Ryan told the court the game had been “the biggest match in the club’s history” and he had been celebrating the “special” goal.
“Everyone’s jumping about and you just go where you go,” he said of that goal celebration.
“I don’t know if I bumped somebody or my foot slipped or what; I just ended up going down the stairs.
“I couldn’t stop myself, my leg hit that wall… I just started tilting over.
“As I put my arm out I just started rolling over. There’s nothing to hold on to.”
The court heard Ryan missed work through his own injuries to his arm and leg.
The prosecution said two other men went on to the roof at the same time as Ryan, but were stopped from going further.
The prosecutor questioned why Ryan had moved toward the roof during the celebration and argued he had done so purposefully.
Ryan responded with: “No. It wasn’t like that.
“All I know is that I ended up going down the steps and I couldn’t stop myself.
“The momentum took me into a roll.”
Ryan had originally been standing trial on two counts of assault by beating, but one has been dropped.
The trial continues.
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