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Ryan Taylor, the Richmond Kickers’ homegrown goalkeeper, will be sidelined indefinitely after suffering a significant injury to his left knee in last week’s match at Charlotte. He quite possibly will miss the remainder of the USL season.

Kickers coach Leigh Cowlishaw described Taylor’s injury as “suspected ACL and MCL tears.” Taylor will undergo an MRI exam on Friday. “Barring a miracle,” said Cowlishaw, “I’m pretty sure he’s out” for the duration.

Taylor, a former standout at Midlothian High School and Radford University, was injured while defending a Charlotte corner kick in the 73rd minute of a 3-2 defeat. He landed awkwardly after leaping to punch the ball away from the goal.

Cowlishaw called the injury “a huge loss.” But he added, quickly, that he feels far worse for Taylor than for the team as a whole.

Taylor, 25, played every minute of the Kickers’ first four matches of the new season. His performance was steady. He departs with a pair of shutouts, 10 saves and a 0.83 goals-against average. One of the shutouts came in a 1-0 victory over reigning USL champion Rochester.

“He was absolutely settling in” as the Kickers’ No. 1 goalkeeper, Cowlishaw said. “He was having the best season of his career.”