Footage of the shocking incident has circulated on social media, showing a referee has made in Honduras was filmed holding a gun in the middle of a football match.
Fans filmed the unbelievable moment he walked around the pitch with the weapon in his hand.
The incident occurred during an amateur match in the western Honduran town of La Jigua.
According to local reports, the referee whose name wasn’t given, brandished the pistol to protect himself from angry supporters who thought he should have awarded their side a penalty.
A relative is said to have handed him the weapon at the end of the match as a fight broke out amongst furious fans.
