Ananova:

An injured footballer threw down his crutches, ripped off his cast and hobbled on to score the winner with his broken right foot.

Ian Williams was meant to be out of action for at least another month but blasted the ball home after pleading to be sent on in the 85th minute.

The sub then limped back off in agony after clinching a 2-1 victory for village side Pontlliw FC against local rivals Pontarddulais Town, near Swansea.

Ian, 29, said: "I was only on the subs bench to make the numbers up, but when we were still drawing 1-1 with five minutes left to go, I was dying to get on.

"I asked the boss to let put me on, and he said 'if you think you're up to it, then go-ahead'. When the ball hit the back of the net I couldn't believe it.

"I struck it with my right foot and it flew into the top corner. It hurt really bad the minute I struck it. I threw up pretty much straight away and had to be substituted a couple of minutes later."

Teammate Alun Withey, aged 26, said: "He put in an imperious performance - even if it was only for two minutes. Scoring the winning goal with a knackered foot is unbelievable. Everybody is talking about it."

But Ian, who is back in his special air-cast, added: "It was good to score the winning goal, but I think I'll wait until my foot's properly healed next time."