Video: Euro 2012: Andy Carroll kicks ball into referee Damir Skomina's crotch But one referee got more than he expected on Friday when Andy Carroll kicked the ball straight into his crotch during England's match against Sweden. An apologetic Carroll immediately rushed to embrace Damir Skomina, the Slovenian official. Skomina crouched involuntarily for less than a second but did not flinch. He got straight on with the job but appeared a little winded as he jogged on. The kick came 15 minutes after the forward had rather more success, scoring the first goal of the match with a bullet header. His side went on to win 3-2 in Kiev, with goals from Theo Walcott and Danny Welbeck. Skomina was involved in a dispute with Arsene Wenger during the Champions League match with AC Milan earlier this year, leading to a three-game ban for the Arsenal manager.