Soccer-S.America round-up-Ball boys spark fight in Peru

By Brian Homewood

BUENOS AIRES, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Ball boys attempted to delay a Peruvian championship match by deflating the balls on Sunday, sparking a brawl between officials from the two teams.

In another game, Sport Boys supporters attempted to attack their own goalkeeper after he conceded a late goal.

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The match between defending champions Deportivo San Martin and Universitario descended into chaos as the hosts, reduced to nine men after having two sent off, attempted to hold out for a point.

As Universitario pressed for a late winner, their officials complained that the home team's ball boys were deliberately deflating the spare balls to hold up play.

The San Martin bench reacted, prompting a brawl in which a number of officials traded blows and Univeristario players also joined in, holding up play for five minutes.

San Martin, who lead the championship's second stage by two points from Sporting Cristal, went ahead with a controversial first-half penalty converted by Jose Luis Diaz but had Wilmer Carrillo and Pedro Garcia sent off for violent play in the second half,