Yorkshire Amateur's win in the KoolSport NCEL League Cup was marred by a serious injury to one of their influential players.

They assured their place in the Second Round beating visitors Worsborough Bridge Athletic, the winning goal in the 2-1 victory scored by Chris Hitching from the penalty spot.

However, the penalty was given when regular central midfielder John Douglas was brought crashing down in the box, suffering a suspected very seriously broken arm.

The game was delayed by at least ten minutes as the emergency services were called.

A spokesperson at Yorkshire Amateur said: "JD was having a fantastic game and by no means did this incident reflect the game as, whilst it was a tough battle, it was certainly not a malicious or intentional challenge.

"We would like to express our thanks to the Worsborough Bridge management team who helped during the incident and all the people involved in ensuring JD was looked after and that the ambulance could reach him swiftly.

"We are still waiting to hear about the seriousness of the break but the team, management, committee and all at Yorkshire Amateur wish JD a speedy recovery."