Violence against referees is unfortunately a growing trend in modern day football – more common in lower leagues, though – with a match official sadly even being shot dead after sending a player off.

As a result, it comes as little surprise that one referee in the German lower league got physical with a player after being swarmed to award a spot kick.

In a match between TSG Neustrelitz and Oberlausitz Neugersdorf, the referee clashed with a TSG player, by the name of Fabio Viteritti, when the official turned failed to award a penalty.

After consulting with the linesman, the referee down requests for a spot kick, resulting in several of the TSG boys swarming the official, who later pressed heads with one of the player before shoving him to the floor.

Watch the incident unfold in the video below.