In a match from Argentina’s Liga Regional de San Francisco between Sociedad Sportiva Devoto and Rivadavia de Rio Primero, the referee showed a red card to a Rio Primero defender for his goal-saving handball in a way that was either very nice or very creepy, depending on how you look at it.

With a hug and a few quiet words in his ear, the referee let the offender know that everything would be alright, then walked him off the pitch with an arm around him and a shoulder to cry on, and perhaps a request to meet him in the official’s shower room after the match.

The home team went on to score on the penalty kick and the match soon ended, allowing everyone in attendance to go home and wonder if they just witnessed a molestation.