Dutch prime flight match between Waalwijk and Ajax halted after goalkeeper Vaessen knocked unconscious

The Dutch Eredivisie match between RKC Waalwijk and Ajax was suspended Saturday night time after the house crew’s goalkeeper, Etienne Vaessen, collided with Ajax striker Brian Brobbey and misplaced consciousness.

Waalwijk's Dutch goalkeeper Etienne Vaessen receives medical assistance after he collapsed during the Dutch Eredivisie match between RKC Waalwijk and Ajax Amsterdam at the Mandemakers Stadium in Waalwijk(AFP)
Waalwijk’s Dutch goalkeeper Etienne Vaessen receives medical help after he collapsed in the course of the Dutch Eredivisie match between RKC Waalwijk and Ajax Amsterdam on the Mandemakers Stadium in Waalwijk(AFP)

Waalwijk director Frank van Mosselveld instructed Dutch broadcaster NOS that medics administered CPR on the pitch earlier than Vaessen was carried off on a stretcher and brought to a hospital.

“You think heart problem, but it doesn’t look like that,” Van Mosselveld stated. He stated that Vaessen was knocked out within the collision with Brobbey however regained consciousness earlier than he was stretchered off.

He stated that within the locker room after being taken off the pitch Vaessen “didn’t know what had happened or where he was.”

Ajax despatched a message on its official social media saying: “We’re with you, Etienne.”

The match was referred to as off within the eighty fifth minute with Ajax main 3-2.

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