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Chambersburg police were called to the assault at the Nitterhouse Soccer Complex on West Washington Street just before 3 p.m.
"Multiple witnesses and the victim identified Emmanuel Guilavogui-Smith as the person who had just punched a referee in the face during the course of a soccer game," police say.
Guilavogui-Smith, 27, of Concord, New Hampshire was charged for the assault.
He played for the tier two league Seacoast United Phantoms for the 2015-16 season, according to the National Premier Soccer League website.
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