Kidderminster Harriers' top scorer Justin Richards out for two games after a nasty eye injury left him temporarily blinded

Nov 25 2008 by Colin Stoner, Birmingham Mail

TOP scorer Justin Richards has been ruled out of Kidderminster Harriers’ next two fixtures after being left blinded by a freak challenge.

Richards was substituted in last Saturday’s win against Wrexham after being whacked in the eye at close range by a clearance.

It left the 11-goal striker unable to see and after being taken to hospital on Saturday night it was diagnosed as a build up of blood behind the eye. He has been told to rest for a week – which rules him out of tonight’s Blue Square Premier match at Oxford United (KO 7.45pm) and the weekend FA Cup-tie at home to Curzon Ashton.