During a match between Amkar and Kuban in the Russian Premier-Liga, referee Almira Kayumov got a little bit too close to the action.

Following a stoppage, play restarted with a free kick, but the referee either wasn’t ready for play to begin or simply wasn’t paying attention. Whatever the case, he got smacked in the head with the ball.

Someone get that man a shot of vodka, and he’ll be just fine.

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