'Frustrated' Bezecourt keen to stop Geylang's bleeding

From the trail of blood leading from the corridor to the living room, bedroom and bathroom, Geylang International midfielder Vincent Bezecourt's condominium looked more sinister than it really was.

- David Lee

While the reason was innocent enough, the ramifications were still pretty serious for the player and his club. The 31-year-old could afford to laugh when he recounted the Jan 31 accident to The Straits Times: "A small glass bottle of deodorant dropped on my left foot, exactly where I hit the ball.

"The wound was quite deep and the bleeding didn't stop even when I applied pressure with my hands and some Band-Aids, so I had no choice but to go to the hospital.

"I had to call Taka (teammate Takahiro Tezuka) to come back and help clean up because there was blood everywhere. Luckily, he is a great roommate, and Leonard (Koh), our team manager, came to take me to the hospital, where I got four stitches."

As a result, he missed three matches in February, as the Eagles lost 5-4 to Balestier Khalsa and drew 2-2 with Thai side BG Pathum United in the Singapore Cup, and played out a 1-1 stalemate with Albirex Niigata in the Singapore Premier League (SPL).

Underlying his importance to the team, the Frenchman made a scoring return on Feb 27 with a left-footed free kick, as Geylang thrashed bottom side Tanjong Pagar United 5-0 to end a winless run of four games in all competitions. The win allowed the Eagles, third on 44 points, to close the gap to second-placed BG Tampines Rovers to just four points.