Worthing FC match at Farnborough overshadowed by serious injury to home player
Worthing’s National South visit to Farnborough on Wednesday night was marred by a serious injury to a home player that led to him being taken to hospital after a long delay for treatment.
Farnborough midfielder Aaron Kuhl was injured in an accidental collision with Worthing’s Joe Cook just inside the home half towards the end of a game that the Rebels lost 1-0.
It was a fair challenge between the players, but unfortunately resulted in Kuhl picking up a serious injury. Farnborough manager Spencer Day said after the game it looked like he had suffered a broken leg.
After a delay of about 45 minutes, referee Daniel Baines got the game back under way to see out the remainder of added time, the players having had to do another warm-up because of how long it had been stopped.
Farnborough – who had taken the lead on 77 minutes through a Mason Bloomfield goal – held on to secure the win.
Worthing boss Chris Agutter said after the game Kuhl’s injury put everything into perspective. “It was a brillint tackle between Aaron Kugl, who was excellent, and Joe Cook. There was no malice in the tackle, it was just two proper men going for it.
"It’s such a shame. He (Aaron) is an excellent footballer, he was excellent again tonight. He was pivotal in their goal and no-one wants to see that happen to anyone, so I’m sure I speak for everyone at the club and say we wish him all the best and a speedy recovery. Hopefully he gets well soon.”
INJURY UPDATE
It’s now been confirmed Kuhl broke two bones in his leg in the incident.
Farnborough FC said: “Aaron suffered a break to two bones, and today [Thursday] underwent surgery to help aid his recovery. The good news is that he should hopefully be discharged within the next couple of days. We have spoken to Aaron’s fiancée this morning, and despite everything Aaron is being extremely positive and is in good spirits with a strong mentality.
“His family want to thank the whole team, and especially our physio team Holly and Steve for supporting and helping Aaron when he needed it most. This being said, the road to recovery is going to be a long one. Part of his recovery will be rehabilitation work, and ideally Aaron would like to go to where he has been before, Go Perform.
“As you can imagine, rehab is not cheap and therefore as a club we have set up a GoFundMe to help Aaron with rehabilitation costs. If anyone would like to donate towards this please follow the link: www.gofundme.com/f/kuhlyrehab
“We are sending our thoughts and best wishes to Aaron and his family during this time. We hope to see him back in yellow as soon as possible.”
The fundraising has already led to pledged of £4,000 towards a £5,000 target.
Meanwhile Worthing – in mid-table after a win, a draw and a defeat from their opening three games – are back in action at home to Enfield on Saturday, then visit Chippenham on Monday.