These Things Happen
A 25-year-old goalkeeper died suddenly during a football match in West Flanders, Belgium on Saturday evening.
Arne Espeel, a goalkeeper of the Winkel Sport B, has died on the spot after stopping a penalty kick in the second half of the match.
According to a local news outlet VRT, the young goalkeeper of Sint-Eloois-Winkel stopped the penalty kick, but he then collapsed.
“The ball was still in play,” assistant coach Stefaan Dewerchin of Winkel Sport B said.
“Our goalkeeper got up as quickly as possible to get the ball, but he fell down afterwards. It was really terrible to see.”
The game was immediately stopped. The emergency services quickly arrived on site and tried to revive the 25-year-old goalkeeper for half an hour. Espeel was then rushed to the hospital, but he was later declared dead on arrival.
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And today - the Super Bowl.
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