Taiwo Awoniyi receives treatment before being carried off on a stretcher
Liverpool winger Taiwo Awoniyi was taken to hospital after suffering a concussion playing for German club Mainz, where he is on loan.
Awoniyi, 22, was hurt after a clash of heads with Augsburg defender Felix Uduokhai in the first half.
The former Nigeria youth international landed awkwardly and, after a delay, was carried off on a stretcher with his neck in a brace.
Mainz said Awoniyi was responsive and will spend the night in hospital.
Awoniyi, who has yet to make an appearance for Liverpool since joining in 2015, has played in 12 Bundesliga games for Mainz since joining on a season-long loan last August.
He has also had loan spells at German side FSV Frankfurt, Dutch team NEC and Belgium sides Royal Excel Mouscron and Gent.
Augsburg won the game 1-0 thanks to a first-minute goal by former Mainz forward Florian Niederlechner, to leave his old club 15th in the table, just three points above the relegation zone with three games to play.
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Line-ups
Mainz
- 1Müller
- 23MweneSubstituted forBakuat 45'minutes
- 4St. Juste
- 19Niakhaté
- 18Brosinski
- 35Barreiro MartinsBooked at 41minsSubstituted forBoëtiusat 65'minutes
- 6LatzaSubstituted forFernandesat 77'minutesBooked at 90mins
- 8ÖztunaliSubstituted forSzalaiat 76'minutes
- 7Quaison
- 22AwoniyiSubstituted forOnisiwoat 23'minutes
- 9Mateta
Substitutes
- 5Boëtius
- 14Kunde
- 20Fernandes
- 21Onisiwo
- 28Szalai
- 29Burkardt
- 34Baku
- 37Dahmen
- 42Hack
Augsburg
- 1Luthe
- 32FrambergerBooked at 68minsSubstituted forJedvajat 70'minutes
- 6Gouweleeuw
- 19UduokhaiBooked at 45mins
- 31Max
- 8Khedira
- 25GruezoBooked at 45minsSubstituted forOxfordat 78'minutes
- 17Sarenren BazeeBooked at 62minsSubstituted forHahnat 62'minutes
- 23RichterSubstituted forFinnbogasonat 62'minutes
- 16Vargas
- 7NiederlechnerSubstituted forLöwenat 70'minutes
Substitutes
- 2Lichtsteiner
- 4Götze
- 5Suchy
- 18Jedvaj
- 21Koubek
- 27Finnbogason
- 28Hahn
- 29Löwen
- 36Oxford
Referee:Marco Fritz
Match Stats
Home TeamMainzAway TeamAugsburgPossessionHome66%Away34%ShotsHome17Away9Shots on TargetHome4Away3CornersHome9Away5FoulsHome8Away14
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Match ends, 1. FSV Mainz 05 0, FC Augsburg 1.
