper Yann Sommer blocked with his legs.
Gladbach ended the game with 10 men when Bensebaini was dismissed for a second yellow card three minutes from time, and Leonardo Bittencourt curled in a stoppage-time consolation for Bremen.
Moenchengladbach have 25 points from 11 games, four ahead of Leipzig, Bayern and Freiburg.
Leverkusen are eighth after their defeat of Wolfsburg.
Karim Bellarabi scored in the first half and a second followed in added time from substitute Paulinho.
