Watch: Shock clash as referee karate kicks coach in face

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Referee Luis Alegre kicks a coach who approached him with a bottle in hand - X/Los Amigos Del Deporte

A referee kung-fu kicked a member of a Peruvian football team’s backroom staff as the coach attempted to attack the official with a plastic bottle.

Luis Alegre was still brandishing a red card as he aimed his his right boot as the jaw of the man invading the pitch amid angry on-field protests near Lima.

Alegre’s martial arts-style reaction was sparked by apparent threats of violence as he appeared to attempt to send off a member of the Magdalena CEDEC bench.

The confrontation erupted in the 82nd minute of Sport Huaquilla’s Copa Peru match against Magdalena CEDEC in Ancash, north of the the Peruvian capital.

Alegre hit out as the man ran towards him from the away team’s bench with the apparent intention of assaulting him with a plastic bottle in his hand.

• Durante la Copa Perú, el árbitro Luis Alegre iba a expulsar a un jugador del club que iba perdiendo, cuando entró un miembro técnico con botella en mano y le propinó una patada además pic.twitter.com/DgCD1FcuOS

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Police were eventually forced to get involved as the referee and his linesmen were surrounded by angry players after the attack.

TV footage showed Alegre initially bringing out a red card after one of his linesmen pointed towards the Magdalena bench.

The referee managed to keep hold of the red card he was brandishing in his left hand as he kicked out at the onrushing coach.

The game was suspended after the incident. It was not immediately clear if the man kicked in the face had needed to be taken to hospital or whether he and the ref would face any disciplinary action.

The incident is not the first time Peruvian football has been sent reeling by a kung-fu kick controversy. Brazilian player Smith was sent off a decade ago after kicking out at an opponent in a match between Alianza Universidad and Deportivo Municipal. Smith earned himself an instant red card and a 14-match suspension.

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