DYER: I Feared For My Life!


By Matthew Jones
October 15 2003

Newcastle United midfielder Kieron Dyer has admitted how he feared for his life as Turkey goalkeeper Rustu Recber game flying through the air at him, with his boots in the air. Dyer threatened to go clean through on goal in the dying minutes of the match, before Rustu Recber raced from his penalty area and ended up kicking Dyer in the head.

Fortunately for both England and Newcastle, Dyer emerged unscathed from the incident, but he admits how he feared the worst as he saw Recber flying towards him.

Dyer explained: "I was chasing a through ball when I suddenly saw the keeper racing towards me. The next thing I knew he had leapt into the air with his studs flying towards my head.

"I was just waiting for his foot to connect with my face and expected to wake up in hospital with concussion - or worse.

"It kind of happened in slow motion and I just remember thinking 'this is going to hurt'.

"But in the end his studs just missed my head and hit me on the shoulder.

"I was in agony but thankfully I escaped serious injury because it could have been very nasty indeed.

"In the end, the thrill of qualifying for the Euro 2004 finals overshadowed it all, but it was a pretty scary moment."

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