Balmoral Stadium opening marred by injury to Brown

Cove Rangers were left in a state of shock after their midfielder Jordon Brown was hospitalised after suffering a serious head injury on what was meant to be a day of celebration for the Highland League club.

They were playing Aberdeen in a game to mark the opening of their new Balmoral Stadium in the south of the city but it had to be abandoned after a collision between Brown and Andrew Considine as they contested a high ball in 50 minutes. It was immediately obvious that former Dons player Brown was in a bad way as Cove physio Jenni Butler as well as members of the Aberdeen medical staff raced on to his aid.

Brown was immobilised and given oxygen as he received treatment on the pitch for 25 minutes before being rushed to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary in an ambulance. It was quickly decided the game couldn’t continue.