Riverside Olympic’s Will Fleming suffers horror injury against Launceston City
A local soccer game was forced to be abandoned after a player on debut suffered a “serious leg injury” following an “accidental collision” with an opponent.
An NPL Tasmania game was forced to be abandoned on Friday night after a rising star suffered a serious injury.
Riverside Olympics’s Will Fleming was injured after colliding with Launceston City’s Juan Hampson in the 27th minute of the season opener.
It was Fleming’s first game for his new club after crossing from City in the off-season.
Referee Thomas Mace elected to end the game early after both captains agreed to his decision.
Riverside Olympic thanked those who worked to support the midfielder.
“We would like to thank all those who came to the aid of Will on Friday evening,” the club said.
“In particular Launceston City assistant coach, Nathan Pitchford who was immense in his efforts, along with Diego Pellegrini. Thanks also goes to Hamish and Riley McGovern for their assistance that expedited the arrival of the ambulance.
“We would also like to thank our ROFC Family, Launceston City, Football Tasmania and the greater footballing community for their outpouring of support that Will has received since the incident.
“Our attention now turns to supporting Will in his recovery as he works to return to the field.”
In a statement, Launceston City threw their support behind Fleming who is a former under-21 player with the club.
“On behalf of everyone at Launceston City FC, our thoughts are with Will Fleming, along with his partner and his family, after he sustained a serious leg injury following an accidental collision during last night’s NPL Season Opener at Windsor Park,” the club said on social media.
“A former long standing member of our club, Will remains an admired and popular young man at City, and our club wishes him a speedy recovery.
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“Thank you to all those personnel from Riverside Olympic, as well as LCFC, FT and the broader community who attended, assisted and cared for Will, until medical assistance arrived.”
Fleming himself responded in the comments.
“Thanks guys, your support last night definitely made an unbearable situation bearable. Thank you for your help, it means a lot,” he wrote.
Originally published as Riverside Olympic’s Will Fleming suffers horror injury against Launceston City
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