Referee breaks player’s nose in freak accident in Dutch amateur league

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jan/19/referee-breaks-players-nose-dutch-amateur-league

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Barendrecht’s Mitchell van Gastel was left with a broken nose and needing a stretcher during his side’s clash with Scheveningen on Saturday, after a clothesline from the referee.

Wim Bronsvoort accidentally caught Van Gastel in the face during the Dutch amateur league match, leaving the player stricken on the floor before he was swiftly substituted following medical attention.

Bronsvoort had attempted to wave play on amid calls for a free-kick but instead he struck Van Gastel square in the face and sympathy was in short supply before he realised the extent of the injury.