Sogndal midfielder Emil Palsson passed out during a home match against Stjordals Blink in Norway’s second-strongest division. This is reported on the hosts’ website.
The incident took place in the 12th minute of the meeting with the score 1: 0 in favor of Sogndal. The Icelandic footballer survived cardiac arrest and was rescued thanks to prompt resuscitation measures. Now he is in the hospital, the player will have to undergo an in-depth medical examination.
After the incident, the teams did not continue the match. The meeting will be played out later.
In June this year, during the match between the national teams of Denmark and Finland at the European Football Championship, a similar incident occurred. Danish midfielder Christian Eriksen suffered a cardiac arrest. The footballer was also resuscitated, he underwent surgery and suspended his career.
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