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Publish: 13 Jun 2021, 11:10 am
Soccer Football - Euro 2020 - Group B - Denmark v Finland - Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark - June 12, 2021 Denmark's Christian Eriksen receives medical attention after collapsing during the match Pool via REUTERS/Friedemann Vogel
Denmark midfielder Christian
Eriksen was rushed to hospital after collapsing during his side’s Euro 2020
opening match with Finland and being given CPR on the pitch on Saturday, with
soccer officials later saying the player was stable and awake.
Eriksen collapsed suddenly in the
42nd minute of the match while running near the left touchline after a Denmark
throw-in.
As a hush fell over the
16,000-strong crowd, his teammates gathered around him and one appeared to
stick his fingers in Eriksen's mouth to clear his airway or check he hadn't
swallowed his tongue.
As medics arrived on the scene
and pumped Eriksen's chest, his teammates formed a ring around him. Danish
broadcaster DR cut the live TV feed, instead showing aerial footage of the
stadium.
The 29-year-old was taken to the
nearby Rigshospitalet, where he regained conciousness.
"We have been in contact
with him and the players have spoken to Christian," said Peter Moller of the
Danish Football Association.
Applause broke out in the Parken
stadium among both Danish and Finnish fans, when it was announced that Eriksen
had regained conciousness.
"He is doing well and they
are playing the match for Christian," Moller said.
The game was initially suspended
but resumed an hour and 45 minutes later, Finland claiming a 1-0 victory when
striker Joel Pohjanpalo headed in on the hour with his side’s only attempt of
the game.
A visibly drained Denmark coach
Kasper Hjulmand said after the match that the players were given the option to
finish the game on Saturday evening or on Sunday.
"It was more manageable to
go in again and honestly just get it over with," Hjulmand said.
Several players, including Captain
Simon Kjaer, were too overwhelmed by emotions to finish the game, he said.
"I completely understand
that you can't play a soccer match at this level, after watching one of your
best friends fight for his life," Hjulmand said.
Later in the day, Belgian striker
Romelu Lukaku, a teammate of Eriksen at soccer club Inter Milan in Italy, ran
to a TV camera and shouted "Chris, Chris, I love you" after scoring
in his side's opening match against Russian.
People gathered outside bars in
central Copenhagen, many in tears, while Eriksen's condition remained unclear.
The crowd at the Parken stadium in Copenhagen sang the Danish national anthem and chanted “Christian Eriksen” while they waited for news, until word finally came through that the player had regained consciousness.
Source: Reuters
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