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Watch: Eintracht Frankfurt Captain Knocks Over Freiburg Coach to Spark Melee

BERLIN (AP) – Eintracht Frankfurt captain David Abraham was sent off for knocking over Freiburg coach Christian Streich as their Bundesliga game ended in chaos and red cards on Sunday.

Freiburg was leading 1-0 when the ball went out of play in injury time. Streich let the ball go by as Abraham tried to recover it, and the Frankfurt captain bundled the coach over with his shoulder as he ran past. Upset Freiberg players and staff then chased the defender onto the field.

''He felt provoked, but that shouldn't happen ... he knows that,'' Frankfurt sporting director Fredi Bobic said of Abraham.