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Players attacked as ugly mass brawl breaks out in Chinese Cup match
Trent Sainsbury

Players attacked as ugly mass brawl breaks out in Chinese Cup match

Published May. 11, 2016 11:00 a.m. ET

Chinese Super League side Jiangsu Suning were attacked by players and staff from Wuhan Hongxing during a Chinese Cup match on Wednesday.

Jiangsu, who splashed the cash on Ramires and Alex Teixeira earlier this year, beat Wuhan 1-0 to progress in the competition.

However, after the final whistle things started to turn nasty.

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Several Jiangsu players were punched and kicked before the confrontations turned into a mass brawl with some fans appearing to throw bottles at the players.

Jiangsu Suning's Australian defender Trent Sainsbury, who didn't play on the day, claimed on Twitter that even the club's cameraman was beaten up.

Pictures have emerged on social media of Sainsbury's teammates Xie Pengfei and Ge Wei as they revealed their scars from the attacks.

Take a look at the footage for yourself:

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