In League One soccer action from England, Charlton Athletic midfielder Krystian Bielik was accidentally kicked in the groin by a clumsy pitch invader as the team celebrated the winning goal in Saturday's match against Accrington Stanley.
After 90 minutes of scoreless action, Charlton forward Karlan Grant converted a penalty kick in injury time to break the tie. Some fans came out of the stands to celebrate with Grant in the corner of the pitch as his teammates joined him. One Charlton fan came out of the stands and ran at full speed towards the group, but came across a slippery spot just outside the pitch which sent him sliding. The fan's leg kicked up and went straight into Bielek's crotch.
Now that's called bad luck.
Bielek went down in agonizing pain as his teammates continued to celebrate. Eventually, Bielek's Charlton teammates helped him up and gave him some assistance as they ran back into position to wind down the final few seconds of the game.
Charlton Athletic came away with the 1-0 victory, but probably needs to invest in better security for its players.
[Awful Announcing]
DISCLAIMER: Holdout Sports does not condone fans running out onto the field at sporting events.
After 90 minutes of scoreless action, Charlton forward Karlan Grant converted a penalty kick in injury time to break the tie. Some fans came out of the stands to celebrate with Grant in the corner of the pitch as his teammates joined him. One Charlton fan came out of the stands and ran at full speed towards the group, but came across a slippery spot just outside the pitch which sent him sliding. The fan's leg kicked up and went straight into Bielek's crotch.
Video: A Charlton fan accidentally collides with Krystian Bielik in the celebrations following their injury time winner against Accrington Stanley earlier today. Hopefully he's OK! #AFC pic.twitter.com/fDYSgVN9CT
— AFC LoanWatch (@AFC_Loanwatch) January 19, 2019
Now that's called bad luck.
Bielek went down in agonizing pain as his teammates continued to celebrate. Eventually, Bielek's Charlton teammates helped him up and gave him some assistance as they ran back into position to wind down the final few seconds of the game.
Charlton Athletic came away with the 1-0 victory, but probably needs to invest in better security for its players.
[Awful Announcing]
DISCLAIMER: Holdout Sports does not condone fans running out onto the field at sporting events.
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