Minehead's game with Keynsham Town Reserves abandoned

Minehead’s home Somerset County League game against Keynsham’s reserve side on Saturday was abandoned after approximately seventy minutes, due to a suspected broken ankle to Minehead’s goalkeeper Michael Palmer, who is currently on loan from his parent club Bridgwater Town, writes Brian Walder.

With the player being unable to be moved until the paramedics had arrived via Air Ambulance, leaving Referee Oliver Walby no option but to abandon the match, which will now need to be re-staged before the end of the season.

Minehead were leading 1-0 at the time of the injury, having taken the lead after through their attacking midfielder Sam Jackson, when he converted from close range in the thirty-fourth minute from Stefan Phillips’ inch perfect pass. The Blues’ captain had managed to retrieve a loose ball from going out of play, which had looked like a lost cause, and his quick thinking enabled him to provide a perfect assist.

Teenager Jackson nearly added another to his tally two minutes later with an acrobatic effort, but visiting goalkeeper Keir Doherty competently saved the attempt from close to the goal-line.

Doherty foiled Jackson again with another save with his foot midway through the second half, a few minutes prior to the innocent collision which caused the enforced abandonment.

Minehead: Michael Parker, Bertie Harvey-Larmar, Charlie Disney, Louis Burge, Luke Wilson, Will Singleton-Voss, Stefan Phillips, Josh Elston, Toby Waghorn, Ollie Hall, Sam Jackson

Subs: Guy Burns, Scott Kivell (Both Used) Harvey Henderson, Dan Vickers

Minehead currently have no fixture this coming Saturday, but it maybe prove to be an opportunity to re-stage this fixture, as Keynsham are also without a fixture as things stand. Local supporters are therefore urged to watch the press and social media channels for any updates.