Hamilton boss expresses concern for Kyle MacDonald after horror head knock in Alloa defeat

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Hamilton Accies boss John Rankin insists his main concern is the health of stricken defender Kyle MacDonald after a horror head clash in their defeat to Alloa.Accies suffered their third loss on the spin in League One after Jon Robertson hit an 84th minute winner, which came off the back of Hamilton's Euan Henderson cancelling out Kurtis Roberts' stunning 58th minute opener for Alloa.The game was halted for six minutes early in the first half when McDonald and Miko Virtanen collided in the box at a corner.An audible crack from the impact could be heard in the stands and Rankin expressed serious concern for his player after he was taken to hospital for treatment.He said: "My first thoughts are with Kyle.

He's taken a really nasty one. He is really confused, upset, he can't recognise some people and, as a human being, I am really worried for him."I have grown close to him over the last six months and I hope he is okay tonight."He is away to hospital and that is my biggest concern right now.

We git him there as quick as we could."Alloa broke the deadlock in 58 minutes when Roberts unleashed an unstoppable strike into the bottom corner.Just four minutes later, Henderson rose well to power home a header into the top corner and give the hosts hope.But Alloa had the final say as Robertson got on the end of a Conor Sammon flick on to tuck the ball away at the back post.It leaves second-place Accies with one home win in their last six and their lead over third-place Alloa has been cut to seven points.

They are 17 adrift of runaway leaders Falkirk.On the result, Rankin said: "Three defeats on the spin is not good enough. It is nowhere near the standards we set."We are going through a sticky period and it is not pleasant.