Bermuda Football Association president Larry Mussenden is leading by example in the association?s clampdown on violence.

Shortly after Sunday?s FA Cup quarter-final at Somerset between the Trojans and PHC Zebras, a brief skirmish involving several youths erupted near the club?s western exit.

And before matters escalated, it was the BFA chief and newly-appointed Attorney General along with an unidentified assistant who bravely took it upon themselves to step in and restore order.

A youth involved in the incident ? in which a BFA-registered player was also reported to be involved ? was later observed fleeing the scene on a moped while Mussenden, a former Bermuda Regiment major, along with his helper held off the angry mob.

?After witnessing an exciting game, I observed a scuffle break out involving two youths and so another individual and myself assisted in separating the two,? Mussenden told yesterday.

?After they had been separated another individual joined in the scuffle, and so there was a second scuffle at which point the original person that had already been separated tried to re-enter the fray.?

Mussenden now intends to submit a report to the association before referring the matter to a BFA emergency committee, currently investigating a fracas which took place several weeks ago at Malabar.

?My initial report indicates that a BFA-registered player was involved and I am going to ask the association?s emergency committee, which is currently dealing with other matters, to deal with this latest incident also,? said the BFA chief.

?The other person and I just assisted in separating the people and calming them down before asking them to leave. It appeared as though one youth rode away on a bike while I was attempting to calm another youth down. It was all over in about a minute-and-a-half. But it was a sad thing and it was disappointing that it did take place after watching 90 minutes of good football.?

Mussenden again stressed the BFA?s zero tolerance approach to violence at football matches.

?As I have said before any registered football players who are engaging in violence off the field will face stiff measures. My initial information is that a player was involved and I am going to submit my report to the BFA and ask the club for a report on the matter and that individual will have to face our emergency committee,? he said.

?Playing football is a privilege and not a right. Any registered football players who wish to involve themselves in violence at our football games are asking for that right to be removed. And we won?t hesitate to suspend for life any such individuals guilty of those breaches.?

Should Sunday?s incident prove to involve a football player, it would mark the fourth incident of violence this season involving players.

Dwia Blyden scored Somerset?s third goal during Sunday?s 3-1 FA Cup win over PHC and not Cofield Robinson as was originally reported.