UK soccer match halted after participant goes down with no person close to him as medics rush on
22-year-old Danish striker Henrik Meister, who is at Derby on loan from Pisa, was reportedly treated for around seven minutes after going down early in the second half.
Derby County’s Henrik Meister was carried from the pitch on a stretcher(Image: Greig Cowie/Shutterstock)
Derby County centre forward Henrik Meister needed to be stretchered off the pitch after appearing to go down off the ball during the Rams’ 12:30 game against Birmingham City.
The 22-year-old Danish striker, who is at Derby on loan from Pisa, was reportedly treated for around seven minutes after going down early in the second half.
According to journalist Derby Telegraph’s Derby County writer Leigh Curtis, Meister was carried off the pitch and down the tunnel. Curtis wrote in a post of X: “Real concern here for Henrik Meister who appeared to go down on his own with nobody near him. Medical staff are on and stretcher has been called for. He’s being carried down the tunnel.”
Meister is on loan from Italian side Pisa (Image: Jez Tighe/ProSports/Shutterstock)
Multiple reports describe a “silence” around Pride Park following the worrying incident, with one fan saying: “I haven’t heard a football stadium this quiet in a long time due to a player injury.
“Really worrying whatever happened to Henrik Meister. Hope it’s nothing that will keep him out for an extended period of time.”
Derby County’s have not as of yet issued an update, although a post on their X read after incident:
The incident took place just after the second half kicked off at Pride Park (Image: PA)
“A lengthy delay at the start of the half as Meister goes down off the ball and is stretchered from the field. We’re all with you, Henrik.”
Standing at 6ft 4in Meister joined the Rams on a season-long loan from Italian side Pisa, with Derby reportedly holding an option to buy him permanently.
Meister previously enjoyed a rapid rise through Danish and Norwegian football before earning a move to French side Rennes in 2024.
Meister was quickly attended by medics and taken off the pitch in a stretcher(Image: Sky Sports)
He later switched to Pisa, helping them win promotion to Serie A with a crucial goal against Frosinone.
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