Goalie dies on pitch moments after penalty save

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Moments aft redeeming a punishment for his team, Belgian goalkeeper Arne Espeel died erstwhile helium collapsed connected the field. He was 25.

Winkel Sport B, who play successful the 2nd provincial part of West Brabant successful Belgium, were 2-1 up against Westrozebeke erstwhile their opponents were awarded a punishment successful the 2nd half.

According to reports successful Belgian media, Espeel saved the spot footwear but dropped to the crushed afterward.

Emergency services rushed to assistance the goalkeeper and tried to revive him with a defibrillator, but helium was pronounced dormant soon aft helium was taken to a hospital.

"Winkel Sport is successful precise heavy mourning by the abrupt decease of Arne Espeel," the nine said successful a statement.

"We privation household and friends of Arne our heartfelt condolences successful this dense loss. Football is an afterthought."

"This is simply a catastrophe and a daze to everyone," Winkel sporting manager Patrick Rotsaert said, according to Nieuwsblad.

"Arne had been with the nine each his beingness and was precise loved. He was a wonderfully sympathetic boy, ever successful a bully temper and acceptable to help. This is truly a dense blow. First of each for his household and besides our full club."

Family and friends gathered astatine the tract to laic flowers and wreaths successful the extremity wherever Espeel collapsed, according to the Daily Mail.

"The shot was inactive successful play. Our goalkeeper got up arsenic accelerated arsenic imaginable to person the ball, but past helium fell," adjunct manager Stefaan Dewerchin said, via the Daily Mail.

"It was truly unspeakable to watch. All the players showered unneurotic aft the incident. When the connection came that our goalkeeper was dead, it was an unusually dense blow. I deliberation immoderate players inactive don't realise precisely what happened."

An autopsy was scheduled to person taken spot connected Monday to find the origin of Espeel's death.

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