An unfortunate injury to forward Travis Thornhill inspired Fruta Conquerors to a 1-0 win over Buxton United in their opening fixture of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Stag Beer Elite League on Saturday at the No. #5 ground in Berbice.
With the fixture locked at 0-0, the wily forward broke his ankle in the 80th minute within the six yard box, after sliding on a patch of white sand within the area while trying to make contact with a flat left-side cross that evaded the Buxton goal-keeper and backline.
He was immediately rushed to the hospital by the organizers and then by
