LYNN – A judge released but ordered an East Boston man to stay away from his soccer league after police said the man and his two brothers attacked a referee after he issued a red card.”I think he really enjoys the league, but understands,” court-appointed defense attorney Daniel Werner said when the judge issued her ruling.Hugo R. Mansilla, 32, of 9 Whitby St. #1, East Boston, was arrested and charged with assault-and-battery with a dangerous weapon, a shod foot; affray (common law); and assault-and-battery; at 4:01 p.m. Sunday.Affray is a common law in Massachusetts defined as “the fighting together of two or more persons in a public place to the terror of the persons lawfully there,” according to Massachusetts General Laws.Andony Mansilla, 22, of the same address, will be summonsed for assault-and-battery; and affray, according to police.Hamilton Mansilla, 30, of the same address, will be summonsed for affray, according to police.Hugo Mansilla was arraigned Tuesday in Lynn District Court. He pleaded not guilty to the charges.Police responded to the Magnolia Avenue playground last Sunday afternoon and found the alleged victim – a referee for a game with the U.S. Latin Soccer League – laying on the ground in the middle of a huddle, Lynn Police Officer Nick Woodbury reported.Police said the alleged victim had a “severe laceration” above his left eye and “minor injuries to the face,” according to police.A fellow referee told police the alleged victim had given a red card to a player and then was punched in the face by one of that player’s teammates, later identified as Andony Mansilla, according to the police report.The witness told police the referee fell to the ground, then Hugo Mansilla began kicking him and Andony Mansilla kept punching him.Hamilton Mansilla “instigated and encouraged the fight,” police reported.The three assailants fled as bystanders tried to break up the fight, the witness told police. A State Trooper responded to a nearby disturbance and the victim identified Hugo Mansilla as the person who had kicked him while he was down, police said.Assistant District Attorney Mark Byron told the court the referee was still hospitalized two days after the alleged incident.He acknowledged that Hugo Mansilla had no record. But argued “for this type of crime, judge, there needs to be some sort of punishment – he kicked him while he was already down.”Judge Mary McCabe noted the victim was also a referee.”Who was just doing his job,” Byron responded.”Without which the game could not be played,” McCabe added.Werner, however, argued that the defendant would be punished if he were to be found guilty of the charges.”The only issue is how we can get him back to this court,” Werner said.He also said Hugo Mansilla “vehemently denies that he threw any kicks,” although admitted to being in the huddle.He requested the defendant be released on personal recognizance. He noted the victim could only identify Hugo Mansilla when the three brothers appeared in a lineup and that the victim was surrounded by men “of the same age, most of them of the same background, and all wearing the same uniforms.”McCabe noted it would be unusual to set a cash bail on the charges and in the circumstances for a defendant with no prior record. But she ordered Hugo Mansilla to stay away from league events as a condition of his release.Cyrus Moulton can be reached at [email protected].