Referee Urs Schnyder demonstrated his speed as he sprinted past Xamax players as they rushed back to defend against Thun in a Swiss Super League clash.

Bottom-of-the-table Neuchâtel Xamax were defeated 3-0 at Thun on Sunday, a match which Urs Schnyder was nominated to be in charge of.

Übrigens auch kein Abseits, wie manche monieren. Blitzsauber alles. pic.twitter.com/zCzf6HnVle

— Simon Häring (@_shaering) July 13, 2020

The 34-year-old Swiss official was seen running past the back three, easily catching up with Gregory Karlen ahead of his added-time goal for the home side at the end of the second half.

Schnyder is also said to be a sports teacher at a high school in the country, as well as spending some of his spare time playing in a band called Preamp Disaster.

Raketen-Schiri Urs Schnyder (2.v.r.): Der 34-jährige ist Sportlehrer am Gymnasium und spielt in der Rockhand «Preamp Disaster» (Vorverstärker-Katastrophe). Ihre Musik beschreiben sie so: «Elemente verschiedener Musikstile wie doomigen Metal, Stone-Rock und progressiven Rock». pic.twitter.com/pBh2FqnBGn

— Simon Häring (@_shaering) July 13, 2020

Gemäss @Transfermarkt hat Urs Schnyder 71 Spiele in der Super League, der höchsten Schweizer Spielklasse, gepfiffen. Und dabei zwei Mal Rot und sieben Mal Gelb-Rot gezeigt. Ist ja auch immer sehr nah dran, der Raketen-Schiri.

— Simon Häring (@_shaering) July 13, 2020

In a series of tweets shared by journalist Simon Häring, he is referred to as “the missile referee”.

Häring also later confirmed that one Xamax player had tested positive for coronavirus following the game.

https://twitter.com/_shaering/status/1283089992059944961

Heute wurde bekannt, dass ein Xamax-Spieler positiv auf das Coronavirus getestet wurde. Vielleicht fehlte deshalb beim letzten Sprint die Puste.

— Simon Häring (@_shaering) July 14, 2020