King’s Lynn Town 2 Rushall Olympic 1

An injury to Kian Ronan took the gloss off King’s Lynn Town’s second home win of the season.

The Gibraltar international international was taken to hospital after leaving the pitch on a stretcher just before the hour mark, having been involved in an innocent collision between players.

Ronan received lengthy treatment but was later reported to have been conscious and sitting up before being taken to hospital.

“He's gone off to hospital, but he's responsive and he's alert,” said Lynn boss Adam Lakeland after the game.

“I think it'll probably just be a case of concussion, so we have to just see how he is in the next few days.

“You could tell straight away by the reaction of the players around from both teams and to be fair, (physio) Liam (Bratley) was straight on, as were their medical staff. I thought everybody handled it as well as they could. It's always difficult when you see that happen to any player on the pitch, particularly when it's one of your own players, so the main thing is that he's responsive and I'm sure he'll be fine.

"We all wish him well."

On the pitch, Lynn picked up their second win of the campaign in a feisty encounter, Gold Omotayo setting them on their way with his third of the campaign. A controversial penalty levelled matters before Jonny Margetts got the winner.

Lynn boss Adam Lakeland made three changes to the side beaten at Alfreton on Saturday, with Josh McCammon, Ronan and Margetts – back after suspension – coming in for Dylan Crowe, Tommy Hughes and Josh Coulson, who were all named on the bench.

Lynn shouted loud but in vain for a penalty as the ball bounced in the area after a Freddie Sass long throw, while Josh Hmami’s run deep into Rushall territory ended when his stabbed pass to Omotayo was flicked out for a corner.

Cue the carbon copy from the opening day win over Warrington as Hami took the flag kick and Omotayo nodded it in at the near post.

The good work nearly went to waste minutes later when Jaden Charles blasted over the bar from the left side of the area.

Paul Jones had to be down quick to prevent an own goal from a corner before Lynn went straight up the other end through Hmami, who laid the ball off left to Margetts, whose first time shot was well saved by keeper Paul White.

But on 32 minutes referee Declan Brown decided Kian Ronan had upended the flying Roddy McGlinchey in the area – and Charles scored from the spot.

The atmosphere pm the pitch was already quite intense after a 20-man handbags session, and Rushall boss Adam Stevens did little to help with a chest-thumping celebration of the goal.

Lynn really should have been back in the lead just before the break, but an unmarked Greg Taylor headed Hmami’s corner wide.

Then Margetts struck, slipping the ball under White after a magnificent run by McCammon which started in his own half and ended on the edge of the Rushall area, where he found Lynn’s hot shot with the neatest of short passes.

Kyle McFadden smashed a Hami corner over, but it was the visitors who looked livelier in the early stages of the second half.

Ronan’s injury, not surprisingly, changed the emotions around the ground – with at least half an hour remaining there was still a job to be done, despite the obvious difficulty.

Omotayo got a valuable nick with his head to a Rushall cross, before Margetts flicked a cross wide at the other end.

But it needed a brilliant full-length save by Jones to deny Brad Bood and Rushall an equaliser deep into 12 minutes of added time.

King’s Lynn: Jones, Ronan (Crowe 61), Sass, McFadden, Taylor, Johnson, Hmami, McCammon (Hughes 90), Crane (Coulson 88), Omotayo (Wilson 90), Margetts. Subs not used: Boyes.

Goal: Omotayo 6, Margetts 45

Rushall Olympic: White, McDonald, Offler, Cameron, Bood, McGlinchey (McAlinden 78), Martin, McLintock, Charles (Campbell 80), Benbow (McDonagh 85), Arlott-John (King 90). Subs not used: McWilliams.

Goal: Charles 32

Att: 1,070.