The Aporia · Soccer player gets smoked by lawn roller during halftime warm-up in wild moment caught on camera

Matt Reigle

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Soccer doesn't get enough credit for being a dangerous sport. asserted

Soccer → get → credit

You’ve got minimal protective gear on; bodies are flying everywhere and, at times, you’ve even got to look out for turf maintenance equipment. asserted

you → get → equipment

One soccer player in Thailand learned this the hard way, and it was all caught on camera. asserted

it → learn → camera

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Andros Townsend previously played in the English Premier League for Crystal Palace, Everton and Luton Town, but these days he's suiting up for Thai club PT Prachuap. asserted

he → play → Prachuap

The first half had ended during the club's match against fellow Thai outfit Pattani when a grounds crew member driving a lawn roller broke the biggest unwritten rule of athletic turf maintenance: don't run over the players. asserted

member → end → players

In fact, he handled that better than some soccer players handle having an opponent's forearm brush against them, and even played in that same match. asserted

forearm → handle → match

Now, I hate to be "that guy," but was the ground crew really that far behind on their duties that they had to bust out the lawn roller while players were trying to warm up? asserted

players → hate → roller

I'm not going to sit here and pretend to be some expert turf whisperer, but that seems like it should've been knocked out earlier in the day. asserted

it → go → day

if it needs a little off the top to keep things crisp and level, maybe wait until the pitch is clear. asserted

pitch → need → things

Maybe something happened that day that required some mid-game lawn rolling, but if that's the case, you have to be ready to slam on the brakes if a player takes off upfield for a pass. asserted

player → happen → pass

That did not happen. asserted

That → happen → ?

At least Townsend was ready when called upon and entered the match as a substitute. asserted

Townsend → call → substitute

His team went on to win, but the accident has led to an investigation. asserted

accident → go → investigation

Soccer player gets smoked by lawn roller during halftime warm-up in wild moment caught on camera

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