Elizabeth Downs dad hospitalised after brutal on-field attack during amateur soccer game

Video has emerged of a sickening on-field incident during an amateur soccer game which left a northern suburbs father terrified to return to the game he loved.

A northern suburbs father says he had “blood coming out everywhere” after he was the victim of a violent one-punch attack during an amateur soccer game.

Michael Reid, a forward for Munno Para Soccer Club, was hospitalised after the brutal on-field incident on Sunday afternoon at Elizabeth Downs.

The 38-year-old was attempting to break up a scuffle between the teams during the closing minutes of the match when he was pushed by one player from West Beach Soccer Club and punched by a second.

The Elizabeth Downs father said he had no memory of the attack.

“I think it’s disgusting. For that to happen at an amateur soccer game, or anywhere really, is just disgusting,” Mr Reid told 7NEWS Adelaide.

Chilling footage of the blow shows Mr Reid motionless on the field, where he remained until paramedics rushed him to hospital with bruising, swelling and a split lip that required multiple stitches.

“I couldn’t feel anything in my face at all, they just said that I had blood coming out everywhere,” Mr Reid told Channel 9.

“Nobody should have to go through that, and anyone who wants to do it shouldn’t be playing.”

Sickening video of the incident shows Mr Reid out cold on the ground. Picture: 7NEWS Adelaide

Elizabeth Downs father Michael Reid said the attack had taken a toll mentally and physically. Picture: 7NEWS Adelaide

SA Police is investigating the incident but no criminal charges have been laid.

The South Australian Amateur Soccer League strongly condemned the attack, but has not confirmed whether any sanctions would be made against the players involved.

“The League does not tolerate any act of violence in football on or off the field,” a league spokesman said.

Ashlee Collins-Copperstone, a friend of Mr Reid, told Channel 9 she believed he could have ended up in a coma, or worse, if the punch had landed anywhere else.

“If it had been higher towards his temple or a bit further behind his ear then he could potentially be in a coma or not here anymore,” she said.

Mr Reid said he struggled to return to the field after the attack, which took a mental toll on his relationship with the sport he loved.

“I went back out there on the oval where it happened and sort of broke down, it was hard,” he said.

The West Beach Soccer Club has been contacted for comment.