A teenager was left with horrific injuries to his face after he was allegedly punched by an opponent during an U15s football match.
Lewis Fenwick was playing for Burscough Dynamo against Southport Trinity at Holy Trinity Sports Ground on Roe Lane in Southport when just 10 minutes into the match he was reportedly hit. The 15-year-old suffered a broken eye socket, fractured nose and nerve damage to his face when he claims a Southport Trinity player hit him in the side of the head.
Merseyside Police were called to the scene after the match was abandoned by the referee. Lancashire FA, which initially took the decision to ban Lewis' alleged attacker for three matches, has launched an investigation into the incident.
