A father is facing jail after beating up the coach of a Bexley boys' football team during a match when he complained about his son's aggressive tackling.

Stewart Collins was left with a broken nose, two black eyes and cuts to his head when he confronted Martin Ogazi, of Greenhaven Drive, Thamesmead, during a junior league match for the under-9s.

Mr Collins, the manager of Danson Sports FC, believed Ogazi, 39, was encouraging his son to hurt the opposing players.

The Old Bailey heard when he asked Ogazi to stop, Mr Collins was pushed and punched repeatedly.

When another manager tried to intervene Ogazi said: "You and all then", and punched him in the face.

Prosecutor Avantika Prakash said the scuffle broke out on March 23 last year as Mr Collins' side played Eversley United at the Hall Place recreation ground in Bexleyheath.

Ogazi's son, playing for Eversley, had already scored the opening goal when he fouled an opponent 10 minutes into the game.

Ms Prakash said: "The referee decided Mr Ogazi's son had committed a foul, therefore he gave Mr Collins' team a free-kick.

"Seconds later, Mr Ogazi shouted at his son 'give him more of that'.

"Mr Collins felt the comment was out of order, so he went around the pitch and went over to Mr Ogazi."

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Giving evidence, Mr Collins said: "It appeared to me he was blatantly trying to tell his son to hurt my players.

"I asked him if he would calm it down a little bit and not to tell his son to hurt my players.

"I was very calm and respectful, I was polite.

"He said something to me in quite an aggressive manner and pushed me in the chest.

"A couple of seconds later he started punching me."

Ms Prakash said the attack was "vicious and unprovoked", with Ogazi as the undoubted aggressor.

She said: "At first Mr Ogazi pushed Mr Collins, causing him to stumble backwards.

"Following that Mr Ogazi punched Stewart Collins several times in the face.

"The force caused Stewart Collins to sustain a number of injuries including a broken nose."

Steve Ristow was watching his team, Kingsdale FC, play on an adjacent pitch, and also tried to stop Ogazi from attacking Mr Collins, the court heard.

Ms Prakash said: "He came to try and defuse the situation and stood in front of Mr Ogazi and tried to usher him away."

Ogazi is then alleged to have said: "You and all then" and punched Mr Ristow in the face.

Mr Collins said he was taken to hospital for treatment to his injuries, while Ogazi was detained at the pitch and then arrested.

He said the team of young players train twice a week and play matches on Sundays, though the games are non-competitive in nature.

Ogazi told police Mr Collins had been the aggressor and he had acted in self-defence.

He was also accused of attacking Mr Collins' sister Tracey and wife Claire, when they tried to intervene, but was cleared.

Ogazi was found guilty of one count of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and one count of assault by beating, and will be sentenced on June 5.

He was cleared of two counts of assault by beating.