Nasty injury setback
Game called off after teen’s horrific break
GOLD Coast United under-15 NPL coach Stu Hallam expects to be without Brad Boor for months after the junior playmaker suffered a horrific injury.
Boor dislocated his knee and fractured his thigh bone in a run-of-the-mill challenge against the Gold Coast Knights in a catch-up match on Wednesday.
The two teams played 13 minutes before the injury occurred, forcing the match to be abandoned as they waited for an ambulance.
Hallam, who was about 70m away from the incident, said he’d never heard of anything like it happening on the football field.
“It wasn’t a dirty tackle, it was a fair challenge and both boys hit different sides of the football at the same time and I think Brad was a bit off balance,” he said.
“It was the sort of challenge you see all the time but it isn’t a common injury.
“A couple of the boys close to the incident were a bit taken back and we tried to keep them away from Brad and retain their focus in case we had to start playing again.
“To me, it looked like he’d dislocated his kneecap which is something I’d seen before but the break happened above the knee and I’ve not heard of that happening on the football field before.”
It’s expected the match will be rescheduled.
United is set to play Moreton Bay United on Sunday morning, 14 days after defeating Eastern Suburbs 4-1 at home in Round 3.
“We’ve got a few players who are now stuck in NSW and can’t train or play so we’re relying on the co-operation of other teams and Football Queensland to see if we can play some games at home so they can actually cross the border,” Hallam said.
Gold Coast United’s senior men are set to host Capalaba on Sunday at home while United’s women face the South West Queensland Thunder on Saturday afternoon.
The Gold Coast Knights have a bye.