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Pre-game horseplay earns player six stitches

Horseplay can give you a major owwie.

“Ouch, that a huge gash on your head. How’d you get that?”

“A teammate went to jump on my back and his chin cracked my on my forehead.”

Sports! Athletes!

Martin Mathisen from Norwegian club Alta IF ended up with six stitches on his forehead from this play. Alta are such a graceful bunch.

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