A soccer game was punctuated when an irate priest hurled his shirt at the game referee, resulting in the priest’s ejection from the field.

The surprising show of anger from the holy man occurred at the Vatican City, during a Clericus Cup, an international football tournament participated in by priests and seminarians.

According to BBC Sports, the incident led to Italian sports officials commenting on the proceedings, and expressing concerns about the spreading reputation of Italian football as a sport consistently resulting in violence.

Due to the priest’s angry action, the Paul the Apostle’s College was automatically eliminated from the tournament.

Some are comparing the incident to a similar one involving Sampdoria’s forward Antonio Cassano, who according to the RTE News was given a red card last weekend for throwing his shirt at a referee after being ordered off the field during a game against Torino F.C.

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