Women’s National League play was suspended this afternoon following a “nasty injury” to back Megan Tinsley.
The match between Derby County and Liverpool was suspended with just a few minutes to go after the incident.
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Derby vs Liverpool match, Feds abandoned after serious injury to Megan TinsleyCredit: Rex
It was later confirmed that it was completely abandoned.
A tweet from Derby County read: “We can now confirm the match has been abandoned. We wish Megan a speedy recovery.”
Liverpool Federals also sent their best wishes to Tinsley with a tweet that read: “The game has been suspended. All our thoughts are with the @DCFCWomen player and we wish her a speedy recovery.”
Derby later confirmed that the full-back had sprained his ankle.
The statement read: “As an update we can confirm that Megan Tinsley sprained her ankle in the final minutes of the game. She is now on her way to hospital for treatment and is in good spirits.
“Thank you for your messages and for joining us and we wish her a speedy recovery.”
Derby led 2-1 before the break.
Chantelle Thompson opened the scoring for the Feds in the seventh minute.
However, the Rams came back with two late goals in two minutes from Charlotte Steggles and Eleanor Ashton.
Derby are currently sixth in the National Women’s League North Division, two points behind league leaders Liverpool.
Fans took to Xu, formerly Twitter, to wish Tinsley luck following her injury.
One person wrote: “All the best Megan, I hope she makes a full recovery.”
Another said: “Sending all my love and wishing Meg a speedy recovery!”
A third commented: “Our best wishes for Megan to make a speedy and full recovery from this injury. What bad luck.”
Tinsley celebrated her 26th birthday on Wednesday.
Last January, she opened up about how a heart condition halted her playing career.
Speaking to BBC Radio Derby, the full-back bravely revealed that she had surgery to repair a hole in her heart as a child.
She said: “I went to the doctor about it because you hear about all the footballers collapsing on the pitch.
“People in different sports have heart problems, and because I had the surgery, I was thinking ‘am I a bit more of a risk? Could the worst happen?’
“It got to the point where my heart was beating really, really fast, I was having a few chest pains.
“The fact that I could feel my heartbeat through my ears wasn’t the best thing. That’s when you put your health first.”
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