RESOLVING THE LEDGER
This is one outlet's own report from Yahoo Sports — the article as it was filed. Other outlets are covering the same event; open the full story to compare every source side by side.
See the full story · 2 sourcesReferee Mathilde Demoncay reportedly suffered concussion in the incident [BBC Sport]
A female referee was injured and had to leave the pitch after being knocked to the ground during a friendly between French club Metz and Fortuna Sittard of the Netherlands.
Mathilde Demoncay reportedly suffered concussion when she was knocked to the ground as she tried to break up a melee between the players.
Tension flared in the 40th minute when two opposing players confronted each other after a shirt-tugging incident, with other players rushed to join in the confrontation.
Demoncay ended up on the ground after attempting to intervene, falling heavily.
She remained on the pitch for several minutes, holding her arm, while assistant referees, security personnel and medical staff ran on to the pitch to restore order and assess her condition.
The 26-year-old Demoncay resumed as the assistant referee after play restarted but left the field at half-time, with another assistant taking over her duties.
Metz won the game 3-1.
Follow your club with BBC Sport
Listen to the latest Football Daily podcast
Get football news sent straight to your phone
AIPROPX is an independent multi-source news index — we track, compare, and connect coverage from across the web into one place you won't find anywhere else.