A major injury scare involving defender Neil Ashton cast a shadow over Wrexham’s 1-0 win against a Swansea City XI in their first pre-season friendly of the summer on Saturday.
The 29-year-old left-back was knocked unconscious following a 56th-minute mid-air collision with an opponent and, following nearly 10 minutes of treatment on the pitch, he was stretchered off and taken to hospital by ambulance.
But within a couple of hours Ashton had taken to Twitter to reassure supporters of no lasting damage, even though he is unlikely to figure in either of the club’s two planned friendlies at Colwyn Bay and Prestatyn tomorrow evening.
Speaking after Saturday’s match at The Rock, Wrexham manager Kevin Wilkin said of Ashton’s injury: “It looked nasty, there was a lot of blood, a split lip but, fingers crossed, it’s not a lot worse than that.
“The boys are saying he was (knocked) out for a period so we need to keep an eye on that. The most important thing is that Neil recovers and we can get him back out on the field.”
Wilkin used 22 players against a Swansea side that, although billed as an under-21 line-up, included at least two over-age players in Liberty Stadium veteran Alan Tate – for 45 minutes – and former Dragon Curtis Obeng.
