The assistant manager of Spanish side Colmenar Viejo has made headlines after he entered the pitch to stop an opposition counter-attack.During a regional first division match between Madrid sides Villanueva del Pardillo and Colmenar Viejo, a coach named locally as Ivan Abad Munoz stepped onto the pitch to prevent an attack in the final minutes of the match.He was immediately sent off for his actions before a touchline brawl broke out as he was confronted for his actions.Villanueva del Pardillo had just equalised to make it 1-1 and were looking to go 2-1 ahead as they caught Colmenar Viejo on the counter.As the ball was played down the left, the home side looked to have a promising attack when Munoz stepped onto the pitch to stop the ball.It went down about as well as you'd imagine with the furious opposition.

VIDEO: Assistant manager shockingly stops counter-attack

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Villanueva del Pardillo FC tweeted after the match finished: "Great game which was tarnished by the actions of the rival manager which we consider contrary to fair play and the values of football."

It added in a subsequent tweet: "The action in question was not carried out by the manager, but by the assistant manager. He was red-carded for running onto the pitch to stop a counter-attack."

Colmenar Viejo said in an official statement posted on Monday, 24 hours after the shocking incident: "We regret what happened. An isolated action should not call into question the image or the values this club has demonstrated in all categories for so many years. 

"Our assistant made a mistake and expressed his total regret immediately over what had occurred. 

"Once the match had finished, a club representative who was present in the ground personally said sorry in the name of the club to representatives of Villanueva del Pardillo who we are on good terms with and always have been. This apology is something we now make publicly."

An angered Villanueva del Pardillo player took to social media after the incident to say: "For this to happen in football shows peoples' values. 

"If the club this man represents wants to demonstrate it has values, they should oust this person."

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