Two football fans who took part in a mass brawl at a match have been fined £700 each.

Dean Rae and Jamie Anthony Cowin both joined players and fans on the pitch as the fight ensued at Pulrose’s ground on May 25 last year.

The pair had originally denied an offence of affray but changed their pleas to guilty after the charge was withdrawn and replaced with one of provoking behaviour.

We have reported that, during previous appearances, James Gerard Maginn, aged 20, and his father, Robert Patrick Maginn, aged 39, both of Oak Avenue, both admitted affray.

For their part in the brawl, James Maginn was sentenced to 120 hours community service and 12 months probation while Robert Maginn was fined £400.

On Thursday, prosecuting advocate Hazel Carroon told the court how the match, between Pulrose and Ramsey Youth Centre had degenerated into a brawl at 3.35pm.

A large-scale fight involving players from both teams and spectators had started and Rae, who is 19, was said to be bouncing up and down in front of a Ramsey player attempting to swing punches.

Cowin, who is 21, was also said to be bouncing up and down and attempted to kick the same player.

When tempers calmed and the pair were interviewed later Rae, who lives in Oak Avenue, said that the Ramsey player had been shouting at him from the pitch and had headbutted a Pulrose player.

He claimed he ran onto the pitch to keep everyone apart.

Cowin denied that it was him in CCTV footage saying it ’could be anyone’ and that he could identify 20,000 people wearing the same clothes on the island.

Defence advocate Jim Travers, representing Cowin, of Groves Road, entered a basis of plea for his client in which he admitted aiming a kick which did not connect at a Ramsey player and accepting that he was part of a general disturbance.

Mr Travers said that Cowin has no previous convictions and was losing his good character as a result of the offence.

’It was an ugly disturbance, tempers had clearly been running high during the course of the match,’ said the advocate.

’Regrettably things spilled over and other parties stepped in when they should have left matters to the referee.’

The advocate said that it had been over a year since the incident and Cowin had not been in any trouble since.

’I would submit this is a yellow card offence and not a straight red.’

Paul Glover, who appeared for Rae, handed in two letters of reference for his client plus a letter from Rae himself.

The advocate said: ’We would ask the court to accept that Mr Rae has made positive changes in the last 12 months and is ashamed of his actions on the day. Fortunately there were no significant injuries.’

Deputy High Bailiff Chris Arrowsmith also ordered both men to pay £125 prosecution costs.