Denmark vs. Ukraine football match terminated early due to incident involving home captain
Kyiv • UNN
The Denmark vs. Ukraine match was stopped in the 67th minute after Christian Eriksen lost consciousness. The footballer regained consciousness and has been sent for medical examination.
A friendly match between the national football teams of Denmark and Ukraine was terminated early after the hosts' captain, Christian Eriksen, collapsed. This was reported by UNN.
Details
In the 67th minute, Eriksen clutched his chest and then collapsed onto the turf. As a result, the game was suspended for a long period. Fortunately, the player regained consciousness after receiving medical assistance, after which he was taken from the field by an ambulance.
During Euro 2020, Eriksen lost consciousness right on the pitch at the end of the first half of the opening round match between the national teams of Denmark and Finland (0:1). The footballer's heart stopped, but the medical team managed to save his life. After that, he underwent a long rehabilitation and returned to professional football, though he plays with a pacemaker.
Christian feels fine and left the field on his own. In my opinion, the pacemaker worked exactly as it should have. He lost consciousness briefly but came to very quickly, and we established contact with him immediately. Now he will undergo additional examinations at the hospital to determine the cause of the incident. Christian feels good; he asked me to pass on his regards to all the players and tell them that he is doing well
It should be added that at the time the match was stopped, the score was 2:1 in favor of Denmark. Viktor Tsygankov scored for the Ukrainians.
Recall
On May 31, the Ukraine national football team played its first match under the leadership of Italian coach Andrea Maldera. In Wroclaw, the "Blue and Yellows" defeated the Polish team.