A football referee has been taken to hospital after allegedly being punched by a player during a match in Ashburton on Saturday.
Police have confirmed they were called to the town at 3.15pm after an altercation between a match official and a player.
The injured man was taken to Torbay Hospital with facial wounds.
A police spokesman confirmed: "There is an allegation of an assault during a football match at Ashburton and the aggrieved has been taken to hospital.
"Police have the name of a potential suspect they will speak to in due course."
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