WEYMOUTH needed a stoppage-time winner from Brad Ash to overcome Hamworthy United 4-3 and reach the Dorset Senior Cup semi-finals – after a major injury scare for winger Hari McCoy.

McCoy collapsed and went in and out of consciousness after being struck on the side of the head by the ball at close quarters.

Play was stopped and an ambulance quickly came to McCoy’s assistance before taking him to Dorset County Hospital.

Weymouth were 1-0 down at that point, thanks to a 15th-minute goal from Rhys Taylor.

Given the near freezing temperatures, the players were then allowed to retreat to the dressing rooms while McCoy was tended to and play restarted after a 32-minute delay.

And the Terras equalised just two minutes after the resumption as ex-Weymouth keeper Tommy Scott spilled Michael Dome-Bemwin’s long-range shot.

Dome-Bemwin doubled his and Weymouth’s tally on 43 minutes with a shot that whizzed in off the post but the Hammers far from surrendered in the second half.

Remus Nixon ran on to Alfie Matthews’ precise pass into the channel before cutting inside and levelling for 2-2 and the Dorchester Town Under-23 star then made it 3-2 with a stunning lob from 20 yards.

Hamworthy had 22 minutes to see the game out but Weymouth only needed four to equalise in a rollercoaster game, sub Ash slamming home off the bar from an acute angle.

With the sides, separated by two divisions, locked at 3-3 the tie seemed destined for extra-time until Ash’s cross was turned home by a Hamworthy defender to break the Hammers’ hearts.

Providing an update on McCoy's fitness on Wednesday, a Weymouth club statement read: "Hari is feeling a bit better but still light-headed.

"His CT scan came back positive, with the hospital not reporting anything serious internally.

"He will need to monitor himself in the next 72 hours in case of nausea or other symptoms.

"Grade of concussion has not been disclosed as of yet."