Denmark’s Christian Eriksen suffered a cardiac arrest when he collapsed throughout his aspect’s Euro 2020 opening match towards Finland, his workforce’s physician confirmed on Sunday, but the explanation remained unclear.
“He was gone; we did cardiac resuscitation, it was a cardiac arrest. We got him back after one defib (defibrillation),” Morten Boesen instructed a information convention, including that Eriksen remained in hospital for additional checks after his collapse on Saturday.
“The exams which were performed to date look fantastic,” Boesen added. “We don’t have an explanation to why it happened.”
Eriksen, 29, collapsed instantly within the forty second minute of the match whereas working close to the left touchline after a Denmark throw-in. As a hush fell over the 16,000-strong crowd, his workforce mates gathered round him whereas he was handled on the pitch after which carried off on a stretcher.
The Danish gamers had been involved with Eriksen through a video convention, mentioned Peter Moller, director of Danish soccer affiliation DBU.
Coach Kasper Hjulmand mentioned Eriksen had instructed him he didn’t keep in mind a lot from Saturday’s collapse and that he was desperate to get again on to the pitch.
Hjulmand quoted the midfielder as saying: “I believe you are feeling worse than I’m. I really feel as if I’m about to go coaching now, boys.”
“Christian is in good spirits and it’s a huge relief for the players after all this uncertainty,” Hjulmand mentioned. “There is little doubt that now we have been on the ropes.”
Messages of support for Eriksen, who plays for Inter Milan, have poured in.
The Group B game was halted and eventually restarted an hour and 45 minutes later. Finland went on to win 1-0.
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