A non-league footballer will undergo cheek reconstruction surgery after a horror collision with an opponent.Joe Tennent, who plays for Dartford FC in the Isthmian Premier League, was slammed into by a Welling United striker.Tennent was crunched to the ground by the brutal challenge that caused his injuryTennent was looking to play the ball out from defence before Nahum Melvin-Lambert chased him down and smashed into him.Melvin-Lambert charged into the Dartford star and seemed to connect with his right arm on Tennent’s head.The sickening moment left Tennent in a heap on the ground and he eventually had to be substituted after the incident.Meanwhile, Melvin-Lambert was only booked for the foul.Dartford went on to lose the game 4-0 to Welling on Saturday.Update on Tennent issuedDartford then gave an update on Tennent on Sunday afternoon.The non-league side revealed that he was going to have to undergo surgery for his serious facial injuries.The club wrote: “Joe sustained displaced facial fractures and will undergo cheekbone reconstruction surgery on Wednesday.“We wish Joe and his family our very best and a speedy recovery.“The club will explore official channels following the incident.”Tennent was left completely flattened by the horrendous collisionView Tweet: https://t.co/GbtfxcfJEUImmediate concernDartford boss Ben Greenhalgh was concerned about Tennent post-match and believed his injury played a big part in his side’s loss. Greenhalgh said: “I think a really big, key part of today was losing Joe Tennent…. it was a derby game so we knew there were going to be moments.“I can’t blame the ref for the game. That has changed it but our second-half performance was really poor.“We lost Joe and I’m not saying we capitulated, but we went a bit off-script.“I am disappointed to lose Joe in that manner. I don’t know how it works from here onwards.“It didn’t seem like a concussion from what we’re told, but it’s a possible broken jaw that doesn’t sound good at all.”