Fans of Guatemala's Municipal hold flares and cheer after clashing with fans of Honduras' Olimpia outside Doroteo Guamuch stadium, before a CONCACAF League soccer match in Guatemala City, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
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GUATEMALA CITY (AP) - Guatemalan police used tear gas and made six arrests as rival soccer fans clashed ahead of a regional qualifying game between Municipal of Guatemala and Olimpia of Honduras.
At least seven people were injured in the disturbance late Thursday, including five police officers, according to police spokesman Edwin Monroy. Videos posted on social media showed one youth bleeding profusely and the San Juan de Dios Hospital reported treating a person who had been shot during the clashes outside the Doroteo Guamuch Flores stadium.
Monroy said all of those arrested are Honduran fans.
The match was part of a tournament to qualify for the CONCACAF club championship. It ended 2-2 after two Olimpia players were sent off with red cards - former Houston Dynamo player Boniek GarcÃa and Jerry Bengston, formerly of the New England Revolution.
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Riot police stand guard after fans of Guatemala's Municipal clashed with fans of Honduras' Olimpia outside the Doroteo Guamuch stadium before a CONCACAF League soccer match in Guatemala City, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
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Riot police patrol the area after fans of Guatemala's Municipal clashed with fans of Honduras' Olimpia outside the Doroteo Guamuch stadium before a CONCACAF League soccer match in Guatemala City, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
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Fans of Guatemala's Municipal cheer for their team after clashing with fans of Honduras' Olimpia outside Doroteo Guamuch stadium, before a CONCACAF League soccer match in Guatemala City, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
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Boniek Garcia of Honduras' Olimpia celebrates scoring his side' second goal against Guatemala's Municipal during a CONCACAF League soccer match in Guatemala City, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
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Eduardo Soto of Guatemala's Municipal, right, and Brayan Moya of Honduras' Olimpia compete for the ball during a CONCACAF League soccer match in Guatemala City, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
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Boniek Garcia of Honduras' Olimpia celebrates scoring his side' second goal against Guatemala's Municipal during a CONCACAF League soccer match in Guatemala City, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
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