St. Louis City SC had a rough first half against FC Dallas on Saturday where two key players were forced off the field due to serious injuries.
Early Injuries Shake St. Louis
The match took a bad turn for St. Louis City SC when Célio Pompeu and Joakim Nilsson were injured early on. Pompeu’s injury looked severe as his ankle got caught under his leg during a collision. The medical team quickly brought out an air cast and a stretcher to carry him off the field.
Joakim Nilsson had to leave the game too Just after 15 minutes of that event, he was pulled up with a hamstring injury adding to add to the team’s troubles.
More Troubles for St. Louis
Tim Parker received a yellow card which means he will miss the next match due to suspension to make matters worse for St. Louis. The club is now hoping for a quick recovery for both Pompeu and Nilsson.
The next few games will be challenging for St. Louis City SC as they cope with these setbacks.
We have a game where it gets kind of sidetracked with Celio’s horrific injury. Not sure of the exact details. It didn’t look good at the first visual.
Carnell said
Pompeu did not return to St. Louis with the team and stayed at a Dallas hospital overnight.
City SC got off to a solid start, but the match went south soon after the eight-minute delay as Pompeu was stretchered off the field with what looked like a bad leg injury.
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