Cardiff City’s match against Stockport County was delayed by 12 minutes in the first half on Saturday.
The game was halted after Bluebirds attacker Yousef Salech sustained a serious injury in the Welsh capital.
Salech need oxygen after landing poorly following a challenge from Stockport’s Brad Hills.
The two had jumped for the ball in the air before Salech looked to take a knock to the head.
Stockport had a 1-0 lead at the Cardiff City Stadium before the extended delay.
Salech was treated by medical personnel before being stretchered off the field with his neck in a brace.
He was eventually replaced by Callum Robinson before the game resumed.
The 24-year-old has 12 goals in 27 League One outings for Cardiff this season.
On Tuesday, his performances earned him a new four-and-a-half-year contract.
Salech, who joined the club from Sirius in January last year, is now under contract until the summer of 2030.
Meanwhile, when the action began on Saturday afternoon, Joel Colwill leveled in first-half stoppage time.
His effort negated Kyle Wootton’s opener for the visitors.
Neither side was able to score a winning goal in the second half, and the match ended 1-1.
It is the same scoreline as the two teams’ return match in September.
On that occasion, Salech scored a stoppage time equalizer to save a point for his team.
Cardiff now leads the standings by four points as they aim to return to the Championship as soon as possible.
Last season’s relegation saw the team slip to the third tier for the first time in 22 years.
Cardiff face Barnsley at home on Tuesday night, followed by a trip to Burton next weekend.
Stockport now is 10 points behind their opponents in fourth place.
Dave Challinor’s side will travel to Blackpool in midweek before facing Plymouth on Saturday, January 31.
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