Serious injury to United striker Tony Halsey causes game to be abandoned
Hassocks saw their trip to Eastbourne United abandoned after home striker Tony Halsey suffered a serious leg injury with 24 minutes on the clock.
An ambulance was called and Tony taken to hospital after an hour wait on the damp pitch in which he could not be moved. He was attended to by both medical teams from United and Hassocks, whilst Robins captain Alex Bygraves remained with Tony until the paramedics arrived.
It has since been confirmed that Tony suffered a double leg break of his tibia and fibula on what was his United debut after joining from Sutton Common Rovers.
Tony and his fiancée had just celebrated the arrival of a baby eight days earlier, so the injury has come at a particularly bad time as a new father.
With Tony set to be off work for some time, a GoFundMe page has been set up to help the family cope with no income whilst he recovers following an operation.
Hassocks’ players and management have contributed to the fun already. If any Robins fans would like to donate, then here is the link to do so – https://www.gofundme.com/f/tony-halsey
The score was locked at 0-0 at the time of the abandonment following a relatively even opening spell. United’s best chance saw a tame free kick collected at the second attempt by James Shaw in the Robins goal on eight minutes.
60 seconds later and Hassocks came close when Jack Troak put in a brilliant cross which had to be turned behind by a home defender with Phil Johnson lurking. The resulting corner unfortunately came to nothing.
The rearranged game will take place at the Oval on Tuesday 14th March, kicking off at 7:45pm. Hassocks are next in action on Tuesday night with another trip to Eastbourne, this time to take on Town in a 7:30pm start at the Saffrons.
