Cristiano Junior Collapses.., A very sad thing to have happened... Options

[Nimii]

Dempo striker dies on field

(TIMES NEWS NETWORK[ SUNDAY, DECEMBER 05, 2004 10:54:55 PM ])

BANGALORE: Tragedy struck the final of the 26th Federation Cup football championship on Sunday. Dempo won the match 2-0 but lost its star striker Cristiano Junior moments after he scored his second goal against Mohun Bagan, a goal which turned out to be his last.

The Brazilian player collided with Mohun Bagan goalkeeper Subrata Pal and crashed to the turf.

For a few moments it looked as if the Dempo player was merely celebrating his victory.

Indications that things were amiss came when referee Maheshwaran Balu frantically signalled for medication and also signalled for an ambulance. The match came to a halt as the doctors of Hosmat Hospital, present on the field, rushed to assist.

Mohun Bagan forward and Cristiano’s close friend, Roberto Mendes Silva, immediately offered mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.

In seconds, Cristiano was surrounded by players on-field, Dempo coach Armando Colaco and players from the Dempo bench, All India Football Federation Secretary Alberto Colaco as well as officials of the Karnataka State Football Association, police officials and ball boys.

In the general melee, desperate efforts were made to get fresh air to Cristiano as some players even took off their shirts and fanned the air. It took more than five minutes before he was finally lifted into the ambulance and rushed to the hospital. Coach Armando travelled with him. Fate, however, had played a crucial card. Cristiano was declared brought dead.

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[jayant]

things tht r blamed r:
1)the goalkeeper was at fault as he hit him deliberately on the chest whn the ball was on the ground.
i dn't think so becos seeing the replay its difficult 2 comment it was intentional becos both were on the move.And moreover junior was a gem of a guy who dn't hv many enemies...very soft spoken.I spoke 2 him while flying bk frm sing 2 cal aftr the asean cup match at sing.
2)there was no proper medical facilities availbl in kfa stadium which can b.Injections like decathron(hope my spelling is correct) which r life sabving shld hv been there.the same incident happnd in vietnam last yr in asean cup where debjit ghosh a ebengal player laid unconscious aftr hit on the head.but he was saved because there was a doctor in the team who gave him tht injection.

But according 2 doctors in bglr junior died in the field itself before any medication cld take place.Medical science says in a maximum span of 3 mins 1 has to b medicated in these cases otherwise survival chances r very less.

I dn't agree with 1 section which comprises of baichung bhutia also tht te goalkeeper subrata pal shld b blamed and b banned.My dear football is a body contact game and these tackles can happen.But yes the facilities need 2 b upgraded...thts for sure.

We lost a very very very good human being & I really feel so bad for Juliane his wife who is expecting a baby also.God bless all of them.
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