During the stoppage time of the first half between Peru and Canada, the referee (flag bearer) of the match Humberto Panjoj fainted on the pitch by allegedly suffering from heat stroke.
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It was the fans themselves who announced that the whistle faded away, drawing the attention of the players and the Medical bodywho immediately went in to attend to the ‘man in black’.
– The assistant referee fainted and fell to the ground immediately the Canadian goalkeeper went to rescue him.
Let’s hope everything is fine, the heat is hellish – at Children’s Mercy Park – in Kansas City.
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He medical staff attended to the refereeHowever, when I helped him to get up, he was unable to stand on his own and was transferred on a stretcher to one of the hospitals closest to the campus (Sporting Park, Kansas City).
He was the fourth official, Augusto Aragon who took his place on the field of play after the match for Matchday 2 of the Copa América 2024 resumed practically immediately.
So far, neither Concacaf nor the organization in charge of the 2024 Copa América has shared the whistler’s health status.
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2024-06-28 00:16:16