RKC Waalwijk goalkeeper Etienne Vaessen lost consciousness after colliding with Ajax’s Brian Brobbey.
Tarpaulins were raised around Vaessen to block the view. PDO
The Dutch league match between Ajax and RKC Waalwijk was stopped five minutes before the final whistle when the RKC goalkeeper Etienne Vaessen lost consciousness in a clash with an Ajax striker.
Vaessen, coming from his goal, collided dangerously By Brian Brobbeyn with. The seriousness of the situation was noticed immediately, and Vaessen’s teammates hurriedly signaled the medical team for help.
Visibility barriers were erected around Vaessen to prevent possible filming. The doctors carried the defibrillator onto the field, while the players of both teams watched the situation shocked from the sidelines.
Vaessen lay motionless on the field surface for several minutes before being carried off on a stretcher. The players of both teams walked off the field, and after a short negotiation break, it was decided to stop the match.
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Vaessen’s teammates were shocked by the situation. The teams decided not to continue the game. PDO
Executive Director of RKC Frank van Mosselveld says the public broadcaster for NOS, that the medical team started CPR immediately. According to him, Vaessen was conscious again when he was carried off the field.
– Etienne was unconscious for a while. Our medical team immediately started CPR, but it seems the problem wasn’t in his heart. He was conscious again when he left the field, but he didn’t know where he was, says van Mosselveld.
According to Sanomalehti Telegraaf, Vaessen was taken from the stadium to the hospital for further treatment.
Ajax was leading the match 3–2 when the game was stopped. By then, the match had been played for 84 minutes.
28-year-old Vaessen has represented RKC since 2016. PDO