While Bermudians celebrated Wednesday?s inspiring win over Nicaragua well into the early hours of yesterday morning, for the home team victory has come at a cost.

Left back Musceo Hunt ? son of former Somerset Trojans and Bermuda national team player Larry (Muscles) Hunt ? separated a bone in his right foot early in the match against the Central Americans and was whisked away by ambulance to King Edward Hospital.

Yesterday Hunt, who plays for Somerset Eagles, was resting on Perry Ward but facing surgery to repair the damaged foot ? and the knowledge that his World Cup campaign could be over.

The injury to Eagles? inspirational defender couldn?t have come at a worse time as the West Enders are due to take on North Village in Sunday?s Friendship Trophy Final at Wellington Oval.

Hunt yesterday recalled the incident which led to the injury in the fourth-minute.

?When I went into a tackle my foot got caught in the turf and the opponent was on my back. I couldn?t go forwards or backwards and I was on my toes at the time.

?All his weight came down on my foot and it just collapsed under me ? but I did hear something pop at that time.

?When I got up to run back into my position it wasn?t really hurting until I tried to make a turn and my foot just folded in. I just fell down because the pain was so excruciating. I knew something was wrong but I didn?t know to what extent. My toe was pointing in one direction and my ankle was going the opposite direction. The only thing I could do at the time was fall to the ground to try to prevent additional damage to the foot.?

A physician later diagnosed the player?s injury as a ? separation?.

?The doctor told me the name (of injury) came about during the Napoleon days when the French army was at war,? added Hunt. ?A lot of their horsemen used to get thrown from horses and their feet used to become separated at the joint. That?s the type of injury I have. The bones that join the toes to the bone which is joined to the ankle has been separated.?

Doctors are now waiting for swelling to Hunt?s foot to go down before deciding whether to operate.

But for the player, the ordeal has put a damper on what was an otherwise memorable night for local football.

?It was very disappointing, especially having just come back off injury. It was a good feeling having Goater here to add more confidence to the team. The players were more confident in themselves and I felt that I was going to have a good game,? he said.

The veteran player was sidelined for four weeks earlier this season after sustaining a cracked bone in his left foot in a Friendship Trophy match against Dandy Town under the lights at the Den.

Asked whether he believed his World Cup campaign was now over, Hunt replied: ?Only the father knows that.?

But he admitted to being disappointed at having to miss Sunday?s match against Village.

?Any challenge that comes your way you always look forward to. Having worked so hard to reach the Friendship Trophy final . . . it?s definitely an experience you want to be a part of.?