A 26-year old football player was arraigned in the Gozo Court on Sunday after he admitted to slightly injuring an assistant referee during a football match that took place on Saturday.

Th assistant referee was attacked by a player from Sannat Lions in the match between Oratory Youths.The match had to be abandoned in the 89th minute

The man, who is from Zebbug, Gozo, pleaded guilty to the charges, which also included assaulting another person, breach of the peace and swearing in public.

The Court fined him €100, and ordered him to stay away from football grounds for a period of 1 year, together with other conditions.

According to reports the trouble started after two players from the Sannat side were given the red card as the game neared the end.

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