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Violence erupted at the end of an under-9s football match when a losing coach stormed the pitch to batter a teenage referee in front of horrified children.
Shocking footage shows the moment 19-year-old official Milton Ayala was assaulted by a 30-year-old man, whose team of eight-year-olds lost a match in Argentina.
Milton was left with a black eye and swelling after he was punched five times in the face when he blew the final whistle as stunned onlookers rushed to his rescue.
The extraordinary incident happened at a match in Leo Messi’s home city of Rosario.
One of the winning sides youngsters had just lifted his shirt off Cristiano Ronaldo-style to celebrate when the madman launched his violent attack.