17-year-old soccer player fell unconscious after a brutal attack in a youth game in Spain

A young 17-year-old soccer player fell unconscious on the field of play after receive an attack without having the ball at that moment. The team player San Vicente del Raspeig He was attacked from behind in a game last Saturday.

The club Jove Spanish B of San Vicente reported that a player from the rival team (Santa Pola) gave him a elbow from top to bottom on the neck of his player Enzo. Immediately, the footballer asked for water because he felt that he was not feeling well, but at that moment he collapsed on the field.

This situation forced the team’s technical and medical staff to provide him first aid while the aggressor player said comments about it.

Coach Sergio Ruiz pointed out that the rival soccer player touched his private parts and laughed at the situation. “He mocked (mocked) saying ‘Faggot, it was me.’”

After Enzo received medical assistance at the scene, he was transferred to the nearest hospital. The youth team strategist pointed out that The footballer was torn between life and death.

The 17-year-old did not remember anything of what happened when he regained consciousness, however, he then vaguely remembered something after the blow: “I noticed how the blood was going down from my brain.”

Controversy with the match referee

The Jove Español club spoke with the Competition Committee for the events that occurred in the game with his player. The team denounced that the actions of referee was not correct and they accused him of “acting crazy” about the situation.

The referee noted in the minutes of the match that a footballer had been left unconscious by a blow, “which I do not know about, having to be treated and removed by an ambulance,” as he describes it. The Spanish.

“The player was at risk of life due to the attack. He lost consciousness after the attack and began to convulse,” the club said in a statement to the Competition Committee to report what happened.

The young footballer’s condition was supported by the medical report in which it was noted that the player He arrived at the hospital “disoriented in person, time and space”. Additionally, the report indicated that the patient did not respond to his name, nor did he recognize where he was.

El Jove Español said in the writing that the Enzo’s father approached the playing field at the time to see how his son was doing. “Out of helplessness and seeing that the referee did nothing, he approached him and said: ‘You are to blame for all this, no one else. Only you’. He threw the water bottle on the ground (landing on the referee’s feet).”

Santa Pola does not recognize the actions

The youth club Jove Español assured that they had subsequent contacts with the club Santa Pola, but the rival team continues without recognizing what happened last Saturday. They added that the Santa Pola coach called them to regret the situation.

The team of the affected footballer assured that this is not the first time that this type of situation has occurred with the aggressor, because in a previous match he had to be replaced due to a similar incident.

“Let’s train in values. “We train to train people, not to compete”expressed the San Vicente team.

The club awaits the reaction of the Football Federation of the Valencian Communitywhile the mother of the young footballer reported the events that occurred to the Civil Guard.

Brand He reported that Enzo is already at home recovering from the incident, but the severe cervical contusion remains, preventing him from standing up due to nausea and dizziness.

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