Special report: 24th Universiade Bangkok 2007

    BANGKOK, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Six players and one coach received suspensions Tuesday for scuffles in and after the soccer match between Thailand and Mexico at the World University Games here.

    The International University Sports Federation (FISU) announced the decision following the chaotic men's quarterfinal on Monday, which ended with Thailand's 1-0 win.

    For the three Mexican players who received red cards Monday, Daniel Rojas and Marco Valverde were banned for two games while Diego Lopez had one-game suspension.

    Host Thailand's Wisarut Pannasi and Umarin Yaodum each had a two-game ban.

    FISU's technical committee for football official John Warnock said two more violators were identified in the post-game review.

    "The video and TV analysis identified two additional serious incidents. As a consequence, Thai player Tevarit Junsom and the Thai assistant coach Montri Khrueawan were both suspended for the rest of the tournament," he said in a statement, adding that the four suspended for two games were for violent conduct.

    According to the FISU statement, a few minutes to go, there was a goalmouth incident involving both Thai goalkeeper Umarin and Mexican Valverde before the two were both sent off.

    Valverde hit another player before he left the field, causing players from both teams to create a melee on the field with substitutes and coaches joining in.

    The incident resulted in Rojas and Wisarut being sent off. The game then restarted.

    After the whistle, the group fight once again occurred with players and staff and the fans running on the field. It took the police and security a long time to stop the scuffle.