In the 7th week of the Eredivisie waalwijk with Ajax faced.
The match was interrupted due to an injury in the 84th minute of the match played at Mandermakers Stadium.
Waalwijk’s 28-year-old goalkeeper Etienne VaessenHe collided hard with his opponent in the 84th minute and was left on the ground. Medical teams entered the field and gave emergency aid to Vaessen, who then immediately was hospitalized.
Here are those moments…
#rkcaja Brobbey loopt per ongeluk door op Vaessen… hopelijk komt het goed pic.twitter.com/L8up2zXp8Z
— konate__szn (@DKostuum) September 30, 2023
Match 3-2 While Ajax’s superiority continues, the referee of the match Pol van Boekel canceled the match.
OFFICIAL STATEMENT FROM WAALWIJK
Shortly after the injury, RKC Waalwijk director Frank van Mosselveld made a statement about Etienne Vaessen’s latest condition.
Frank van Mosselveld said in a statement: “He regained consciousness and was later taken to hospital. He was unconscious for a while after the position. I also want to congratulate the team’s medical team. They immediately implemented all kinds of protocols. It was a pretty serious collision. Everyone thought at first that he had a heart problem, but now it seems that this is not the case. He regained consciousness as he was carried off the field.
He will be taken to the hospital and examined. I was with him in the locker room. His wife also came from home. He was conscious but had no idea where he was or what he was experiencing. “The fact that he was surrounded by blankets as he was carried off the field made everyone watching uneasy, but he regained consciousness by then.” he said.