A semiprofessional soccer player was given a red card after attacking a chicken that had walked onto the playing field.

The blow, delivered by 23-year-old Ivan Gazdek, a member of the Croatian NK Jelengrad team, proved to be instantly fatal for the chicken, which belonged to a neighbor of the football field. Gazdek then picked up the deceased bird and threw it over the fence, causing feathers to fly. He was immediately issued a red card by a referee who cited “unsportsmanlike conduct.”